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2 Sep eBird tools for fall birding [Brian Sullivan ] 2 Sep Central Valley Birding Symposium [Cheri Pillsbury ] 01 Sep Bar-tailed Godwit, Wednesday [] 01 Sep Bar-tailed Godwit, Wednesday [] 01 Sep Fwd: [slocobirding] Bar-tailed Godwit, Tuesday [] 30 Aug Bar-tailed Godwit Photo [Joseph Morlan ] 26 Aug SoCal Pelagic Trip Report & Upcoming Trips ["thunefeld" ] 24 Aug Red-billed Tropicbirds and Bald Eagles at San Clemente Island ["erinfeinblatt" ] 22 Aug Rough-legged Hawk HY 108 Mono County ["richard s. cimino" ] 22 Aug Virgina's Warbler - Mono County ["richard s. cimino" ] 22 Aug Fwd: [tularekingsbirds] Kings Hudsonian Godwit [Bob Barnes ] 20 Aug Re: Wood Storks, South Salton Sea - 6 found today, 8/20/10 [Nick Freeman ] 20 Aug Wood Storks, South Salton Sea. ["naturestoc" ] 19 Aug Re: Collared vs. Mourning Doves, a bit of data [] 19 Aug Re: Eurasian Collared-Doves and hunting [Rick ] 19 Aug RE: Eurasian Collared-Doves and hunting ["Kimball Garrett" ] 19 Aug Re: Eurasian Collared-Doves and hunting ["Ken Burton" ] 19 Aug Re: Eurasian Collared-Doves and hunting ["Steve Hampton" ] 19 Aug Re: Eurasian Collared-Doves and hunting [Nick & Mary Freeman ] 19 Aug RE: Eurasian Collared-Doves and hunting ["Alvaro Jaramillo" ] 19 Aug Eurasian Collared-Doves and hunting ["Steve Hampton" ] 18 Aug RE: [nwcalbird] 21 Aug. Redwood Region Audubon pelagic trip ["John Sterling" ] 18 Aug RE: [nwcalbird] 21 Aug. Redwood Region Audubon pelagic trip ["John Sterling" ] 18 Aug 21 Aug. Redwood Region Audubon pelagic trip [Rob Fowler ] 18 Aug 21 Aug. Redwood Region Audubon pelagic trip [Rob Fowler ] 18 Aug Shorebird counts and nesting distribution [Gyorgy Szimuly/WorldWaders ] 14 Aug pyrrhuloxia and sooty tern ["John Sterling" ] 14 Aug Silver Saddle Ranch [] 13 Aug More Ruby-throated Hummingbird Photos ["shwand" ] 13 Aug More Ruby-throated Hummingbird Photos ["shwand" ] 12 Aug Re: photos of Ruby-throated Hummingbird online [Joseph Morlan ] 11 Aug Monterey Seabirds this Sunday [Roger Wolfe ] 11 Aug photos of Ruby-throated Hummingbird online ["John Sterling" ] 11 Aug Sept 11th - Sat-California Burrowing Owl Consortium (10:00AM- 3:00PM) ["torusert" ] 10 Aug ruby-throated hummingbird in Bolinas, Marin County ["John Sterling" ] 09 Aug PYRRHULOXIA in Imperial County ["Barbara" ] 06 Aug Condor Express 31 July 2010 Trip Report & Video ["thunefeld" ] 05 Aug Re: Audubon Societies at IRS Exemption RISK!!!! [Chuck & Lillian ] 5 Aug Bar-tailed Godwit photos ["Matt Sadowski" ] 05 Aug Audubon Societies at IRS Exemption RISK!!!! ["wagtail1997" ] 03 Aug Re: Bar-tailed Godwit in San Diego County [Joseph Morlan ] 03 Aug Bar-tailed Godwit in San Diego County ["Doug" ] 02 Aug Seeking Youth Team for World Seies of Birding ["bigbirderscott" ] 30 Jul WFO Conference [] 30 Jul WFO Conference [] 30 Jul WFO Conference [] 30 Jul Western Field Ornithologists Palm Desert Conference [] 30 Jul Western Field Ornithologists Palm Desert Conference [] 30 Jul Western Field Ornithologists Palm Desert Conference [] 30 Jul Re: yellow rail [] 28 Jul Data Request for Willow Flycatcher Occurrences in Non-Riparian Habitats ["michael.bumgardner AT att.net" ] 28 Jul Mike San Miguel Named eBirder of the Month ["Jamie Chavez" ] 28 Jul July 31 trips sold out - Upcoming trips ["Todd" ] 27 Jul Share Lodging in Santa Barbara July 30th Friday Night for July 31st Pelagic Trip ["Monte" ] 26 Jul Fw: [sbcobirding] Black Vulture leaving roost this a.m. at 10:30 [Dave Compton ] 26 Jul Fw: [sbcobirding] Black Vulture leaving roost this a.m. at 10:30 [Dave Compton ] 25 Jul Fw: look for flagged Western Sandpipers ["Matt Sadowski" ] 26 Jul Re: look for flagged Western Sandpipers [] 26 Jul Re: [SDBIRDS] look for flagged Western Sandpipers [] 25 Jul Monterey Bay Birding Festival, Sept. 23-26, 2010 ["watsonvilleflyin" ] 23 Jul Pelagic birding from cruise ship ["James Holmes" ] 22 Jul Re: CA County Birding maps ["Finatic" ] 22 Jul Mike San Miguel 1939 - 2010 ["thunefeld" ] 21 Jul Burrowing Owl - CA. Fall Consortium Sept 11th ["torusert" ] 20 Jul Now TWO Yellow Rails, Willow Lake- Plumas Co. 7/19/2010 [Chet ogan ] 20 Jul About Mike, on behalf of Jon Dunn ["Kimball Garrett" ] 19 Jul Mike San Miguel----- ["Mike San Miguel" ] 19 Jul Mike San Miguel----- ["Mike San Miguel" ] 19 Jul Mike San Miguel----- ["Mike San Miguel" ] 18 Jul Mike San Miguel [Tom Ryan ] 17 Jul Re: Mike San Miguel in the L.A. Times [] 17 Jul Western Screech Owl [] 18 Jul Memories of Mike ["vernonhowe" ] 17 Jul Re: Mike San Miguel in the L.A. Times [] 17 Jul Re: [CALBIRDS] Mike San Miguel in the L.A. Times [] 17 Jul Mike ["Jim" ] Subject: eBird tools for fall birding From: Brian Sullivan <heraldpetrel AT gmail.com> Date: Thu, 2 Sep 2010 09:25:20 -0700 CalBirders First, I want to say thanks to all of you who have been dedicated to entering your data in eBird over the past few years. California participation has grown tremendously, and it is by far the best state in terms of checklist submissions, typically coming in around 10,000 checklists/month. This volume of data has enabled us to begin to model California birds, and indeed to begin to model birds across the whole of their range. Your continued participation will only make things