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12 May First Hooded Oriole sighting for this year ["Sean Surlow" ] 11 May 91 East closure tonight (5/10) ["lilithm3 AT juno.com" ] 11 May 29 Palms & Joshua Tree National Park ["BJ Stacey" ] 11 May Scissor-tailed Flycatcher at 29 Palms - continuing ["Eric" ] 09 May "Birds of Northern California" now online [Joseph Morlan ] 9 May CA Condor Habitat Preservation - Tejon Ranch Accord Reached [DANIEL EDELSTEIN ] 8 May Your Gift [Lisa Kershner via GoodTree ] 7 May RE: hybrid warbler at Galileo Hill 5/6/08 - need HELP!! [] 07 May Saturday's Pelagic Trips From San Diego ["Terry Hunefeld" ] 7 May RE: hybrid warbler at Galileo Hill 5/6/08 - need HELP!! ["Alvaro Jaramillo" ] 07 May Where are the photos of the hybrid warbler at Galileo Hill 5/6/08 [Bob & Carol Yutzy ] 07 May hybrid warbler at Galileo Hill 5/6/08 - need HELP!! ["Ken and Brenda Kyle" ] 5 May LA Audubon Monthly Meeting, 5/14/08 [Nick & Mary Freeman ] 05 May Re: Possible Scissor-tailed Flycatcher in 29 Palms [] 04 May Cave Swallow Continues ["toddamcgrath" ] 3 May Cave Swallow photos [Oscar Johnson ] 3 May Cave Swallow photos [Oscar Johnson ] 3 May Cave Swallow photos [Oscar Johnson ] 3 May RE: Possible Scissor-tailed Flycatcher in 29 Palms ["Stephen J. Myers" ] 3 May RE: [CALBIRDS] Possible Scissor-tailed Flycatcher in 29 Palms ["Stephen J. Myers" ] 03 May Cave Swallow ["toddamcgrath" ] 02 May CAVE SWALLOW continue.... ["barbarac2003" ] 2 May SPRING/SUMMER MONTEREY PELAGIC TRIPS [Debra Shearwater ] 2 May SPRING/SUMMER MONTEREY PELAGIC TRIPS [Debra Shearwater ] 2 May SPRING/SUMMER MONTEREY PELAGIC TRIPS [Debra Shearwater ] 02 May Cave Swallow @ Salton Sea ["aguillard2469" ] 2 May Possible Scissor-tailed Flycatcher in 29 Palms ["Koonce, Sandy" ] 01 May Re: May 3 LAAS Deepwater Pelagic - Weathered Out ["Terry Hunefeld" ] 30 Apr May 3 LAAS Deepwater Pelagic from Santa Barbara - Weathered Out ["toddamcgrath" ] 30 Apr Hawk Lecture in Sonoma (Thursday, May 1 st - 7:30PM) ["torusert" ] 28 Apr Kern Black Hawk ["toddamcgrath" ] 27 Apr May 3 SoCal deepwater trip is ON. [] 27 Apr Common Black-Hawk Photos ["Bob Steele" ] 27 Apr Common Black-Hawk Photos ["Bob Steele" ] 27 Apr Fw: [BirdingCalifornia] BLACK HAWK in Kern ["Douglas Aguillard" ] 26 Apr Glossy Ibis, Piute Dairy Ponds SBO Co [] 24 Apr SoCal Pterodroma, Parakeets, Albatross, Orca, Giant Squid. ORCA & GIANT SQUID?? ["Terry Hunefeld" ] 23 Apr Re: Bird House Plans... ["OrCoRBA" ] 23 Apr Bird House Plans... ["Sean Surlow" ] 22 Apr Loren Hayes [] 22 Apr Fw: Please Report Color-flagged Hudsonian Godwits and Whimbrels ["Ken Burton" ] 22 Apr Re: Fwd: [LACoBirds] Loren Hayes remembered [David Pereksta ] 21 Apr The Mexican Parrots are back… ["Sean Surlow" ] 21 Apr Big Sur Ornithology Lab Monterey County Birdathon [Roger Wolfe ] 21 Apr Fwd: [LACoBirds] Loren Hayes remembered [Steve Sosensky ] 21 Apr Re: ARBOREAL JACK-HAMMERING ["Ken Burton" ] 21 Apr ARBOREAL JACK-HAMMERING ["bigbirderscott" ] 20 Apr eur. collared-dove ["fnhotrod" ] 16 Apr GGRO seeks raptor migration volunteers ["allenf21" ] 16 Apr Re: Butterbredt Permission Required? Followup [Chuck & Lillian ] 16 Apr Snowy Plover & Least Tern program in HB [Nancy Kenyon ] 15 Apr Fox Sparrow subspecies? [Alan Schmierer ] Subject: First Hooded Oriole sighting for this year From: "Sean Surlow" <maninthemoon65 AT yahoo.com> Date: Mon, 12 May 2008 04:57:02 -0000 Sunday, May 12, 2008 Today, I saw a Hooded Oriole on the phone wire beyond our house. It had a really bright yellow color that stood out. They are supposed to hang out near Fan Palm trees to gather nesting material. I haven't seen one in several springs out there. Have a good week, Sean Surlow San Clemente, California Subject: 91 East closure tonight (5/10) From: "lilithm3 AT juno.com" <lilithm3@juno.com> Date: Sun, 11 May 2008 04:38:16 GMT For those of you who are taking 91 East in heading to 29 Palms, Caltrans is closing it from 11 pm tonight, May 10th, to 9 am Sunday, May 11th. The closure is at Green River Road, just before Hwy 71. They are asking people to take 57, 60, and other routes. Sue Jorgenson Anaheim/Fullerton CA _____________________________________________________________ Make money while staying at home. Click here for information on top-notch home businesses. http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2121/fc/Ioyw6i3l5e2Gvx4y7bUq4eqx0dItxnkNmKEHpTVbBUTlTrn84jywcN/?count=1234567890 ------------------------------------ Unsubscribe: mailto:CALBIRDS-unsubscribe AT yahoogroups.com Website: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CALBIRDS Listowners: mailto:CALBIRDS-owner AT yahoogroups.com For vacation suspension of mail go to the website. Click on Edit My Membership and set your mail option to No Email. Or, send a blank email to these addresses: Turn off email delivery: mailto:CALBIRDS-nomail AT yahoogroups.com Resume email delivery: mailto:CALBIRDS-normal AT yahoogroups.com Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CALBIRDS/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CALBIRDS/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:CALBIRDS-digest AT yahoogroups.com mailto:CALBIRDS-fullfeatured AT yahoogroups.com <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: CALBIRDS-unsubscribe AT yahoogroups.com <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ Subject: 29 Palms & Joshua Tree National Park From: "BJ Stacey" <bjinsd AT yahoo.com> Date: Sun, 11 May 2008 02:21:21 -0000 I went up to Luckie Park in Twenty-nine Palms today with Eric Kallen chasing the Scissor-tailed Flycatcher that has recently been reported. Thanks to those of you who posted about this bird. We were able to find it and take multiple photos. From there we headed down through Joshua Tree NP. A Brown-headed Cowbird was a surprise at Barker Dam was a surprise. Here are some photos from the day: http://www.finatic-photography.com/places/latest/29palms/index.html BJ Stacey Santee, CA bjinsd AT yahoo.com Subject: Scissor-tailed Flycatcher at 29 Palms - continuing From: "Eric" <eric AT trs-sandiego.com> Date: Sun, 11 May 2008 01:19:20 -0000 I drove up to Twenty-nine Palms with BJ Stacey this morning in hopes of seeing and photographing the scissor-tailed flycatcher which was reported earlier. The bird was quite easy to find in the trees along the border between the soccer field and the vacant lot. I've posted several photographs at: http://tinyurl.com/ytjbvh Eric Kallen San Diego rightnow AT cox.net Subject: "Birds of Northern California" now online From: Joseph Morlan <jmorlan AT gmail.com> Date: Fri, 09 May 2008 06:04:09 -0700 Birds of Northern California This 108 page book, published by Golden Gate Audubon, contains useful information about the status and distribution of the birds found in the northern part of the state. Easy-to-read bar graphs illustrate the abundance of native species throughout the seasons. This volume, by Guy McCaskie, Paul De Benedictis, Richard Erickson, and Joe Morlan, was originally published in 1970, then was updated in 1988 and amended with additional material. This second edition with supplement is out of print but can now be downloaded for free at: http://www.goldengateaudubon.org/html/birdresources/birdresources_main.htm Direct link: http://www.goldengateaudubon.org/PDFs/BirdsNorthernCalifornia.pdf This eBook is about 20 mb so a broadband connection is recommended. If anyone is interested in updating this book, please contact me off list. We have an editable word processor version that could provide a solid basis for anyone who may want to write an updated version. Special thanks to Richard Duggan for scanning the original and to Golden Gate Audubon for web hosting. -- Joseph Morlan, Pacifica, CA 94044 jmorlan (at) ccsf.edu Birding Classes start Sep 9 in SF http://fog.ccsf.edu/~jmorlan/ California Bird Records Committee http://www.wfo-cbrc.org/cbrc/ Subject: CA Condor Habitat Preservation - Tejon Ranch Accord Reached From: DANIEL EDELSTEIN <edelstein AT earthlink.net> Date: Fri, 9 May 2008 07:36:47 -0400 (EDT) In today's LA Times, an article highlights the preservation of 90% of CA last remaining largest private land holding: Tejon Ranch See: http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-tejon8-2008may08,0,25201.story In the