Yesterday afternoon (Sunday) the Common Loon was near the dam at Lake Solano and was easily viewed from the side of the road. Its gorgeous breeding plumage was complemented by three pairs of nearby Ho

Today I took a break in the weather before the Super Bowl and checked the Nimbus Fish Hatchery around 2 PM. The drake White-winged Scoter was present about 100 yards below the diversion dam. Also pres

With so many of us submitting reports via eBird, we often fail to update the list serve with sightings useful to others. Some, like me, are often out of state or the country and the list serve is a us

Today while departing Sacramento NWR with Robin and Richard Wolcott, we came across the Greater Roadrunner in the location described by Andrew and Irene Engilis in an earlier post. We were unaware of

This afternoon I encountered large numbers, easily in excess 100, of Tricolored Blackbirds when I made a stop along Road 103. Nearby mailboxes read 20200A and B, respectively. The birds flew over the

The Plumbeous Vireo I came across yesterday at American River College continued today. I was joined by Michele Swartout and Mark Martucci late this morning. After some fruitless searching, the vireo s

Today while birding the Jo Smith Nature Trail, I came across a Plumbeous Vireo. First I heard a distant vireo that I thought might possibly be a Hutton's Vireo that I occasionally encounter here. But

This afternoon, Jon Dunn, Dan Tankersley, Karen Havlena, and I visited the Woodland Wastewater Treatment Ponds to look for the Pacific Golden-Plover reported earlier by Scott Hoppe. With some searchin

Learning about the Black Rail at Bridgeway Island Pond from reading an earlier post, I left for the location in spite of the lateness of the hour. Arriving at 10 AM, I was walking towards the reported

This was my first visit to the area since it has been openedJune 1st following the floods of winter. Upon learning that some shorebirds were present, I took off for the NEportion of the area where the

Yesterday around 6 PM I had a Gray Flycatcher in the oaks along the bluff overlooking Lake Natoma. The location is accessed via Snowberry Way in Orangevale. The bird was giving a rough "wit" call at t

This afternoon I stumbled across the male Hooded Oriole that had been reported earlier at the North Davis Farms Subdivision. The bird was briefly seen near the path on the west side of the ditch (near

Yesterday afternoon I made a short visit to the Davis Water Treatment Ponds and was pleased to see a Black Tern flying over the westernmost pond. Also present was a somewhat tardy Bonaparte's Gull in

Today while birding along Abel Road on the south side of Colusa NWR, Robin and Richard Wolcott joined me in viewing a Pacific Golden-Plover. It was with a few Killdeer and was on the north side of the

I made a quick run this afternoon (26 Dec.) up to Colusa to see if I could find the Falcated Duck. I arrived at 3:25 PM and it took about 10 minutes to find this prize in the midst of a throng of wate

I have uploaded an image of a rather strange looking Harris's Sparrow that some of you might ponder, particularly if you are acquainted with the Harris's Sparrow that showed up on Cortez Ave. in Davis

Jon Dunn wanted to go back to Folsom Lake since we had missed Sabine's Gull on Friday evening. This time we went to Folsom Point with the early morning sun behind us providing good views of the lake.

Late this afternoon Jon Dunn and I made a quick visit to Beal's Point to check on some of the recent birds reported there. We were happy to find a Parasitic Jaeger and three Common Terns. We did not s

I was able to obtain a flight shot of the Marsh Sandpiper this morning and have placed the photo in the Shorebird album of Central Valley Birds. Hope everyone is successful in seeing this great bird!

Back again for another season, an adult Western Gull has returned to its favorite gravel bar on the east side of the American River. This particular bird seems to eschew other gulls, always a loner, e