Need help with ID - I included this questionable sighting on my list to get input. The good-sized gray bird was perched in one the willow clumps south of the tall cottonwood tree on the western leg of

The road to 'Rice Point' at the Yolo Bypass will be closed until at least February. According to the 'California Department of Fish and Wildlife, this was done to protect area birds as excessive auto

Hi all, Beautiful sunny day out in Solano County. Started out on Flannery Rd from off of Hwy 113. Found some MOUNTAIN PLOVERS In the short-grass field just east of the house with the large metal (quon

Hi everyone, Frank Fabbro and I went out birding on Highway 45 in Yolo county north of Knight's Landing. We first scanned through a flock of about 200 Tundra Swans and had the rarer Siberian subspecie

Hello Central Valley birders, I spent yesterday birding western Merced to work on my county list, part of that time in the company of my brother. A couple birds were particularly noteworthy. At Merced

I led a trip to Sac NWR this morning. We walked the Wetlands Trail first, counter clockwise, and as we neared the entrance road, just before the trail starts to parallel the road, I heard a GREEN-TAIL

Dear Birders, Today and Monday I visited behind the Farm Center gate with the object of restoring to passable the trails in the Accidental Forest and the Tall Forest, respectively. On Wednesday I visi

Yesterday Cameron Tescher found a male Wilson's warbler at the east end of Lake Spafford in the UC Davis arboretum. It was still there today, staying close to the shoreline near Wyatt Deck. The bird i

Was going through my photos at Colusa NWR from last week and found this interesting Snow Goose next to the blue Ross's. Looks like a data recorder around it's neck. It must be from our Wildlife people

A minimum of 25 Mountain Bluebirds were foraging this morning (10-11 am) along CR 16 in Yolo County between CRs 88 and 89. This is the same location where this species has been seen in past winters. T

Does anyone have an ID for this bird? Found in Yolo bypass just South of the main entrance on the auto tour route on Nov 4 2021 George Loughner Elk Grove, Ca glockner@...

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

I’m at the Los Banos Creek Reservoir boat ramp in Merced County and I think there’s a Northern Shrike here. Can anyone help with vocal ID from this video clip? Jim Gain Atwater

Birders, We are just 10 days away from the 2021 Virtual 25th annual Central Valley Birding Symposium. The CVBS Steering Committee has been actively preparing for this great event. So, we thought perha

Hi all, Cameron Tescher relayed to the Yolo WhatsApp that Katie Smith has found and photographed a Red-necked Grebe at Woodland WTP. Photos show vegetation in background so I would assume it is the No

Hello all Central Valley Birders, On the Madera WTP checklist from this morning, the three supposed Baird's Sandpipers were actually Dunlin. Thank you to those who pointed this out after my initial em

Hello all Central Valley Birders, This morning, my parents and I went birding at the Madera Wastewater Treatment Plant and recorded 46 species. The highlights were an immature Surf Scoter and at least

Hi I was driving to an appointment in Sacramento and saw a pale morph Rough-legged Hawk in Rio Vista. I thought I would mention it as I see few records thus far this season. I was driving so could not

The femal scoter found two days ago by Liam Huber was present this afternoon. Take the stonyford entrance to East Park Reservoir. Park near closed entrance gate and walk about a mile to the spillway.