Dear Birders, I conducted the monthly survey of the Tall Forest on Sunday the 17th. No water remains on any of the fields behind the Farm Center gate, so waterfowl and shorebirds were in very short su

Today at about 8:45 am, I saw 2 Eurasian wigeons south of Desmond Road about 0.3 miles from Franklin Blvd. They were foraging with several American wigeons. Bob Greenleaf Elk Grove

Yesterday and today I saw a female Hooded merganser with 4 quite young, 1-5 day fledglings near the River Walk trail at Cosumnes. They are on the pond near trail marker #13. Bob Greenleaf Elk Grove

Greetings everyone, I found a Ruff earlier today at the Yolo Bypass. The exact coordinates are (38.5429514, -121.5996009). In order to reach where I saw it, you would need to park at Lot H, walk north

All-- Early this morning Rob Furrow found 5 Pacific Golden-Plovers in Solano County, one on Bulkley Road, and four on Etzel Road. This afternoon driving west on 80 I decided to detour through the area

The cool weather seems to have encouraged the migrating Rufous Hummingbirds to stick around a bit longer in my garden where the many flowering plants and the four feeders offer a secure food source du

Hi folks, Shorebird habitat is fleeting, so I thought I'd pass along that there is good habitat currently along Desmond Rd, east of Franklin Blvd, at Cosumnes River Preserve, Sacramento County. Take c

Hello all Central Valley Birders, This morning, I was birdwatching at Jensen River Ranch below Woodward Park in north Fresno. In the main pond, alongside a Dowitcher and a small group of Cinnamon Teal

I went to the refuge yesterday to check out and introduce to my companions the seasonal pond that is off the auto loop. It is usually open soon after duck hunting. Annually, I have gone to see such bi

My FOS black-chinned just arrived at 7:20pm Sacramento- RIVERPARK hood. Sally M. Walters Sacramento CA

Hi folks, I had my first Ash-throated Flycatcher this afternoon in Bangor in Butte County. I'm definitely noticing a trend of early migrants, anybody else? Asher Perla Oregon House, Yuba County

A female Hooded Oriole showed up in my garden April 1, joining two males that have returned so far. The first Black-chinned Hummingbird, a male, arrived on April 2, as did the first Western Kingbirds.

Hello, Just saw and heard the first Purple Martins of the year returning to a nest site from last year in Oregon House. I wonder whether the birds that showed up in various counties (Butte, Nevada, Gl

Hey folks, Today I hiked around the Daugherty Hill Wildlife area in Yuba County for a few hours. I was able to get some nice audio recordings of both Pacific slope Flycatcher & Cassin's Vireo. I knew

At the headquarters of Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area a male Common Yellowthroat has been singing an abbreviated song. It is skipping the middle note of the triplets. It has been furtive so I wasn't sure o

Dear Birders, Last Sunday I conducted the monthly bird survey in the Tall Forest and vicinity. I found but 71 species, a poor total for the date, but water was scant on the harvested rice fields. I ha

Dear Birders, The marbled godwit and male Eurasian green-winged teal (common teal) found yesterday by Andrew Lee are currently visible on the pond west of Franklin Blvd. southwest of the intersection

This morning, March 26, the first male Hooded Oriole showed up in my garden, almost certainly a returnee from last year. He went straight to the hummingbird feeder looking for his opening which I usua

I had my first Bullock's Oriole today, a male. Also had 14 Western Kingbirds and Barn Swallow, also both First of the season. Migrants definitely starting to come in for real now. Good birding, Asher

Birders, Observed a Golden Eagle using thermals to move from south west to north east over South Land Park late this afternoon. The individual had large white windows in the wings and white on the tai