Early AM today I heard white-fronted geese pass over my home in Davis, just a bit earlier than they normally start to show up in the fall in this county. Michael Perrone Davis

To add to my previous note, yesterday a first Lincoln’s Sparrow and a Hermit Thrush showed up at the warbler bathing spot upstream from my place, joining still fairly numerous Yellow Warblers, a few

Yesterday evening around 6:30pm, well before the loud wick-wick-wick calls given after sunset, the Wood Thrush at Putah Creek, Solano County gave some soft robin-like chuckle calls. I had originally

Kevin Thomas, Sac Co

actually, based on listening to a recording I made of Wood Thrush in the Yucatan last Feb, I believe the robin-like chuckle was also the Wood Thrush. It gave this call (only this call) earlier in the

along with a Northern Waterthrush and Green-tailed Towhee about 3/4 mile west of Mace Blvd along south side of Putah Creek. The Wood Thrush was heard well tonight after sunset at 7:11 and 7:20pm, and

Hi all Today at Phoenix Park in Fair Oaks, among the scores of Canada Geese (and the usual 1-2 Canada X domestic white goose hybrids), grazing on the ball fields was a very interesting, very small,

Yesterday I observed the first Yellow-rumped Warbler, a juvenile. Audubon’s, at the warbler bathing spot upstream from my place and today the first White-crowned Sparrow showed up in my garden, sure

Hi folks, For those not checking eBird alerts, you might be interested in reports of a Long-tailed Jaeger from Beals Point on Saturday and Folsom Point on Sunday. All the best, Chris

Both the Wood Thrush (found yesterday by Roger Muskat) and the Northern Waterthrush (found yesterday by Emmett Iverson) were present this morning at Putah Creek near Mace bridge (Solano County). They

Hi all, While searching unsuccessfully for Roger Muskat’s Wood Thrush, a Northern Waterthrush was found along Putah. The bird was seen wagging its tail and foraging along a shallow portion of the

Thought Stanislaus Birders might be interested in this sighting Frances (Just the messenger) Lodi, CA

The other day there was a Lewis’s Woodpecker in North Davis. I have heard there have been other sightings as well. This is typical for September when they tease us with a possible irruption but they

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Hi all, I just had my first of fall White-crowned Sparrows in the yard and they are pretty much on schedule, mid-September is the norm for here. I love this time of year! Michele Swartout Red

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Had 2 juvenile Sanderlings around 10 am at winters WTP. First seen in large L shaped pond on the east side and being seen now in center pond with Kirk Swenson and Bart Wickel. Winters WTP is

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A Solitary Sandpiper was discovered this morning around 9:30 am in the Julie Partansky Pond – City of Davis stormwater drainage basin – east of Northstar Park at the intersection of F Street and