article, feel free to note the importance of the site to the recovery of the CA Condor, with the following quote and note attributed to Graham Chisolm, director of conservation for Audubon California. He said, "There is probably no more important property for the future of the California condor." Only a week ago, he said, roughly half of the 38 California condors in Southern California were foraging on the property. * Good birding, Daniel Edelstein Novato, CA (Bay Area) & Ellison Bay, WI http://www.warblerwatch.com http://warblerwatch.blogspot.com (my blog devoted to wood-warblers) 12 Kingfisher Court Novato, CA 94949-6628 USA 415-382-1827 (voice & DSL fax) Subject: Your Gift From: Lisa Kershner via GoodTree <sturnellamagna1 AT yahoo.com> Date: Thu, 8 May 2008 20:47:06 -0700 (PDT) Dear Friends, I left a gift for each of you on GoodTree.com - please give it to your favorite Cause or choose mine. Pick up your gift here: http://goodtree.com/invitations/78760232?version=22&a=3b1cf Be Good, Lisa --- This email sent by sturnellamagna1 AT yahoo.com through GoodTree LLC., 703 Market St. #470, San Francisco, CA 94103. No more invites, please: http://goodtree.com/opt_out?i=78760232&a=3b1cf [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: RE: hybrid warbler at Galileo Hill 5/6/08 - need HELP!! From: <Birder1 AT surewest.net> Date: Wed, 7 May 2008 11:54:27 -0700 (PDT) It is just another wild guess, but with that upward curve to the throat patch, and the less than solid wingbars, I like "Myrtle" x Townsend's. Their breeding ranges overlap widely, in the Pacific Northwest, too, giving lots of opportunity. Ken and Brenda Kyle's photos are in this album: http://ph.groups.yahoo.com/group/CALBIRDS/photos/browse/d102 Bruce Webb Granite Bay, CA Subject: Saturday's Pelagic Trips From San Diego From: "Terry Hunefeld" <thunefeld AT gmail.com> Date: Wed, 07 May 2008 17:16:08 -0000 Greetings, Seabirders, Grande is set to sail at 6:30 a.m. Saturday to the nine-mile bank and the Coronados Islands, returning about 3:00 p.m. to drop off some and pick up a few more passengers, then sail overnight to deep water in the area of the Cortez and Tanner Banks out past San Clemente Island where we'll bird for 15 hours – from sun up to sun down on Sunday. It looks like great weather and seas are forecast by NOAA (report below). If you are registered for either or both trips, please re-visit http://socalbirding.com and click on your trip(s) in the left panel to obtain complete checklists, instructions, times, registration, sign-in, parking and directions to Point Loma Sportfishing. The three-quarter day trip is sold out. The deep water trip has 6 slots open. The July deep water trip is sold out. If you would like to register for the deep water, or have questions about reservations, cancellations or anything else, please contact Point Loma Sportfishing. http://socalbirding.com/reservations SAT WIND W 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. MIXED SWELL W 2 TO 4 FT AND S 2 FT. SUN WIND VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING...THEN...BECOMING 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. MIXED SWELL W 2 TO 3 FT AND S 2 FT. See you on board Grande! W. Terry Hunefeld Life is short. Bird often. http://www.SoCalBirding.com Pelagic Seabirding Trips From San Diego to: 9-mile Bank Los Coronados Islands Cortes & Tanner Banks Channel Islands Subject: RE: hybrid warbler at Galileo Hill 5/6/08 - need HELP!! From: "Alvaro Jaramillo" <chucao AT coastside.net> Date: Wed, 7 May 2008 10:10:24 -0700 Wow! It looks like the bird is a hybrid, and it seems to show features of both Townsend’s and Audubon’s warblers. Pretty neat. The photos are in the Calbirds yahoo page. Cheers Al Alvaro Jaramillo HYPERLINK "mailto:chucao AT coastside.net"chucao AT coastside.net Half Moon Bay, California Field Guides - Birding Tours Worldwide HYPERLINK "http://www.fieldguides.com"www.fieldguides.com _____ From: CALBIRDS AT yahoogroups.com [mailto:CALBIRDS AT yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Ken and Brenda Kyle Sent: Wednesday, May 07, 2008 8:32 AM To: CALBIRDS AT yahoogroups.com Subject: [CALBIRDS] hybrid warbler at Galileo Hill 5/6/08 - need HELP!! Yesterday,Tuesday, 5/6/08, while at Galileo Hill-Silver Saddle Resort in the eastern Kern desert, we observed and photographed an unusual warbler. We believe this warbler is a hybrid. It was seen with a few Yellow-rumped Warblers(Audubon'-s) near the bicycle racks. We would appreciate your help in identifying this warbler. Seven photos of this hybrid warbler can be viewed in the photo album labled Birds in the CALBIRDS photo section. Ken and Brenda Kyle Bakersfield No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG. Version: 7.5.524 / Virus Database: 269.23.9/1419 - Release Date: 5/7/2008 7:46 AM No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG. Version: 7.5.524 / Virus Database: 269.23.9/1419 - Release Date: 5/7/2008 7:46 AM [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ Unsubscribe: mailto:CALBIRDS-unsubscribe AT yahoogroups.com Website: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CALBIRDS Listowners: mailto:CALBIRDS-owner AT yahoogroups.com For vacation suspension of mail go to the website. Click on Edit My Membership and set your mail option to No Email. Or, send a blank email to these addresses: Turn off email delivery: mailto:CALBIRDS-nomail AT yahoogroups.com Resume email delivery: mailto:CALBIRDS-normal AT yahoogroups.com Yahoo! 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We believe this warbler is a hybrid. It was seen with > a few Yellow-rumped Warblers(Audubon's) near the bicycle racks. We > would appreciate your help in identifying this warbler. > > Seven photos of this hybrid warbler can be viewed in the photo > album labled Birds in the CALBIRDS photo section. > > Ken and Brenda Kyle > Bakersfield > > > > ------------------------------------ > > Unsubscribe: mailto:CALBIRDS-unsubscribe AT yahoogroups.com > Website: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CALBIRDS > Listowners: mailto:CALBIRDS-owner AT yahoogroups.com > > For vacation suspension of mail go to the website. Click on Edit My Membership and set your mail option to No Email. Or, send a blank email to these addresses: > Turn off email delivery: mailto:CALBIRDS-nomail AT yahoogroups.com > Resume email delivery: mailto:CALBIRDS-normal AT yahoogroups.com > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > Subject: hybrid warbler at Galileo Hill 5/6/08 - need HELP!! From: "Ken and Brenda Kyle" <kbgoldennugget2 AT aol.com> Date: Wed, 07 May 2008 15:31:42 -0000 Yesterday,Tuesday, 5/6/08, while at Galileo Hill-Silver Saddle Resort in the eastern Kern desert, we observed and photographed an unusual warbler. We believe this warbler is a hybrid. It was seen with a few Yellow-rumped Warblers(Audubon's) near the bicycle racks. We would appreciate your help in identifying this warbler. Seven photos of this hybrid warbler can be viewed in the photo album labled Birds in the CALBIRDS photo section. Ken and Brenda Kyle Bakersfield Subject: LA Audubon Monthly Meeting, 5/14/08 From: Nick & Mary Freeman <mnfreeman AT earthlink.net> Date: Mon, 5 May 2008 22:16:18 -0700 Hi Birders You are cordially invited to attend Los Angeles Audubon's monthly meeting Wednesday, May 14, 2008. The meeting starts at 7:30pm at Plummer Park, 7377 Santa Monica Blvd., West Hollywood, CA 90037 in the Community Center, Room 6. The bookstore will be open before and after the meeting. I'd like to invite you to learn about a superb birding destination. Once you get a taste of tropical birding in your system, there's no turning back: “Birding in San Blas, Mexico” with Nick & Mary Freeman Mary and Nick spent two weeks birding one of the jewels of western Mexico - San Blas in the state of Nayarit. This sleepy fishing village a few hours north of Puerto Vallarta is the hub of the area’s prime birding spots. Hospitable accomodations and guides can be had readily. San Blas is a slow-paced village where one can walk the streets at night to enjoy the local cuisine, and where the people are friendly. From sandy beaches, to mangroves, to coniferous forests, to thorn scrub forest to the north and more tropical forest to the south, the area around