better, and enable us to do more powerful data analysis in the future. As the fall season is upon us, I wanted to remind you of a few tools that eBird offers that might benefit your day-to-day birding. The first is the eBird Rare Bird Gadget, which you can read about at this URL: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/home/birding-news-and-features/news/Google_Gadget.html. Dropping this onto your iGoogle page can deliver up to the minute California rare bird news to your desktop. The other thing we have is the 'State Needs Alert', which shows you ALL the records reported in California for any species that you have not yet seen and reported to eBird (hence the term 'needs'). For those of you who have most of your California records up to date, this is a good way to learn of a potential new bird for you in the state. You can read about those Alert options here: http://ebird.org/ebird/alerts. We hope to make these available at the county level in the very near future. eBird now allows global data entry, and we're in the process of ramping up for a release of eBird Version 3 later this month. Thanks again for all your participation over the years, and maybe this month California birders will get even more energized and enter 20,000 checklists! Please feel free to pass this along to other local listserves. Thanks Brian -- =========== Brian L. Sullivan 49 Holman Road Carmel Valley, CA 93924 eBird/AKN Project Leader www.ebird.org www.avianknowledge.net Photographic Editor, Birds of North America Online http://bna.birds.cornell.edu/BNA Cornell Lab of Ornithology 159 Sapsucker Woods Rd. Ithaca, NY 14850 Photographic Editor, North American Birds American Birding Association www.americanbirding.org bls42 AT cornell.edu 609-694-3280 ------------------------------- [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Central Valley Birding Symposium From: Cheri Pillsbury <raptorcheri AT att.net> Date: Thu, 2 Sep 2010 04:19:26 -0700 (PDT) Hey, fellow bird lovers!  It’s time to get ready for the 14th Annual Central Valley Birding Symposium to be held at the Hilton in Stockton, CA, Nov. 18-21, 2010.  Sponsored by the Central Valley Bird Club, we've won a reputation for throwing quite an event.   This year for our evening programs we have amazing photographer and author Paul Bannick giving a program based on his book and research into “The Owls and Woodpeckers of the West”.  Author of dozens of books and articles and award-winning photographer Moose Petersen will give a presentation on “California’s Threatened and Endangered Birds”.    Workshops include Jon Dunn on sparrows and Joe Morlan’s shorebird ID workshop focusing on loons and grebes.  There are many others, ranging from Central Valley Raptors to Beginning Birding and digiscoping to bird sketching.   Our field trips always turn up exciting birds.  Add in the always entertaining and educational Bird ID Panel, the wonderful display of art and gifts for yourself or others at the Birder’s Market and the camaraderie of hundreds of like-minded folks, and you know you’ll have a good time!   For more information or registration go to the website at www.cvbs.org or contact Frances Oliver at hummer52 AT sbcglobal.net   The hottest field trips fill up really fast, so don't hesitate.  See you there!     Cheri Pillsbury Central Valley Birding Symposium [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Bar-tailed Godwit, Wednesday From: slobird AT aol.com Date: Wed, 01 Sep 2010 21:55:52 -0400 After seeing the Bar-tailed Godwit this afternoon between 4 - 6 PM, I thought I would alert everyone to an easier walk out to the bird. Instead of parking at the Army Road location as in previous posts, drive up hill into the park. After passing the Montana de Oro Park entrance sign take your first right on a paved road (a little over half a mile) and drive towards the ocean to the Sandspit parking lot. From here it is about a third of a mile to the beach on compacted gravel. The last 450 feet is soft sand but then you get to walk on wet sand to the bird. This beach entrance is less than 1/3 of a mile from where the Army Road location enters the beach. It is easier and shorter. Oh, the BTGO was seen between rescue markers 3 & 4 with about 15 MAGO. Greg Smith Los Esteros [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Bar-tailed Godwit, Wednesday From: slobird AT aol.com Date: Wed, 01 Sep 2010 21:55:52 -0400 After seeing the Bar-tailed Godwit this afternoon between 4 - 6 PM, I thought I would alert everyone to an easier walk out to the bird. Instead of parking at the Army Road location as in previous posts, drive up hill into the park. After passing the Montana de Oro Park entrance sign take your first right on a paved road (a little over half a mile) and drive towards the ocean to the Sandspit parking lot. From here it is about a third of a mile to the beach on compacted gravel. The last 450 feet is soft sand but then you get to walk on wet sand to the bird. This beach entrance is less than 1/3 of a mile from where the Army Road location enters the beach. It is easier and shorter. Oh, the BTGO was seen between rescue markers 3 & 4 with about 15 MAGO. Greg Smith Los Esteros [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Fwd: [slocobirding] Bar-tailed Godwit, Tuesday From: TEdell AT aol.com Date: Wed, 01 Sep 2010 00:40:48 -0400 I am posting this for Bll Bouton who had trouble accessing Calbirds. Check out the links to see some great photos of the bird. Tom Edell Cayucos, CA -----Original Message----- From: William Bouton To: Birding SLOCo Sent: Tue, Aug 31, 2010 8:33 pm Subject: [slocobirding] Bar-tailed Godwit, Tuesday Hi All, After walking the round trip 6-7 miles of Montana de Oro Sandspit on Sunday ithout success, and spending Monday morning in a kayak on the Morro Bay Estuary ithout success, the BAR-TAILED GODWIT and I finally crossed paths late this fternoon. Perhaps it was Marlin Harms who accompanied me today who was my good uck charm! It was quite foggy, but winds were light and the temperature was in the 60s. his time we had only to walk as far as (approximately) km 2.5. At pproximately 4pm we found the godwit. I've often thought that many birds are reatures of habit and, interestingly, we found the bird at approximately the ame time of day as its original finder, Jim Royer discovered it on Saturday. My photos may be viewed at: http://www.flickriver.com/photos/billbouton/ or http://www.flickr.com/photos/billbouton/ arlin's excellent images (taken from different angles than mine) can be viewed t: http://www.flickr.com/photos/marlinharms/ ill Bouton an Luis Obisopo, CA bouton AT charter.net [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ To Post a message, send it to: slocobirding AT yahoogroups.com To Unsubscribe, send a blank message to: slocobirding-unsubscribe AT yahoogroups.com Message archives and group home page can be found at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/slocobirdingYahoo! roups Links Individual Email | Traditional http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Bar-tailed Godwit Photo From: Joseph Morlan <jmorlan AT gmail.com> Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2010 07:45:04 -0700 Thanks to a contribution from Brian Daniels, a photo of the BAR-TAILED GODWIT at the Morro Bay sandpit, can be seen on the WFO web site at: http://www.westernfieldornithologists.org/ Click through for larger image. -- Joseph Morlan, Pacifica, CA jmorlan (at) ccsf.edu SF Birding Classes start Sep 14 http://fog.ccsf.edu/jmorlan/ California Bird Records Committee http://www.californiabirds.org/ Western Field Ornithologists http://www.westernfieldornithologists.org/ Subject: SoCal Pelagic Trip Report & Upcoming Trips From: "thunefeld" <thunefeld AT gmail.com> Date: Thu, 26 Aug 2010 04:24:49 -0000 Greetings, Participants on last week's sold out 48-hour trip aboard Grande saw a San Diego Brown Booby at the Nine Mile Bank, Skuas, tropicbirds, Long-tailed Jaegers, Sabine's Gulls, Blue Whales, Pacific White-sided Dolphin, 4 species of Storm-Petrels and 4 amazingly awesome pods of seldom-seen-this-well Baird's Beaked Whales. The trip list and photos are posted at: http://www.socalbirding.com/tripreports/sandiegoaug16182010.html UPCOMING PELAGIC BIRDING ADVENTURES FROM SAN DIEGO Mon � Friday Sept 6-10. The Mercedes-Benz of Pelagic Trips aboard Searcher. Air-conditioned staterooms, 4 bathrooms, chef-prepared meals, wine, beer and ICE CREAM all included in cost. This trip has it all. Lunch over the Nine Mile Bank, wake up in the Channel Islands, wake up in two-mile deep water, cruise and chum past the San Juan seamount, wake up in the south-western most regions of the ABA. Still some spots available. http://www.socalbirding.com/trips/searchersep6102010.html Oct 2-4. In search of Cook's, Stejneger's, Mottled and Hawaiian Petrels � a 56-hour Deep Water Adventure to the San Juan Seamount and Patton Escarpment aboard Grande. Already half sold out. http://www.socalbirding.com/trips/sandiegooct242010.html Oct 9. 12 hours. The Craveri's Express. San Diego waters ALL day, ALL the time. The best chance to see tropicbird, Craveri's Murrelet, Least & Ashy Storm-Petrels, Skua, Long-tailed Jaeger and Buller's Shearwater in San Diego Waters. http://www.socalbirding.com/trips/sandiegooct92010.html W. Terry Hunefeld, Encinitas Life is short. Seabird often. In memory of Luke Cole and Mike San Miguel http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4aW8-13p-IE "Come on out with us to see what's out there." Southern California Seabirding Trips by: Buena Vista Audubon Society http://www.SoCalBirding.com Los Coronados Islands & Nine Mile Bank all the way to the edge of the Continental Shelf Subject: Red-billed Tropicbirds and Bald Eagles at San Clemente Island From: "erinfeinblatt" <erinfeinblatt AT yahoo.com> Date: Tue, 24 Aug 2010 05:51:32 -0000 I was on a five day boat trip to the Southern Channel Islands last week and spotted 4 red-billed tropicbirds about one mile offshore along the Eastern coast of San Clemente Island. Three were together, one was about a two miles up the coast and solitary. Also of interest were two adult Bald Eagles on San Clemente Island. Located on the Eastern coastline near Pyramid Head. Both tagged. Red tag unknown id#. Blue tag #32. Blue tag was seen two consecutive days. Red tag was seen second day only in very close proximity with blue tag but perched separately. Red tag scavenged on a fish discarded