Hi Central Valley birders, After a hiatus last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic shutting down our symposium and much of our fundraising we are happy to announce that the Central Valley Bird Club is b

This certainly looks like a hybrid but based on the overall color and pattern I'd say it is a Northern Shoveler x Cinnamon Teal hybrid. Cliff Hawley Sacramento

Hi George, What you have here is a female House Sparrow. Good birding. Cliff Hawley Sacramento, CA

Hi CV birders, Aidan Brubaker found at least two separate Lapland Longspurs about a half mile apart off Latrobe Road just west of the intersection with Michigan Bar Road around 11.30am today. They wer

Hi birders, On September 9th, Kevin Thomas reported a Palm Warbler in the area of Folsom Point. "There is a non breeding western palm warbler at Folsom Pt here (38.6975303, -121.1363811). In the veget

Hi birders, I just saw that a Red Phalarope was posted to eBird currently by Mark and Lucas Stephenson. It was found this afternoon across from parking lot C in the flooded checks. This information wa

My only question is this a local escapee or are the Bay Area populations starting to spread? I'm definitely not excited at all for yet another invasive species that will be allowed to spread because o

Hi birders, I've been leading bird walks at Soil Born Farms Urban Agriculture and Education Project in Rancho Cordova for the last few years. Most walks last year were canceled due to COVID but they'r

Hello birders, I have received a couple of messages that the Red-naped Sapsucker has been present at the Tanglewood Ct location today (38.6731218, -121.1924926). Good birding. Clifford Hawley Sacramen

My understanding is that the way state game laws are written that unless there is a bag limit on a duck or goose species it can be shot. Since Baikal Teal is not expected to even be here there is no b

Hi birders, I was doing some owling for the ARNHA Winter Wildlife Census from the levee at the Kansas Way Access near Gristmill Recreation Area on the American River Parkway and had a calling Northern

Apparently the bird has been seen this morning but only posted on the Yolo Whatsapp group despite not being in Yolo County. Cliff Hawley Sacramento, CA

Hi birders, Jeri Langham called me to say that the female Surf Scoter is present just upstream of the Mayhew Drain area on north side of the widest expanse in the river. Good birding. Cliff Hawley Sac

Hi birders, Jeri Langham is reporting that the Surf Scoter is in the same spot along the American River this morning. Throughout the day yesterday the bird seemed to work it's way downstream so if you

I've got a couple large sweetgum trees across from my house in the Rosemont area of Sacramento and I've had Pine Siskins a few times since Oct 21st. Cliff Hawley Sacramento, CA

Hi birders, Jeri Langham and a couple of other birders are observing the continuing female Surf Scoter on the American River Parkway at the Gristmill Recreation Area. From the parking lot the bird is

Hi everyone, Just wanted to give a quick reminder to include your name and city or general area within the Central Valley in your signature line. We try not to reject messages if possible so we've let

Hi birders, I got a call from Jeri Langham again around 11 am that he had refound the Blackpoll Warbler along the American River Parkway between the Gristmill Recreation Area and Mayhew Drain. The bir

Hi birders, I got a call from Jeri Langham about an hour ago. Carla Barbieri and Jeri spotted a Blackpoll Warbler along the American River Parkway between the Gristmill Recreation Area and Mayhew Drai

Hi Sally, Google Maps says that it is Sacramento-Yolo Mosquito & Vector Control. I'm guessing they are raising mosquitofish in those ponds. From the street view you can see at least some of the ponds