San Blas is a great introduction to a manageable number of tropical families, or a great destination for any relaxed birder’s vacation. There are a number of endemics to be had in this area, as well as a smattering of exotic flora. Mary will feature her photographic essay of their most recent visit from April, 2006, which will feature some of the prized endemics of west Mexico. Come on over to meet up with your fellow birding buds this night! Mary Freeman Glendale, CA President and Programs Chair for Los Angeles Audubon ------------------------------------ Unsubscribe: mailto:CALBIRDS-unsubscribe AT yahoogroups.com Website: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CALBIRDS Listowners: mailto:CALBIRDS-owner AT yahoogroups.com For vacation suspension of mail go to the website. Click on Edit My Membership and set your mail option to No Email. Or, send a blank email to these addresses: Turn off email delivery: mailto:CALBIRDS-nomail AT yahoogroups.com Resume email delivery: mailto:CALBIRDS-normal AT yahoogroups.com Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CALBIRDS/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CALBIRDS/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:CALBIRDS-digest AT yahoogroups.com mailto:CALBIRDS-fullfeatured AT yahoogroups.com <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: CALBIRDS-unsubscribe AT yahoogroups.com <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ Subject: Re: Possible Scissor-tailed Flycatcher in 29 Palms From: motmots AT aol.com Date: Mon, 05 May 2008 01:10:18 -0400 And this morningat 9 am we found?it flying around the 29 Palms Parks and Recreation Building, frequently sitting on the utility cables.? Seemed to have only one W.Kingbird with it. Ann and Eric Brooks Los Angeles -----Original Message----- From: Stephen J. Myers To: 'Koonce, Sandy' ; CALBIRDS AT yahoogroups.com Cc: inlandcountybirds AT yahoogroups.com Sent: Sat, 3 May 2008 6:01 pm Subject: RE: [CALBIRDS] Possible Scissor-tailed Flycatcher in 29 Palms Yes, the Scissor-tailed Flycatcher has returned to Luckie Park in 29 Palms. It was cavorting with Western Kingbirds this afternoon, mostly in the western portion of the park. It seems likely that it is the same bird that summered there in 2007. Steve Myers _____ From: CALBIRDS AT yahoogroups.com [mailto:CALBIRDS AT yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Koonce, Sandy Sent: Friday, May 02, 2008 7:59 AM To: CALBIRDS AT yahoogroups.com Subject: [CALBIRDS] Possible Scissor-tailed Flycatcher in 29 Palms There is a second-hand report on inlandcountybirds of a SCISSOR-TAILED FLYCATCHER at Luckie Park in 29 Palms. If confirmed, this might be a return of the same bird that attempted to nest (probably mating with a Western kingbird) in this locality last year. Sandy Sandy Koonce Department of Mathematics University of Redlands, Redlands, CA 92373 sandy_koonce AT redlands.edu [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Cave Swallow Continues From: "toddamcgrath" <toddamcgrath AT yahoo.com> Date: Sun, 04 May 2008 16:13:57 -0000 Birders, Andrew Howe and others observed the Cave Swallow this morning from about 7:30 to 8:15 on Pound Rd, in the previously reported area. Todd McGrath SKUA AT MSN.COM Marina Del Rey CA Subject: Cave Swallow photos From: Oscar Johnson <henicorhina AT yahoo.com> Date: Sat, 3 May 2008 22:18:21 -0700 (PDT) All, I have placed a series of photos of the Cave Swallow at the South End of the Salton Sea at http://www.garrulax.com/raritiesgallery under the first link. Ryan Terrill and I saw the bird from about 9 - 10 am at its previously reported location near on Pound between English and Davis. We were able to walk right underneath it to take photos, many thanks to the landowner who gave us permission to walk onto his property to photograph the bird. Ryan will be putting up some more photos at the same link in once he gets home, including a few flight photos. Good birding, Oscar Johnson Santa Barbara, CA ____________________________________________________________________________________ Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Cave Swallow photos From: Oscar Johnson <henicorhina AT yahoo.com> Date: Sat, 3 May 2008 22:18:21 -0700 (PDT) All, I have placed a series of photos of the Cave Swallow at the South End of the Salton Sea at http://www.garrulax.com/raritiesgallery under the first link. Ryan Terrill and I saw the bird from about 9 - 10 am at its previously reported location near on Pound between English and Davis. We were able to walk right underneath it to take photos, many thanks to the landowner who gave us permission to walk onto his property to photograph the bird. Ryan will be putting up some more photos at the same link in once he gets home, including a few flight photos. Good birding, Oscar Johnson Santa Barbara, CA ____________________________________________________________________________________ Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Cave Swallow photos From: Oscar Johnson <henicorhina AT yahoo.com> Date: Sat, 3 May 2008 22:18:21 -0700 (PDT) All, I have placed a series of photos of the Cave Swallow at the South End of the Salton Sea at http://www.garrulax.com/raritiesgallery under the first link. Ryan Terrill and I saw the bird from about 9 - 10 am at its previously reported location near on Pound between English and Davis. We were able to walk right underneath it to take photos, many thanks to the landowner who gave us permission to walk onto his property to photograph the bird. Ryan will be putting up some more photos at the same link in once he gets home, including a few flight photos. Good birding, Oscar Johnson Santa Barbara, CA ____________________________________________________________________________________ Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: RE: Possible Scissor-tailed Flycatcher in 29 Palms From: "Stephen J. Myers" <stephenmyers AT earthlink.net> Date: Sat, 3 May 2008 18:01:06 -0700 Yes, the Scissor-tailed Flycatcher has returned to Luckie Park in 29 Palms. It was cavorting with Western Kingbirds this afternoon, mostly in the western portion of the park. It seems likely that it is the same bird that summered there in 2007. Steve Myers _____ From: CALBIRDS AT yahoogroups.com [mailto:CALBIRDS AT yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Koonce, Sandy Sent: Friday, May 02, 2008 7:59 AM To: CALBIRDS AT yahoogroups.com Subject: [CALBIRDS] Possible Scissor-tailed Flycatcher in 29 Palms There is a second-hand report on inlandcountybirds of a SCISSOR-TAILED FLYCATCHER at Luckie Park in 29 Palms. If confirmed, this might be a return of the same bird that attempted to nest (probably mating with a Western kingbird) in this locality last year. Sandy Sandy Koonce Department of Mathematics University of Redlands, Redlands, CA 92373 sandy_koonce AT redlands.edu [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: RE: [CALBIRDS] Possible Scissor-tailed Flycatcher in 29 Palms From: "Stephen J. Myers" <stephenmyers AT earthlink.net> Date: Sat, 3 May 2008 18:01:06 -0700 Yes, the Scissor-tailed Flycatcher has returned to Luckie Park in 29 Palms. It was cavorting with Western Kingbirds this afternoon, mostly in the western portion of the park. It seems likely that it is the same bird that summered there in 2007. Steve Myers _____ From: CALBIRDS AT yahoogroups.com [mailto:CALBIRDS AT yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Koonce, Sandy Sent: Friday, May 02, 2008 7:59 AM To: CALBIRDS AT yahoogroups.com Subject: [CALBIRDS] Possible Scissor-tailed Flycatcher in 29 Palms There is a second-hand report on inlandcountybirds of a SCISSOR-TAILED FLYCATCHER at Luckie Park in 29 Palms. If confirmed, this might be a return of the same bird that attempted to nest (probably mating with a Western kingbird) in this locality last year. Sandy Sandy Koonce Department of Mathematics University of Redlands, Redlands, CA 92373 sandy_koonce AT redlands.edu [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Cave Swallow From: "toddamcgrath" <toddamcgrath AT yahoo.com> Date: Sat, 03 May 2008 13:56:01 -0000 Jon Dunn and I are looking at the bird now on Pound rd. See yesterday's message for directions Todd Mcgrath skua AT msn.com Marina del Rey Subject: CAVE SWALLOW