from a sport fishing vessel. Subject: Rough-legged Hawk HY 108 Mono County From: "richard s. cimino" <rscimino AT gmail.com> Date: Sun, 22 Aug 2010 22:16:49 -0700 Today AT 1:30 pm over Pickle Meadows across from the Marine Mountaineering Training Center I found a soaring Rough-legged Hawk - an adult light morph . Bit east of this area near the bridge over the Walker River was a soaring Prairie Falcon. Rich Cimino, eastern Alameda County [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Virgina's Warbler - Mono County From: "richard s. cimino" <rscimino AT gmail.com> Date: Sun, 22 Aug 2010 22:03:41 -0700 Virgina's Warbler - Mono County Bridgeport Reservoir Fishing Access Cottonwoods. Today Sunday from 11 AM to noon there was a movement of migrants around the public fishing access parking lot: one Virgina's warbler, 11 Yellow Warblers, one Orange crown warbler and adult female Western Tanager and three juvenile Western Tanagers. On the reservoir there were small numbers of Red-necked Phalaropes. From Bridgeport, Ca. on HY 395 turn east on to HY 182 drive approx. 2 miles which for signage indicating public fishing access parking, follow to parking lot. Rich Cimino, eastern Alameda County [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Fwd: [tularekingsbirds] Kings Hudsonian Godwit From: Bob Barnes <bbarnes AT lightspeed.net> Date: Sun, 22 Aug 2010 15:07:02 -0700 FYI. >To: tularekingsbirds AT yahoogroups.com >From: "markstacybirds" >Date: Sun, 22 Aug 2010 20:20:29 -0000 >Subject: [tularekingsbirds] Kings Hudsonian Godwit > >Today at the Nevada Ave. ponds I found a juv. HUDSONIAN GODWIT. I >watched it for about 10 minutes, getting a couple poor quality >photos before it took off. Spent another hour trying to relocate it >without success. However, it may still be around as there are many >ponds here including some east of the main cells that are very >difficult to get a look at without doing a lot of walking. > >It was with a small flock of Black-bellied Plovers, but flew off by >itself. At least two Marbled Godwits are also at the ponds. > >Mark Stacy >Lemoore Bob Barnes, Ridgecrest, Kern County [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Re: Wood Storks, South Salton Sea - 6 found today, 8/20/10 From: Nick Freeman <mnfreeman AT earthlink.net> Date: Fri, 20 Aug 2010 09:11:12 -0700 (GMT-07:00) Hi Birders Today Christopher Taylor has located a total of six WOOD STORK at the Salton Sea this morning. Two at Lack and Lindsey and four at Garst and Schrimpf. Two were reported yesterday by Dan Brown. Good Birding! Mary Freeman Glendale, CA -----Original Message----- From: naturestoc Sent: Aug 19, 2010 9:14 PM To: CALBIRDS AT yahoogroups.com Subject: [CALBIRDS] Wood Storks, South Salton Sea. Subject: Wood Storks, South Salton Sea. From: "naturestoc" <Naturestoc AT aol.com> Date: Fri, 20 Aug 2010 04:14:15 -0000 Hi all. Tonight I photographed 2 Wood Storks (second year birds?) in the pond near the intersection of Lack rd. and Lindsay rd. This area is about 1 mile south of Obsidian Butte along the sea wall, Salton Sea, Imperial co, CA. Below is a link to a cupla photos. Dan Brown http://naturestoc.smugmug.com/Birds/birdrarities/11954342_ungKr#975882374_Gu92o Dan Brown, Sacramento, www.naturestoc.smugmug.com Subject: Re: Collared vs. Mourning Doves, a bit of data From: erpfromca AT aol.com Date: Thu, 19 Aug 2010 19:32:06 EDT More in the 'for what its worth' category... I have looked at long term trends for Mourning Doves (and short term for Eurasian Collared-Doves) from 24 Central Valley CBCs. Mourning Dove numbers (per party hour) have shown a steady increase over the past two decades. No sign (yet) of any impacts from Collared-Doves. The past 3 years' numbers are pretty much right on the long term trendline. Of course, although the increase in numbers and range expansion of Collared-Doves in the CV has been phenomenal, overall numbers are still low and it has only been in the past 3 years that the range and numbers have become really notable in the CV. Therefore, given the more localized nature of Collared-Doves (as Al notes) and still small overall population it is way too early to draw any conclusions about impacts on Mourning Dove numbers. With a few more years of data and a focus on a handful of CBC circles where Collared-Dove numbers are substantial, we might start to see some effects. Ed Pandolfino Carmichael, CA [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Re: Eurasian Collared-Doves and hunting From: Rick <FHolbrook AT cableone.net> Date: Thu, 19 Aug 2010 13:00:01 -0500 I was under the impression that invasive spp. birds were not protected and thus there was basically and open season on them--I realize CA different from ND but,... :-) On 8/19/2010 11:55 AM, Alvaro Jaramillo wrote: > > Thanks Steve, > > I am amazed that Fish and Game say "they do not seem to be gaining an > advantage over native species." I would have been much more comfortable > with, "we do not know.." Subjectively speaking here in my neck of the > woods > Mourning Doves are less common now than when the Collared Dove arrived; > however Collared Doves are much more local in their distribution > preferring > towns and farm buildings, rather than open fields, and