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

Hi birders, I just saw the Chestnut-sided Warbler in the same small group of Valley oaks at 38°34'21.7"N 121°21'04.5"W La Riviera, CA https://goo.gl/maps/c56ddvH3e1ZwcU7r5 The bird sang infrequently a

Hi birders, Mark Sawyer just texted me about a calling female American Redstart at Babel Slough. Here's Mark's description of the spot. "Babel slough first patch of small oak on south side 50 yards fr

Hi birders, I just received partial information about a sighting of a Kentucky Warbler found at Grasslands Regional Park in Yolo County at around 8:15 am. I have no other details except that it was re

Hi birders, I saw a message was sent out from Michael Perrone's email that hit many of your spam folders and some of your main mail boxes. He was apparently hacked so please do not respond to the requ

The Glossy Ibis was still present at 5:10 pm in the same area. Around 5:15 or so a Bald Eagle re-assorted all the birds and I did not relocate it as of 6 pm. Cliff Hawley Sacramento, CA

Hi birders, I got up around 8 and decided to spend an hour in the front yard seeing what was hanging out in the neighborhood. It was a good choice. There were a few migrants hanging around like Black-

Hi Michael, Thanks for catching that. I have no idea why that message seems to have disappeared from the listserv archive. It was not removed on the moderator side so I don't know why it wasn't showin

Hi Central Valley Birders, There is a very cool event starting tonight at midnight through Monday. The CITY NATURE CHALLENGE, Sponsored by the Center for Community and Citizen Science in the UC Davis