continue.... From: "barbarac2003" <barbarac2003 AT yahoo.com> Date: Fri, 02 May 2008 21:56:52 -0000 Paul Lehman called with an update. The CAVE SWALLOW disappeared for several hours. It reappeared at 1:55 pm and stayed for a half hour. It has left again. However, this site is a roosting area for swallows and the bird may well return this evening after feeding..... Street correction from previous post: the street is POUND, not Powell.... Barbara Carlson San Diego Subject: SPRING/SUMMER MONTEREY PELAGIC TRIPS From: Debra Shearwater <debiluv AT earthlink.net> Date: Fri, 2 May 2008 14:09:53 -0700 Hello, Seabirders, Straight and simple: Yup, its time for seabirds & marine mammals! Shearwater Journeys is offering upcoming trips from Monterey on MAY 11, JUNE 27, and JULY 25. All trips depart from Fishermans' Wharf in Monterey. We meet at 7 am and return about 3 pm. Bring lunch and dress warmly. More details can be found on the web site below, along with past trip reports. Leaders scheduled for the May 11th trip include: Scott Terrill, Linda Terrill, Clay Kempf, Steve Howell, Matt Brady, Don Doolittle, Jennifer Green, and Debra Shearwater. Maybe we'll get lucky with a Steller's Albatross! Who knows? After 38 days at sea, I'm ready for.... another day at sea! Give me a call, or email, if you'd like to join us. Shearwaters forever, Debi Debra Shearwater Shearwater Journeys, Inc. PO Box 190 Hollister, CA 95024 831.637.8527 debi AT shearwaterjourneys.com www.shearwaterjourneys.com *Antarctica, South Georgia, & The Falkland Islands, January 5-24, 2010* Shearwater Journeys' Exclusive Charter Subject: SPRING/SUMMER MONTEREY PELAGIC TRIPS From: Debra Shearwater <debi AT shearwaterjourneys.com> Date: Fri, 2 May 2008 14:09:53 -0700 Hello, Seabirders, Straight and simple: Yup, its time for seabirds & marine mammals! Shearwater Journeys is offering upcoming trips from Monterey on MAY 11, JUNE 27, and JULY 25. All trips depart from Fishermans' Wharf in Monterey. We meet at 7 am and return about 3 pm. Bring lunch and dress warmly. More details can be found on the web site below, along with past trip reports. Leaders scheduled for the May 11th trip include: Scott Terrill, Linda Terrill, Clay Kempf, Steve Howell, Matt Brady, Don Doolittle, Jennifer Green, and Debra Shearwater. Maybe we'll get lucky with a Steller's Albatross! Who knows? After 38 days at sea, I'm ready for.... another day at sea! Give me a call, or email, if you'd like to join us. Shearwaters forever, Debi Debra Shearwater Shearwater Journeys, Inc. PO Box 190 Hollister, CA 95024 831.637.8527 debi AT shearwaterjourneys.com www.shearwaterjourneys.com *Antarctica, South Georgia, & The Falkland Islands, January 5-24, 2010* Shearwater Journeys' Exclusive Charter [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: SPRING/SUMMER MONTEREY PELAGIC TRIPS From: Debra Shearwater <debi AT shearwaterjourneys.com> Date: Fri, 2 May 2008 14:09:53 -0700 Hello, Seabirders, Straight and simple: Yup, its time for seabirds & marine mammals! Shearwater Journeys is offering upcoming trips from Monterey on MAY 11, JUNE 27, and JULY 25. All trips depart from Fishermans' Wharf in Monterey. We meet at 7 am and return about 3 pm. Bring lunch and dress warmly. More details can be found on the web site below, along with past trip reports. Leaders scheduled for the May 11th trip include: Scott Terrill, Linda Terrill, Clay Kempf, Steve Howell, Matt Brady, Don Doolittle, Jennifer Green, and Debra Shearwater. Maybe we'll get lucky with a Steller's Albatross! Who knows? After 38 days at sea, I'm ready for.... another day at sea! Give me a call, or email, if you'd like to join us. Shearwaters forever, Debi Debra Shearwater Shearwater Journeys, Inc. PO Box 190 Hollister, CA 95024 831.637.8527 debi AT shearwaterjourneys.com www.shearwaterjourneys.com *Antarctica, South Georgia, & The Falkland Islands, January 5-24, 2010* Shearwater Journeys' Exclusive Charter [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Cave Swallow @ Salton Sea From: "aguillard2469" <doug AT basiclink.com> Date: Fri, 02 May 2008 15:41:46 -0000 Guy McCaskie found a Cave Swallow this morning at the South-end of the Salton Sea at the Hunt Club. This is on the north side Powell Road, between Davis Road and English Rd. There are buildings, a tower and some ponds. the bird was seen in company of Barn and Cliff Swallows, at the ponds or on the telephone lines nearby. Good luck & Good birding, Douglas Aguillard San Diego, CA doug AT basiclink.com Subject: Possible Scissor-tailed Flycatcher in 29 Palms From: "Koonce, Sandy" <sandy_koonce AT redlands.edu> Date: Fri, 2 May 2008 07:59:11 -0700 There is a second-hand report on inlandcountybirds of a SCISSOR-TAILED FLYCATCHER at Luckie Park in 29 Palms. If confirmed, this might be a return of the same bird that attempted to nest (probably mating with a Western kingbird) in this locality last year. Sandy Sandy Koonce Department of Mathematics University of Redlands, Redlands, CA 92373 sandy_koonce AT redlands.edu [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Re: May 3 LAAS Deepwater Pelagic - Weathered Out From: "Terry Hunefeld" <thunefeld AT gmail.com> Date: Thu, 01 May 2008 00:09:41 -0000 Greetings For those of you feeling a wave a pelagic deprivation in light of Saturday's Condor Express trip being cancelled, there are 6 spaces available for the double overnight deepwater trip on May 10 out of San Diego. Point Loma Landing will be increasing the price from $175 to $200 tomorrow. http://www.socalbirding.com/may_10-12_continental_shelf_deep_water or www.socalbirding.com and click on Edge Of The Continental Shelf Deep Water Mega-Rarity Expedition W. Terry Hunefeld Life is short. Bird often. http://www.SoCalBirding.com Pelagic Seabirding Trips From San Diego to: 9-mile Bank Los Coronados Islands Cortes & Tanner Banks Channel Islands http://www.SeaBreeze-Inn.com SeaBreeze Inn Bed and Breakfast Lovely rooms with ocean views and soft sea breezes from $90 Across Hwy 101 from Moonlight Beach Encinitas, North County San Diego --- In CALBIRDS AT yahoogroups.com, "toddamcgrath" wrote: > > > All, > > The May 3rd LAAS Pelagic trip has been cancelled due to weather. The > forecast is for 20-25 knots of wind and 9-11 ft seas. The forecast is > bad all the way through Monday, so there is little or no chance it will > lay down enough for us to get well offshore. > > Typically we would not cancel this early, but wanted to give people a > chance to make other plans, as the forecast is so poor. > > Spring trips off CA can be a little iffy, and we have had good weather > the last 3 years, so I guess we were due. > > LAAS will refund monies according to their usual practice. > > Todd McGrath > SKUA AT ... > Subject: May 3 LAAS Deepwater Pelagic from Santa Barbara - Weathered Out From: "toddamcgrath" <toddamcgrath AT yahoo.com> Date: Wed, 30 Apr 2008 19:36:11 -0000 All, The May 3rd LAAS Pelagic trip has been cancelled due to weather. The forecast is for 20-25 knots of wind and 9-11 ft seas. The forecast is bad all the way through Monday, so there is little or no chance it will lay down enough for us to get well offshore. Typically we would not cancel this early, but wanted to give people a chance to make other plans, as the forecast is so poor. Spring trips off CA can be a little iffy, and we have had good weather the last 3 years, so I guess we were due. LAAS will refund monies according to their usual practice. Todd McGrath SKUA AT MSN.COM Subject: Hawk Lecture in Sonoma (Thursday, May 1 st - 7:30PM) From: "torusert" <sonomabirding AT gmail.com> Date: Wed, 30 Apr 2008 15:15:42 -0000 The Valley of the Moon Nature Lectures presents: Hawks of San Francisco Bay Area - Celebrating Two Decades of Research with guest speaker Allen Fish, Director of the Golden Gate Raptor Conservatory for the past 23 years. The public lectures is geared for all ages. Thursday, May 1st at 7:30PM in Andrews Hall, Sonoma Community Center - 276 E. Napa St. Phone - 707-938-4626 x1. There is a $5.00 donation. The presentation will focus on the research gathered over the past two decades related to California's species of hawks, kites, eagles, osprey, falcons, vultures, and harriers. Visit - sonomabirding.org for June classes and events. Tom Rusert Sonoma,CA. Subject: Kern Black Hawk From: "toddamcgrath" <toddamcgrath AT yahoo.com> Date: Mon, 28 Apr 2008 03:24:37 -0000 All, We watched to Black hawk soar high into the sky and head off about 2ish. I walked the grounds again over the next hour or so and did not relocate the bird. Other birders were there later in the day and did not find it. Galileo is a big place, but I suspect the bird has moved on. Thanks to Susan Steele for finding the bird, and getting the word out. Todd McGrath SKUA AT MSN.COM Marina Del Rey, CA Subject: May 3 SoCal deepwater trip is ON. From: feenstra AT alumni.caltech.edu Date: Sun, 27 Apr 2008 18:04:13 -0700 (PDT) Since I have received a few inquires lately, I felt justified in cluttering all your mailboxes with one item of non-bird news... The May 3 Los Angeles Audubon trip from Santa Barbara to the Continental Shelf and environs on the Condor Express is a GO. However, there are spaces available and a few more will need to be filled to ensure that LA Audubon breaks even on the trip and has motivation for doing this again in the future. See: http://www.laaudubon.org/index.php?option=displaypage&Itemid=125&op=page&SubMenu= for trip descriptions and some amazing highlights from previous trips. Or, feel free to contact me via email with questions. The LA Audubon trip to Santa Cruz Island and surrounding waters on June 7 could also use some more birders. Great chance to get right up to Xantus's Murrelets (hundreds last year), plus the Island Scrub-Jay. Last year also produced a Flesh-footed Shearwater. The year before, we had a Tufted Puffin. Always a good time. Jon Feenstra Los Angeles Subject: Common Black-Hawk Photos From: "Bob Steele" <steele7 AT verizon.net> Date: Sun, 27 Apr 2008 16:44:24 -0700 Hi Birders, Here are a few photos of Susan's Common Black-Hawk from today at Galileo Hill. http://www.bobsteelephoto.com/Species/cobh_cbc.html Bob Steele Inyokern, CA [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Common Black-Hawk Photos From: "Bob Steele" <steele7 AT verizon.net> Date: Sun, 27 Apr 2008 16:44:24 -0700 Hi Birders, Here are a few photos of Susan's Common Black-Hawk from today at Galileo Hill. http://www.bobsteelephoto.com/Species/cobh_cbc.html Bob Steele Inyokern, CA [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Fw: [BirdingCalifornia] BLACK HAWK in Kern From: "Douglas Aguillard" <doug AT basiclink.com> Date: Sun, 27 Apr 2008 14:16:40 -0700 ----- Original Message ----- From: "awanderingbirder" To: Sent: Sunday, April 27, 2008 11:49 AM Subject: [BirdingCalifornia] BLACK HAWK in Kern >I got a call from Andrew Howe that Bob and Susan Steele found a young > BLACK HAWK (presumed Common) this morning at Galileo Hill. The bird > has been wandering around but typically near water. Remember that > Galileo Hill and Silver Saddle Ranch are private property and they have > graciously allowed birders to visit so be on your best behavior. Good > Luck > > David Vander Pluym > Flagstaff, Az > > > > ------------------------------------ > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > Subject: Glossy Ibis, Piute Dairy Ponds SBO Co From: sanmigbird AT aol.com Date: Sat, 26 Apr 2008 21:30:37 EDT Hi all, I just got a call from John Sterling who reports a near alternate plumaged Glossy Ibis at the Piute Road dairy ponds east of Daggett this afternoon. The bird was apparently with a group of White- aced Ibis. He got photos of the bird but won't know how they turned out until he gets them on a computer Mike San Miguel Arcadia CA ************** Need a new ride? Check out the largest site for U.S. used car listings at AOL Autos. (http://autos.aol.com/used?NCID=aolcmp00300000002851) [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: SoCal Pterodroma, Parakeets, Albatross, Orca, Giant Squid. ORCA & GIANT SQUID?? From: "Terry Hunefeld" <thunefeld AT gmail.com> Date: Thu, 24 Apr 2008 04:56:19 -0000 It's getting to be that time of year when there's no telling what you'll find out in the Pacific Ocean. Last June I was with Dave Povey and Pete Ginsburg 6 miles offshore San Diego when we spotted an enormous feeding frenzy of gulls and terns. We motored over to find an amazing spectacle: several acres of suction-cupped tentacles protruding 18 – 24 inches above the surface of the sea, waving back and forth, surfacing for 2 seconds then submerging, only to reappear a second later – a surreal Alice In Wonderland spectacle of hundreds of reddish-brown "tentacle bushes" waving in the wind. Neither Dave nor Pete had ever witnessed such an event in their combined 50 years at sea. These were probably Humboldt Squid – also known as Flying Squid – that typically inhabit depths of 2,000 feet but had evidently driven/followed a school of bait fish to the surface – and the birds were having a field day. These are the types of mind-boggling scenes you find only by being "OUT THERE." Four exciting pelagic trips are upcoming in SoCal: Sat, May 3. Deep water trip towards the San Juan Seamount with the Los Angeles Audubon on the Condor Express http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CALBIRDS/message/7166 Sat, May 10. A 3/4 day trip to the Nine-mile bank and Coronados Islands off San Diego http://www.socalbirding.com/may_10_2008_booby_adventure_34_day Sat, Sun, May 10 & 11. 1.5 day trip to deep water off San Diego http://www.socalbirding.com/may_10-12_continental_shelf_deep_water And, the deep water Granddaddy of them all: The Searcher 5 day expedition June 2 – 6. A week of birding the Channel Islands and the deep waters of the Continental Shelf. http://www.socalbirding.com/june_2-6_2008_searcher_5-day_expedition WHAT'S OUT THERE? The Southern California Bight is brimming with life. The 3 deep water pelagic trips will explore submarine trenches and canyons along the Continental Shelf – some or all will strike it rich. Last year everyone on the May Condor Express trip witnessed amazing spectacles: a thousand SABINE'S GULLS, a pod of ORCA, seven PARAKEET AUKLETS. During the first two weeks of April on the NOAA ship Miller Freeman off the coast of Washington and Oregon I saw dozens of PARAKEET AUKLETS. Will they be in SoCal in May? We won't know till we go. BLACK-FOOTED ALBATROSS is frequent in May and June, and we should see LAYSAN'S on most or all deep water trips. MURPHY'S PETREL is a rare but routine spring visitor in these waters over the continental shelf mid-April through early June. 11 of 14 accepted state records for HAWAIIAN PETREL are June-September, the remaining 3 records are spring – April & May. Dozens of COOK'S PETRELS were seen by Searcher crew on fishing trips in June 2007 in deep water off the Baja and San Diego Coast. The endemic ASHY STORM-PETREL, one of the rarest storm-petrels in the world, are fairly common this time of year, mostly in the northern Channel Islands, where The Condor Express and Searcher explore. BLACK STORM-PETRELS are common in June. We have great odds at seeing both white-rumped and dark-rumped LEACH'S STORM-PETRELS. All deep water trips will be in RED-BILLED TROPICBIRD waters, e.g. one seen 19 May 2007 near San Clemente Island. We'll most likely see SOUTH POLAR SKUA, POMARINE JAEGERS, PARASITIC JAEGERS and SABINE'S GULL. XANTUS'S MURRELETS will be plentiful. A TUFTED PUFFIN was seen in the Channel Islands May, 2002 and a HORNED PUFFIN was seen 17 May 2007 between Santa Rosa and Santa Cruz Islands. 4 trips. 