less disturbed > sites. > In these places there are as many Mourning Doves as there have ever > been. I > would not be surprised if at the small scale Collareds are really > hammering > Mournings, but at the global scale there is no real threat to Mourning > Doves. Subjectively speaking, but it would be great for someone to do a > study. > > Alvaro > > Alvaro Jaramillo > > chucao AT coastside.net > > Half Moon Bay, California > > Field Guides - Birding Tours Worldwide > > www.fieldguides.com > > _____ > > From: CALBIRDS AT yahoogroups.com > [mailto:CALBIRDS AT yahoogroups.com ] > On Behalf > Of Steve Hampton > Sent: Thursday, August 19, 2010 9:40 AM > To: CALBIRDS AT yahoogroups.com > Subject: [CALBIRDS] Eurasian Collared-Doves and hunting > > FYI, from the Calif Fish and Game Q&A page today. Many birders probably > already know that all those gunshots you hear on Sept 1 are dove hunters. > > Question: I have a question pertaining to Eurasian doves. I have heard > they > are an invasive species and compete for food and shelter with the native > mourning doves. I believe they are open game during dove season and do not > count towards a personal limit. Can the Eurasians be hunted year-round? In > the last couple of years their population has grown extensively near > where I > live. If they are open year-round, I was thinking of thinning the herd a > bit. (Mike G.) > > Answer: While it's very nice of you to offer to help in "thinning the > herd", > Eurasian doves can only be taken during the regular season. Otherwise, > year-round hunting for this one species would create an enforcement > nightmare for the game wardens. Eurasian doves are invasive and are living > with, and competing with, native species. However, at this point they > do not > seem to be gaining the advantage over the native species. Keep in mind > that > there is no limit on Eurasian collared doves when the season is open > (Sept. > 1-15 and Nov. 14 - Dec 28). > > Steve Hampton > ________________ > Resource Economist > Office of Spill Prevention and Response > California Dept of Fish and Game > PO Box 944209 > Sacramento, CA 94244-2090 > ----------------------------------- > (916) 323-4724 phone > (916) 324-8829 fax > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > -- Rick Holbrook Fargo, ND N 46�53'251" W 096�48'279" Remember the USS Liberty http://www.ussliberty.org/ Reply to: fholbrook(at)cableone.net [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: RE: Eurasian Collared-Doves and hunting From: "Kimball Garrett" <kgarrett AT nhm.org> Date: Thu, 19 Aug 2010 11:37:07 -0700 Ken et al., I could say they're named decaocto because they're so ten-eight-ious, but Jobling, in A Dictionary of Scientifc Bird Names, says: "Decaocto L. dec-, ten; octo, eight. Greek myth. A hard-worked maidservant, bemoaning her pay of miserly 18 piece a year, prayed for release and was changed by the gods into a dove that echoed her mournful cries." [Little did she know she would take over the world!] Apropos of Steve's comment about hunting, I would encourage whatever small percentage of you on this listserve who are also dove hunters, to check with your local museum/university bird collection to see if they want you to bag a few (with full data) for science. Developing a decent series individuals from recently colonizing species can have great value in population genetics, evolutionary studies of morphological adaptation, etc. We probably still lack specimens of ECDove from most California counties. Kimball Kimball L. Garrett Ornithology Collections Manager Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County 900 Exposition Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90007 USA 213-763-3368 kgarrett AT nhm.org -----Original Message----- From: CALBIRDS AT yahoogroups.com [mailto:CALBIRDS AT yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Ken Burton Sent: Thursday, August 19, 2010 11:04 AM To: 'Steve Hampton'; CALBIRDS AT yahoogroups.com; Alvaro Jaramillo Subject: Re: [CALBIRDS] Eurasian Collared-Doves and hunting Coincidentally, I'm writing an article on the collared-dove in which I call for studies of its interactions with and impacts on native species. One piece of information I haven't been able to sleuth out is an explanation of the specific name, decaocto. "Ten-eight"? Doesn't make much sense to me. Can anyone elucidate? Subject: Re: Eurasian Collared-Doves and hunting From: "Ken Burton" <shrikethree AT gmail.com> Date: Thu, 19 Aug 2010 11:04:05 -0700 In the For-What-It's-Worth Department, Mourning Dove does show a significant decline on BBS routes in California from 1966-2007. There was a non-significant decline from 1980-2007 after a non-significant increase from 1966-1979. Of course, it would be foolish to blame this on collared-doves, which weren't even around during most of the "decline," but it would be equally foolish to say off-handedly that mourning doves are doing fine. Coincidentally, I'm writing an article on the collared-dove in which I call for studies of its interactions with and impacts on native species. One piece of information I haven't been able to sleuth out is an explanation of the specific name, decaocto. "Ten-eight"? Doesn't make much sense to me. Can