We were out at Lake Solano on 3/4 and saw a lone Barn Swallow with all the Tree Swallows. Denise & David Hamilton Napabirders@...

Hi all, Checked out the Davis Wetlands and Yolo Bypass (just one nice mud area on the backside of the route) today- did not see anything unusual- just a good mix of shorebirds and a lot of Wilson's Ph

Hi All, We made our annual trip to Sacramento NWR (off I-5, near Willows) to get our 'goose-fix' for the year and were not disappointed. We also drive the backroads to look for flooded fields. Nothing

Hi all, We realize that the Marsh Sandpiper was not seen since Saturday AM, but needed to go to Fairfield, so checked out Liberty Island this morning. No Marsh Sandpiper, but fields full of over 200 B

Hi again, I just posted 3 pictures of the falcon we saw at Yolo Bypass today, April 14 on the CV Birds website, in the BIRS OF PREY album. Would appreciate some feedback. (Saw an interesting FALCON, w

Hi all, Ok, I realize I am not in the Central Valley, but I'd like to respond to the Steller's Jays irruption. On Oct. 11, I saw 4-5 jays in my neighborhood in Napa- not too unusual, but usually see o

Sorry, I'm not in 'your' area, but I have noticed it too. At Timberhill Park here in Napa, on Oct. 23 had a male flaring his ruby crown and burst out into full song. Was up there again today and saw t

We just got back from Cordelia to check out the area for our CBC on Dec.15 and found something rather exciting!! Out on Chadbourne Rd., less than 1/4 mi. from where the pavement ends is the new "SUISU

Hi all, We went to look for the Townsend's Solitaire reported by Cory Gregory yesterday. We saw it again around MM 3.3 and then lower ~ 3.2 miles along with Eric Pilote & Roger Muscat. Saw quite a few

Hi all, I am wondering if any of you have any thoughts, statistics, or opinions as to why when I’m out birding, I now see so few White-tailed Kites and Golden Eagles. Not that the eagles were ever abu

Hi all, We had brief looks at the Yolo Bypass SWAMP SPARROW this morning in the spot previously reported. It was right down on the ground creeping among the weeds so not a great look. Other highlights

Hi all, A quite a while back I asked if anyone else is seeing less numbers of White-tailed Kites and G. Eagles while out birding. Thank you to all those who responded! Below are all the responses I re

OK, I’m also not in the CV, but over the past days in our yard in Napa, have had at least 5 male Rufous and 10+ female types (hard to keep track of them there were so many!) Started arriving Monday be

Hi All, We went to check out the Cordelia Sector, today, Dec. 7, for the Benicia CBC on Dec. 14. Last year we reported about flooded fields right along Chadbourne Rd., ad they are good again right now

Hi All, We went in search of Mt. Plovers recently posted on Ebird reports, but after a lot of looking, we did not see any. But it was still a great morning out there yesterday. MANY AMERICAN PIPITS, H

Hi all, Noticed that there were many Ebird reports of the continuing presence of the beautiful male VERMILLION FLYCATCHER at the Maxwell Cemetery (just through the town of Maxwell, Colusa Co.) We saw

OK, we’re in Napa, and not the CV, but plenty of them at my feeders and still here. Can just start to see the juv. ones molting to the darker colors. Denise Hamilton Napa napabirders@...

Hi all, We saw the continuing Marsh Sandpiper around 9:00 am 4/20 along with many others. When we left around noon, the parking lot was still full of cars. We looked for and found the RUFF discovered

Hi all, Sorry for the late post. Finally having a rain-free Monday, headed out to Mix Canyon Road. Within the first .7 mi of road, we picked up WESTERN KINGBIRD, 2 BULLOCK’S ORIOLES, HOODED ORIOLES, W

Hi again, Forgot to mention Mix Canyon Rd is off of Pleasants Valley Rd, Vacaville area. Also had several ASH-THROATED FLYCATCHERS. Denise Hamilton Napa