4 adventures. What will we find? We don't know, but it will be something good. Like Dave Povey says about seabirding, "It's like prospecting for gold. Sometimes you come up with nothing, but then you strike it rich. The thrill is in the anticipation." W. Terry Hunefeld Life is short. Bird often. http://www.SoCalBirding.com Pelagic Seabirding Trips From San Diego to: 9-mile Bank Los Coronados Islands Cortes & Tanner Banks Channel Islands Subject: Re: Bird House Plans... From: "OrCoRBA" <orcorba AT cox.net> Date: Wed, 23 Apr 2008 10:14:48 -0700 Although bird house building may be outside of the accepted topics for Calbirds.... I suggest to Sean that he might want to join the Bluebird group in Orange County which puts up (and builds?) birdhouses for that species. Because of their efforts, the range of the Western Bluebird in the County has expanded dramatically. See: http://www.socalbluebirds.org/ Joel Weintraub Dana Point, CA Subject: Bird House Plans... From: "Sean Surlow" <Maninthemoon1965 AT aol.com> Date: Wed, 23 Apr 2008 16:08:10 -0000 Hello Everyone, I am looking for some useful plans to build some practical birdhouses over the summer with my 9-year-old son. I am more interested in ones that will be used as opposed to decorative ones. We live in South Orange County, California. If anyone has some useful suggestions, please let me know. Thanks, Sean Surlow Subject: Loren Hayes From: sanmigbird AT aol.com Date: Tue, 22 Apr 2008 17:12:02 EDT Hi all, Services for Loren Hayes:   Celebration of Life Service Friday, April 25, 2008 at 1:00 PM Huntington Beach Central Park 18000 Goldenwest St., Huntington Beach, CA   Use library entrance. Park in library parking lot. Walk into park and meet at the bandstand (behind Library). Seating will be setup. All are welcome. Mike San Miguel ************** Need a new ride? Check out the largest site for U.S. used car listings at AOL Autos. (http://autos.aol.com/used?NCID=aolcmp00300000002851) [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Fw: Please Report Color-flagged Hudsonian Godwits and Whimbrels From: "Ken Burton" <brdnrd AT sbcglobal.net> Date: Tue, 22 Apr 2008 08:44:41 -0700 Please Report Color-flagged Hudsonian Godwits and Whimbrels Over the last two years, we have been color-flagging Whimbrels and Hudsonian Godwits on Chiloé Island, Chile. Over 20,000 each of godwits and Whimbrels spend the boreal winter in the vicinity of Chiloé. Using a canon-net, we have marked 323 Hudsonian Godwits and 135 Whimbrels. These birds will be sporting a red flag (the color for Chile) that is engraved with a unique two-letter/number combination on their upper left leg (tibiotarsus). Flag letters/numbers are read like we read a book, from left to right. They will also have a combination of a metal band and a color ring on their upper right leg. For godwits, this combination will be yellow/metal for 2007 and orange/metal for 2008. Combinations should be read as yellow color band over a metal band. For Whimbrels, the combination will be blue/metal for 2007 and yellow/metal for 2008. Remember that anatomical directions are the way the bird is facing, not necessarily the way you are looking at the bird. Besides banding the birds, we collected blood, took measurements, assessed molt, and collected samples for Avian Influenza (taken by the Chilean agency, Servicio Agrícola y Ganadero). The blood will be used in a genetics study to determine the origin of the Hudsonian Godwits and Whimbrels wintering on Chiloé Island. Re-sighting of flagged birds will help us determine their migration routes. There are tentative plans to attached satellite transmitters to Whimbrels next year. Please report any flag and color-band observations to Jim Johnson (jim_a_johnson AT fws.gov; 907-786-3423) or Brad Andres (brad_andres AT fws.gov; 303-275-2324). Last year we had a re-sighting of a Hudsonian Godwit in Alaska and a Whimbrel in southern California. Colleagues in Colombia have also color-flagged Whimbrels this past spring in the Sanquianga National Park. They marked 38 individuals with the following combination: metal/orange or black on upper right leg, nothing on lower right, inscribed medium green flag/yellow flag on upper left leg, and nothing on lower left. Please report these birds to Richard Johnston (calidris AT calidris.org.co or rjohnston AT calidris.org.co.). Thanks in advance for the assistance. Subject: Re: Fwd: [LACoBirds] Loren Hayes remembered From: David Pereksta <pereksta AT pacbell.net> Date: Tue, 22 Apr 2008 07:10:22 -0700 (PDT) There will be a memorial service for Loren Hays on Friday (April 25) at 1 pm at the bandstand below the library in Huntington Central Park, Huntington Beach. That is all the details I have for now, but I will post more when it becomes available. Sincerely David Pereksta Ventura Steve Sosensky wrote: Hi All, I'm forwarding this message from Mike San Miguel with sad news about the passing of Loren Hayes. I know I will miss Loren's friendliness, sense of humor, and his commitment to birding and to conservation. >From: sanmigbird AT aol.com >Date: Sun, 20 Apr 2008 21:56:57 EDT >Subject: [LACoBirds] Loren Hayes remembered > >LA County birders, > >I am very sorry to report that our friend, fellow birder >and dedicated conservationist Loren Hayes passed away >on Friday afternoon from the effects of a heart attack the >previous Wednesday. We will remember him for his efforts >to protect habitats and endangered species in Orange >County. He was passionate about the birds of western >Mexico, particularly Sinaloa, where he visited dozens of >times. A celebration for Loren are pending and I will advise >when arrangements have been made. > >Mike San Miguel >Arcadia CA > Good birding, Steve Sosensky, SoCA Bird Guides www.sosensky.com/guides Nature Photos www.sosensky.com/nature_photos.htm Optics4Birding www.optics4birding.com Aliso Viejo, CA 92656 949-269-2161 33.56485 N, 117.72205 W [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: The Mexican Parrots are back… From: "Sean Surlow" <Maninthemoon1965 AT aol.com> Date: Mon, 21 Apr 2008 23:59:29 -0000 The Mexican Parrots are back… Hello Everyone. I saw a flock of seven Mexican Parrots this morning circling and swooping around our neighborhood in San Clemente, California, for the first time this year. I usually see them in the spring around here and cannot miss their color or hear the loud ruckus that they make when flying overhead. Have a Good Week Everyone. Sean Surlow San Clemente, California Subject: Big Sur Ornithology Lab Monterey County Birdathon From: Roger Wolfe <rogwolfe AT cruzio.com> Date: Mon, 21 Apr 2008 12:37:46 -0700 *Enjoy the Outdoors with the Whole Family!* The Ventana Wildlife Society’s 15^th Annual Big Sur Ornithology Lab Birdathon Fundraiser, April 26, 2008 This year our Birdathon will open with a Birdathon Big Day on April 26, 2008. *Tickets on sale now *at Wild Bird Center of Monterey, 831-373-1000, in Del Monte Center next to Whole Foods Market or by contacting Ventana Wildlife Society at 831-455-9514. Also visit our website for more information, www.ventanaws.org and click on “2008 Birdathon.” Kids under 12 free for most tours. All proceeds benefit wildlife conservation on the central coast! Enjoy exclusive full-day and half-day eco-experiences led by local experts: *VWS open house full day event - 9AM – 3PM (40 max). $70/person…*Visit Big Sur Ornithology Lab and see live wild birds in the hands of VWS ornithologists, go on an expertly guided bird walk at Andrew Molera State Park, and search for California Condors along the most breathtaking cliffs on Hwy 1 in Big Sur. This exclusive tour is offered only once a year! Lunch included. *Monterey** Bay** Boat Trip - 7AM – 10AM (48 max). $40/person…*A guided tour of Monterey Bay to look for pelagic seabirds and marine mammals of all sorts. Now is a perfect time to view gray and killer whales in the rich near shore waters of Monterey Bay! Tour starts from Fisherman’s Wharf in Monterey. Leaders: Roger Wolfe, Steve Bailey and Richard Ternullo The boat trip will be short one and very suitable for first time pelagickers and those who can't commit to an all day outing on the bay. *Pinnacles Condor half-day bird walk, east side - 9:30AM – 12PM (20 max) $30/person* … A guided bird walk to look for the majestic California Condor. Pinnacles National Monument in collaboration with VWS has been releasing condors since 2003 and now co-manages 17 condors in the wild at the Pinnacles. Leader: Pinnacles Wildlife Biologist *Carmel** River** Mouth half-day bird walk - 9AM – 11AM (20 max). $30/person…*An easy guided birdwalk overlooking Carmel Lagoon and river mouth- a perfect place to see and hear songbirds. Leader: Karen Shihadeh *Point Lobos Ranch half-day bird walk - 9AM – 11AM (50 max) $30/person…*A guided birdwalk in a restricted-access area to find resident songbirds and unusual vagrants. Leader: Ranger Chuck Bancroft and Point Lobos Docents. *Elkhorn** Slough half-day bird walk – Time 9AM – 11AM (10 max). $30/person* …Perfect for beginning birders! A guided bird walk for shorebirds, waders, waterfowl, songbirds, and sea birds. Leader: Kathryn Hannay *Wildflower walk – - 9AM – 11AM (20 max)…$30/person* …This is the perfect time of year to discover and learn the wildflowers of Fort Ord. Spring is in bloom! Leader: Cheryl McCormick The Birdathon pledge period will continue through June 15 and in that time, you have the opportunity to bird anywhere in the world in any 24-hour period to raise money for the Big Sur Ornithology Lab. On _July 12, 2008_, the Birdathon Awards Dinner featuring prominent environmental speaker, John Moir, and a silent auction will be held. Prizes will be given for most money raised in the following categories: Young Birder Award (up to age 16), Individual Birder Award, Family and Friends Team Award, Community Group Award, Audubon Chapter Award, and Business Team Award. So form a pledge team today to win great prizes- including optics and travel packages! For more information about the 2008 Birdathon, please visit our website at /www.ventanaws.org and click on _2008 Birdathon_. Big Sur Ornithology Lab, located on California’s central coast, has operated since 1992 and in that time we have spread the message of bird protection to thousands. Help us raise money for bird conservation and provide hope for wildlife and people to thrive. Cheers, Roger Wolfe Soquel, CA ------------------------------------ Unsubscribe: mailto:CALBIRDS-unsubscribe AT yahoogroups.com Website: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CALBIRDS Listowners: mailto:CALBIRDS-owner AT yahoogroups.com For vacation suspension of mail go to the website. 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Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ Subject: Fwd: [LACoBirds] Loren Hayes remembered From: Steve Sosensky <mobile AT sosensky.com> Date: Mon, 21 Apr 2008 12:26:36 -0700 Hi All, I'm forwarding this message from Mike San Miguel with sad news about the passing of Loren Hayes. I know I will miss Loren's friendliness, sense of humor, and his commitment to birding and to conservation. >From: sanmigbird AT aol.com >Date: Sun, 20 Apr 2008 21:56:57 EDT >Subject: [LACoBirds] Loren Hayes remembered > >LA County birders, > >I am very sorry to report that our friend, fellow birder >and dedicated conservationist Loren Hayes passed away >on Friday afternoon from the effects of a heart attack the >previous Wednesday. We will remember him for his efforts >to protect habitats and endangered species in Orange >County. He was passionate about the birds of western >Mexico, particularly Sinaloa, where he visited dozens of >times. A celebration for Loren are pending and I will advise >when arrangements have been made. > >Mike San Miguel >Arcadia CA > Good birding, Steve Sosensky, SoCA Bird Guides www.sosensky.com/guides Nature Photos www.sosensky.com/nature_photos.htm Optics4Birding www.optics4birding.com Aliso Viejo, CA 92656 949-269-2161 33.56485 N, 117.72205 W Subject: Re: ARBOREAL JACK-HAMMERING From: "Ken Burton" <brdnrd AT sbcglobal.net> Date: Mon, 21 Apr 2008 09:35:30 -0700 Scott, Doc Harris had a look at that potential hybrid scoter and determined that it's a 2nd-cycle male white-wing with a nasal tag. Sorry! Ken Burton McKinleyville ----- Original Message ----- From: "bigbirderscott" To: Sent: Monday, April 21, 2008 9:28 AM Subject: [CALBIRDS] ARBOREAL JACK-HAMMERING My Wife Kathleen just called me at work to tell me that she went outside to investigate some noises and found a PILEATED WOODPECKER in the bare crown of a cedar tree next to our home in Forest Ranch (15 miles east of Chico, elev. app. 2500'). Aside from the CANVASBACK flock fly-over this winter this is our best yard-bird to date! This past weekend at Godwit Days in Arcata, of 129 species that my son Liam, Tim Ruckle and I observed, the highlights were: female LONG- TAILED DUCK and BLACK SCOTER at King Salmon, an apparent BLACK SCOTER X WHITE-WINGED SCOTER HYBRID (subject to further review) near the coast guard station on the west side of the bay, a second year GLAUCOUS GULL in a parking lot on the bay behind the mall in Eureka, and my first of season WARBLING VIREOS at Blue Lake Riparian area. Also my FOS MCGILLIVRAY'S WARBLER at a pullout along the Trinity River in Trinity County. Bird well, Scott Huber Subject: ARBOREAL JACK-HAMMERING From: "bigbirderscott" <bigbirderscott AT yahoo.com> Date: Mon, 21 Apr 2008 16:28:29 -0000 My Wife Kathleen just called me at work to tell me that she went outside to investigate some noises and found a PILEATED WOODPECKER in the bare crown of a cedar tree next to our home in Forest Ranch (15 miles east of Chico, elev. app. 2500'). Aside from the CANVASBACK flock fly-over this winter this is our best yard-bird to date! This past weekend at Godwit Days in Arcata, of 129 species that my son Liam, Tim Ruckle and I observed, the highlights were: female LONG- TAILED DUCK and BLACK SCOTER at King Salmon, an apparent BLACK SCOTER X WHITE-WINGED SCOTER HYBRID (subject to further review) near the coast guard station on the west side of the bay, a second year GLAUCOUS GULL in a parking lot on the bay behind the mall in Eureka, and my first of season WARBLING VIREOS at Blue Lake Riparian area. Also my FOS MCGILLIVRAY'S WARBLER at a pullout along the Trinity River in Trinity County. Bird well, Scott Huber Subject: eur. collared-dove From: "fnhotrod" <FNHotRod AT aol.com> Date: Sun, 20 Apr 2008 19:36:55 -0000 I'm not sure of the ranges of this dove. We saw one at the south bound rest stop,north of Paso Robles CA on the 101 freeway. It flew before we located the camera. good birding, Rick Near-Simi Valley.ps, this happened April 18, about noon. Subject: GGRO seeks raptor migration volunteers From: "allenf21" <afish AT parksconservancy.org> Date: Wed, 16 Apr 2008 22:42:48 -0000 Now entering its 26th year of raptor monitoring in the Marin Headlands, the Golden Gate Raptor Observatory is looking for a few dozen avian-astute, tree-hugging, responsible, and on-time volunteers to make up our 2008 apprentice class. If you've ever wanted to move beyond Redtails and TV's, and live near the Bay Area, then this is your best chance. With nineteen species of raptors regularly appearing each autumn over the Golden Gate -- and with many ages, sexes, and morphs of the hawks -- this is a great way to learn the whole range of plumages of western US hawks, kites, falcons, eagles, vultures, and osprey. Our only 2008 Recruitment Classes are April 29 & 30, 7 to 930 pm, and May 3rd, 10 am to 1230, held at Upper Ft Mason in San Francisco, at Bldg 201, GGNRA Headquarters. Enter the fort at Franklin and Bay. Come to one of these, or call us if you can't make any but still want to volunteer. The fine print: The GGRO volunteer commitment is one field day every other week from August through early December; we need weekenders and weekdayers. Volunteers can opt to train as hawk counters or banders. Training provided in June and July. Must provide own transportation to the Marin Headlands. GGRO is a program of the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy in cooperation with the NPS. For more info, please call us at 415-331-0730 , surf www.ggro.org, or email us at ggro AT parksconservancy.org. Thanks for your time. Good birds -- Allen Fish Subject: Re: Butterbredt Permission Required? Followup From: Chuck & Lillian <misclists AT att.net> Date: Wed, 16 Apr 2008 13:40:32 -0700 Birders, Here is a follow-up to my previous response on this topic, forwarded to me by another member of SMBAS. Chuck Almdale Santa Monica Bay Audubon Soc. Sent: Tuesday, April 15, 2008 3:16 PM Subject: [kerncobirding] Butterbredt Spring Access The following is from Kathy Sharum, a BLM biologist regarding the recent incident where a birder was asked for ID: I did a little investigating and spoke with a couple of BLM biologists for this area. They told me there has been some recent vandalism to some of the fences. They also said there had been a couple of rangers from somewhere else working there on assignment as well as a couple of non-law enforcement rangers that may not have been familiar with the setup at Butterbredt Spring. Word has been sent to the lead ranger to make sure everyone understands that this area is open to birders. The biologists were not aware of any written permission requirement, the spring is on private land and there is an agreement between the landowner and Audubon