anyone elucidate? Thanks. Ken Burton Arcata ----- Original Message ----- From: "Alvaro Jaramillo" To: "'Steve Hampton'" ; Sent: Thursday, August 19, 2010 9:55 AM Subject: RE: [CALBIRDS] Eurasian Collared-Doves and hunting > Thanks Steve, > > > > I am amazed that Fish and Game say "they do not seem to be gaining > an > advantage over native species." I would have been much more > comfortable > with, "we do not know.." Subjectively speaking here in my neck of the > woods > Mourning Doves are less common now than when the Collared Dove > arrived; > however Collared Doves are much more local in their distribution > preferring > towns and farm buildings, rather than open fields, and less disturbed > sites. > In these places there are as many Mourning Doves as there have ever > been. I > would not be surprised if at the small scale Collareds are really > hammering > Mournings, but at the global scale there is no real threat to Mourning > Doves. Subjectively speaking, but it would be great for someone to do > a > study. > > > > Alvaro > > > > Alvaro Jaramillo > > chucao AT coastside.net > > Half Moon Bay, California > > > > Field Guides - Birding Tours Worldwide > > www.fieldguides.com > > _____ > > From: CALBIRDS AT yahoogroups.com [mailto:CALBIRDS AT yahoogroups.com] On > Behalf > Of Steve Hampton > Sent: Thursday, August 19, 2010 9:40 AM > To: CALBIRDS AT yahoogroups.com > Subject: [CALBIRDS] Eurasian Collared-Doves and hunting > > > > > > FYI, from the Calif Fish and Game Q&A page today. Many birders > probably > already know that all those gunshots you hear on Sept 1 are dove > hunters. > > Question: I have a question pertaining to Eurasian doves. I have heard > they > are an invasive species and compete for food and shelter with the > native > mourning doves. I believe they are open game during dove season and do > not > count towards a personal limit. Can the Eurasians be hunted > year-round? In > the last couple of years their population has grown extensively near > where I > live. If they are open year-round, I was thinking of thinning the herd > a > bit. (Mike G.) > > Answer: While it's very nice of you to offer to help in "thinning the > herd", > Eurasian doves can only be taken during the regular season. Otherwise, > year-round hunting for this one species would create an enforcement > nightmare for the game wardens. Eurasian doves are invasive and are > living > with, and competing with, native species. However, at this point they > do not > seem to be gaining the advantage over the native species. Keep in mind > that > there is no limit on Eurasian collared doves when the season is open > (Sept. > 1-15 and Nov. 14 - Dec 28). > > Steve Hampton > ________________ > Resource Economist > Office of Spill Prevention and Response > California Dept of Fish and Game > PO Box 944209 > Sacramento, CA 94244-2090 > ----------------------------------- > (916) 323-4724 phone > (916) 324-8829 fax > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > Subject: Re: Eurasian Collared-Doves and hunting From: "Steve Hampton" <shampton AT ospr.dfg.ca.gov> Date: Thu, 19 Aug 2010 10:27:27 -0700 All, Let me clarify that I'm just a messenger here and am not involved with DFG hunting regs or dove management in anyway (and I don't even know who is). From a birder's perspective, I agree with Alvaro that this should be studied. Based on my observations here in the southern Sacramento Valley, I'm not convinced that EUCD are impacting Mourning Doves-- but I have no data to support that. EUCD seem to prefer the drier edges of the valley here, against the western and eastern foothills, and are still hard to find near the Sacramento River in the middle of the valley. And, yes, they seem to be associated with tall trees at homesteads, towns, etc. In winter, they form flocks of up to 75+ birds. Steve Hampton ________________ Resource Economist Office of Spill Prevention and Response California Dept of Fish and Game PO Box 944209 Sacramento, CA 94244-2090 ----------------------------------- (916) 323-4724 phone (916) 324-8829 fax >>> Nick & Mary Freeman 8/19/2010 10:26 AM >>> Hi Steve & Alvaro & Birders I work in the foothills of Pasadena, CA, JPL, about 1400' in elevation. For the past two years, I've monitored Eurasian Collared- Dove that have been visiting the facility. So far, only three have visited the area. I thought for sure they'd populate the site, so far it's not happened. Band-tailed Pigeons are very common than the Mourning Doves at this location. Back in June, we spent a weekend in the southern Sierra (about 6800' in elevation) near Bakersfield, CA, and the Mourning Dove numbers were incredibly high with a few sightings of Band-taileds. We just led a trip to the Salton Sea, whether it's a seasonal occurrence, I'm not sure but we had a few Mourning Doves with the collared-doves being abundant , mainly around ranch or farm sites. I've wondered how much the Eurasian Collared- Dove is affecting the Mourning Dove population as well. Here in Glendale, we've not detected them but it's not to say they have not invaded the area. Mary Freeman Glendale, CA Subject: Re: Eurasian Collared-Doves and hunting From: Nick & Mary Freeman <mnfreeman AT earthlink.net> Date: Thu, 19 Aug 2010 10:26:03 -0700 Hi Steve & Alvaro & Birders I work in the foothills of Pasadena, CA, JPL, about 1400' in elevation. For the past two years, I've monitored Eurasian Collared- Dove that have been visiting the facility. So far, only three have visited the area. I thought for sure they'd populate the site, so far it's not happened. Band-tailed Pigeons are very common than the Mourning Doves at this location. Back in June, we spent a weekend in the southern Sierra (about 6800' in elevation) near Bakersfield, CA, and the Mourning Dove numbers were incredibly high with a few sightings of Band-taileds. We just led a trip to the Salton Sea, whether it's a seasonal occurrence, I'm not sure but we had a few Mourning Doves with the collared-doves being abundant , mainly around ranch or farm sites. I've wondered how much the Eurasian Collared- Dove is affecting the Mourning Dove population as well. Here in Glendale, we've not detected them but it's not to say they have not invaded the area. Mary Freeman Glendale, CA Subject: RE: Eurasian Collared-Doves and hunting From: "Alvaro Jaramillo" <chucao AT coastside.net> Date: Thu, 19 Aug 2010 09:55:59 -0700 Thanks Steve, I am amazed that Fish and Game say "they do not seem to be gaining an advantage over native species." I would have been much more comfortable with, "we do not know.." Subjectively speaking here in my neck of the woods Mourning Doves are less common now than when the Collared Dove arrived; however Collared Doves are much more local in their distribution preferring towns and farm buildings, rather than open fields, and less disturbed sites. In these places there are as many Mourning Doves as there have ever been. I would not be surprised if at the small scale Collareds are really hammering Mournings, but at the global scale there is no real threat to Mourning Doves. Subjectively speaking, but it would be great for someone to do a study. Alvaro Alvaro Jaramillo chucao AT coastside.net Half Moon Bay, California Field Guides - Birding Tours Worldwide www.fieldguides.com _____ From: CALBIRDS AT yahoogroups.com [mailto:CALBIRDS AT yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Steve Hampton Sent: Thursday, August 19, 2010 9:40 AM To: CALBIRDS AT yahoogroups.com Subject: [CALBIRDS] Eurasian Collared-Doves and hunting FYI, from the Calif Fish and Game Q&A page today. Many birders probably already know that all those gunshots you hear on Sept 1 are dove hunters. Question: I have a question pertaining to Eurasian doves. I have heard they are an invasive species and compete for food and shelter with the native mourning doves. I believe they are open game during dove season and do not count towards a personal limit. Can the Eurasians be hunted year-round? In the last couple of years their population has grown extensively near where I live. If they are open year-round, I was thinking of thinning the herd a bit. (Mike G.) Answer: While it's very nice of you to offer to help in "thinning the herd", Eurasian doves can only be taken during the regular season. Otherwise, year-round hunting for this one species would create an enforcement nightmare for the game wardens. Eurasian doves are invasive and are living with, and competing with, native species. However, at this point they do not seem to be gaining the advantage over the native species. Keep in mind that there is no limit on Eurasian collared doves when the season is open (Sept. 1-15 and Nov. 14 - Dec 28). Steve Hampton ________________ Resource Economist Office of Spill Prevention and Response California Dept of Fish and Game PO Box 944209 Sacramento, CA 94244-2090 ----------------------------------- (916) 323-4724 phone (916) 324-8829 fax [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Eurasian Collared-Doves and hunting From: "Steve Hampton" <shampton AT ospr.dfg.ca.gov> Date: Thu, 19 Aug 2010 09:39:43 -0700 FYI, from the Calif Fish and Game Q&A page today. Many birders probably already know that all those gunshots you hear on Sept 1 are dove hunters. Question: I have a question pertaining to Eurasian doves. I have heard they are an invasive species and compete for food and shelter with the native mourning doves. I believe they are open game during dove season and do not count towards a personal limit. Can the Eurasians be hunted year-round? In the last couple of years their population has grown extensively near where I live. If they are open year-round, I was thinking of thinning the herd a bit. (Mike G.) Answer: While it's very nice of you to offer to help in "thinning the herd", Eurasian doves can only be taken during the regular season. Otherwise, year-round hunting for this one species would create an enforcement nightmare for the game wardens. Eurasian doves are invasive and are living with, and competing with, native species. However, at this point they do not seem to be gaining the advantage over the native species. Keep in mind that there is no limit on Eurasian collared doves when the season is open (Sept. 1-15 and Nov. 14 - Dec 28). Steve Hampton ________________ Resource Economist Office of Spill Prevention and Response California Dept of Fish and Game PO Box 944209 Sacramento, CA 94244-2090 ----------------------------------- (916) 