who maintains the spring/trough to allow birding/birders. This spring is under the jurisdiction of the Ridgecrest BLM Office, you can call there if you have questions. I would ask for a law enforcement person or a biologist. If I learn of anything else, I will post it. Kathy Sharum Carrizo Plain National Monument Posted by Mike Stiles Los Osos, CA ****************************** Birders, As a long-term member of Santa Monica Bay Audubon Society (SMBAS), it's news to me that the BLM or anyone else is asking about permission to enter Butterbredt Spring. As our chapter has paid for fences, signs, cattle-watering troughs, etc. for the spring for well over 20 years, and as it's this stuff that has been vandalized in the past and continues to periodically cost us money, I can't say that I personally find such BLM questioning wholly unwelcome. What Bob Barnes says below coincides with the facts as I know them. The spring and the surrounding property belongs to Onyx Ranch. It's their land that gets torn up by ORV people and it's the wildlife on their property that gets shot by hunters wandering around looking for something to shoot and it's their cattle that suffer when people mess with the gates or the watering systems. I personally have full faith that birders treat the spring and the structures around it with consideration and respect. To my knowledge, no one in our chapter has ever had any objection to any birder/birders visiting the spring, and I doubt that any such objection has ever crossed the mind of any of us. I think it's considerate that BLM should be watching out for the property and equipment of Onyx Ranch or SMBAS. As B.Barnes says, just tell them that you're there to observe/count birds, and you should be OK. The fact that you're wearing a shady hat and binos rather than a visored helmet and armored body suit and standing astride a smokin' 'cycle should clue the BLM people as to what sort of activity you're up to. Meanwhile, I will check with the other members of the chapter to see if anything has changed that I don't know about and I'll notify you'all know if it has. Chuck Almdale SMBAS Field Trip Chairman ********************************************* At 08:39 AM 4/12/2008, bewickwren wrote: >Forwarding the below for Bob Barnes >-----Original Message----- >From: Bob Barnes >Sent: Saturday, April 12, 2008 7:55 AM > >I suspect we will find out about be challenge of BLM when going to bird Butterbredt with the spring birding season at Butterbredt upon us. Keith Axelson has covered Butterbredt via a chapter in ABA's A Birder's Guide to Southern California for the past several editions. Keith was the prime mover in getting Onyx Ranch to work with Santa Monica Bay Audubon Society to get the area to be called a sanctuary. Keith has never mentioned in person or in writing about the need for any kind of justification for BIRDING Butterbredt. > >The Butterbredt property, at least the main spring (and numerous acres checker-boarded around it), is private (Onyx Ranch). BLM would almost surely have no authority to regulate use of the land belonging to Onyx Ranch. That would be up to Onyx Ranch. Onyx Ranch folks reportedly strongly dislike OHVs due to their negative impacts on the area. There are round signs all over the place along Kelso Valley Road stating words to the effect of "No ORVs." Those are all on Onyx Ranch property. In his chapter in the ABA SoCal guide Keith tells readers "Butterbredt Spring is included within the largest Area of Critical Environmental Concern (ACEC) administered by BLM. All vehicle travel within Butterbredt Canyon is restricted to Butterbredt Canyon Road (SC123) and Gold Peak Road (SC124). There are no designated motorcycle trails, apart from the roads, through this fragile environment. A letter from you to the BLM, Ridgecrest Resource Area, 300 South Drummond Road, Ridgecrest, CA 93555, in favor of continued motorcycle closure will help to keep it this way." > >Based on the above, I think birders are not only welcome to bird, but are seen as "de facto" overseers of the health of Onyx Ranch property in and around Butterbredt Spring ... which clearly has happened when birders have reported prohibited OHV use in the area. > >If birders are stopped by BLM personnel at Butterbredt this spring, I suggest that they take a minute to explain that they are there to witness (and catalog) spring migration as it is a known area for witnessing spring migration and has been publicized as such in ABA's "A Birder's Guide to Southern California" for years and years. I am glad BLM is present to protect the integrity of Butterbredt Canyon. They likely come in with a black and white attitude regarding enforcement. It is up to us to show them the shades of gray which separate birders use of the area from that of OHV users. > >Bob Barnes Ridgecrest, Kern County [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Snowy Plover & Least Tern program in HB From: Nancy Kenyon <NancyKenyon AT cox.net> Date: Wed, 16 Apr 2008 00:05:46 -0700 Join us this evening, April 16th, for a great program about the Western Snowy Plovers and Least Terns, presented by Peter Knapp, photographer. Peter has some great photos which show the breeding biology of both species, taken right here in Orange County. The program begins at 7:00 p.m. Everyone interested in these birds, OR, those who just want to see some great bird pictures, is invited to attend. This gathering is our first of the season get together for volunteer monitors at Huntington State Beach where the CA Least Terns and Snowy Plovers congregate every spring and nest. David Pryor, State Parks Environmental Biologist, will explain all about the project and the need for volunteers to help protect these birds during this critical nesting period. (The beach where they nest is heavily used during the late spring and summer.) For more information on the Least Tern & Snowy Plover monitoring project, visit the following page on the Sea & Sage Audubon website: http://www.seaandsageaudubon.org/Conservation/SnowyPlovers/SNPL.htm We hope to see you there. The program will be held at the Huntington State Beach Lifeguard Headquarters. (Enter off PCH at Magnolia.) Tell them at the entrance kiosk where you are going and they will let you in free. Nancy Kenyon Irvine Subject: Fox Sparrow subspecies? From: Alan Schmierer <aaschmierer AT yahoo.com> Date: Tue, 15 Apr 2008 17:11:35 -0700 (PDT) Maggie Smith and I walked up the Cerro Alto C G Road, up to the ridge, north to the Boy Scout Trail and back to the parking lot this morning (see SLO County Birdfinding Guide (http://www.morrocoastaudubon.org/mbsloguide.htm) section B-6). Very cool, but the winds were not as bad as we anticipated. Some bird highlights: Sixspecies of WARBLERS along the riparian area, including HERMIT,MACGILLIVRAY'S and NASHVILLE. Two OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHERS at the southend of the AT&T Road/Trail. A sub-adult BALD EAGLE. Only 2 (silent) "BELL'S" SAGE SPARROWS. I included a picture of one in the NEW PICS section of my Flickr site. It is interesting to note how similar they are to the canescens racefound at TheCarrizo Plain. They seem almost as pale, and many, likethis one, have a streaked back, although admittedly not as streaked asthose at Carrizo. About a dozen FOX SPARROWS. One by voice andlooks we judged to be a "THICK-BILLED". The remainder appeared to besome subspecies of "SLATE-COLORED". We are not sure what subspeciesthey represent. They were very red, but had an unstreaked backs and nowingbars. The lack of back streaking would eliminate zaboria. Neither did they look like altivigans, lackingwingbars and at least a little back streaking. Birds looking like thisonly have appeared in that habitat in the past few weeks. We theorizethat they are perhaps migrating through here and were not among ourmany wintering Fox Sparrows on the ridge. I have posted several photosof today's birds on NEW PICS set on my Flickr site. We are interested in opinions as to subspecies and where they may have over-wintered. As an extra treat there was a WHITE-THROATED SPARROW in the parking lot at the base. Alan Schmierer Morro Bay, CA PHOTOS AT: www.flickr.com/photos/sloalan/sets [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]