323-4724 phone (916) 324-8829 fax Subject: RE: [nwcalbird] 21 Aug. Redwood Region Audubon pelagic trip From: "John Sterling" <jsterling AT wavecable.com> Date: Wed, 18 Aug 2010 11:52:54 -0700 Also a decent chance for Long-billed Murrelet-best chance of any boat trip. John Sterling VVVVVVVVVV 26 Palm Ave Woodland, CA 95695 cell 530 908-3836 jsterling AT wavecable.com Birding Classes, photos etc www.sterlingbirds.com From: nwcalbird AT yahoogroups.com [mailto:nwcalbird AT yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Rob Fowler Sent: Wednesday, August 18, 2010 11:34 AM To: Calbirds; Northwest calbird; RRAS Yahoo group; Mendobirds AT yahoogroups.com Cc: David Fix and Jude Power; Gary Lester Subject: [nwcalbird] 21 Aug. Redwood Region Audubon pelagic trip Hi birders, Redwood Region Audubon has a pelagic trip scheduled to go out of Trinidad this Saturday, 21 Aug. We have 4 spaces available and if we don't get at least 3 more people on the boat the trip MAY not run so that Redwood Region Audubon doesn't lose any money on this. This is a last ditch effort to try and get at least 3 more warm bodies on the boat. It would be a shame to not be able to try and see what an August pelagic could produce in Humboldt waters since I don't think one has ever been run during this early in the fall season. The trip is a VERY REASONABLE $75. The trip will be from 7:30 to 3:30 and will probably make it out to 30 miles if conditions allow. Please contact me by the end of today if you'd like to help make this trip run by being on it! Now back to our regularly scheduled programming...... Rob Fowler RRAS Field Trip coordinator [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: RE: [nwcalbird] 21 Aug. Redwood Region Audubon pelagic trip From: "John Sterling" <jsterling AT wavecable.com> Date: Wed, 18 Aug 2010 11:52:54 -0700 Also a decent chance for Long-billed Murrelet-best chance of any boat trip. John Sterling VVVVVVVVVV 26 Palm Ave Woodland, CA 95695 cell 530 908-3836 jsterling AT wavecable.com Birding Classes, photos etc www.sterlingbirds.com From: nwcalbird AT yahoogroups.com [mailto:nwcalbird AT yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Rob Fowler Sent: Wednesday, August 18, 2010 11:34 AM To: Calbirds; Northwest calbird; RRAS Yahoo group; Mendobirds AT yahoogroups.com Cc: David Fix and Jude Power; Gary Lester Subject: [nwcalbird] 21 Aug. Redwood Region Audubon pelagic trip Hi birders, Redwood Region Audubon has a pelagic trip scheduled to go out of Trinidad this Saturday, 21 Aug. We have 4 spaces available and if we don't get at least 3 more people on the boat the trip MAY not run so that Redwood Region Audubon doesn't lose any money on this. This is a last ditch effort to try and get at least 3 more warm bodies on the boat. It would be a shame to not be able to try and see what an August pelagic could produce in Humboldt waters since I don't think one has ever been run during this early in the fall season. The trip is a VERY REASONABLE $75. The trip will be from 7:30 to 3:30 and will probably make it out to 30 miles if conditions allow. Please contact me by the end of today if you'd like to help make this trip run by being on it! Now back to our regularly scheduled programming...... Rob Fowler RRAS Field Trip coordinator [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: 21 Aug. Redwood Region Audubon pelagic trip From: Rob Fowler <migratoriusfwlr AT gmail.com> Date: Wed, 18 Aug 2010 11:34:28 -0700 Hi birders, Redwood Region Audubon has a pelagic trip scheduled to go out of Trinidad this Saturday, 21 Aug. We have 4 spaces available and if we don't get at least 3 more people on the boat the trip MAY not run so that Redwood Region Audubon doesn't lose any money on this. This is a last ditch effort to try and get at least 3 more warm bodies on the boat. It would be a shame to not be able to try and see what an August pelagic could produce in Humboldt waters since I don't think one has ever been run during this early in the fall season. The trip is a VERY REASONABLE $75. The trip will be from 7:30 to 3:30 and will probably make it out to 30 miles if conditions allow. Please contact me by the end of today if you'd like to help make this trip run by being on it! Now back to our regularly scheduled programming...... Rob Fowler RRAS Field Trip coordinator [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: 21 Aug. Redwood Region Audubon pelagic trip From: Rob Fowler <migratoriusfwlr AT gmail.com> Date: Wed, 18 Aug 2010 11:34:28 -0700 Hi birders, Redwood Region Audubon has a pelagic trip scheduled to go out of Trinidad this Saturday, 21 Aug. We have 4 spaces available and if we don't get at least 3 more people on the boat the trip MAY not run so that Redwood Region Audubon doesn't lose any money on this. This is a last ditch effort to try and get at least 3 more warm bodies on the boat. It would be a shame to not be able to try and see what an August pelagic could produce in Humboldt waters since I don't think one has ever been run during this early in the fall season. The trip is a VERY REASONABLE $75. The trip will be from 7:30 to 3:30 and will probably make it out to 30 miles if conditions allow. Please contact me by the end of today if you'd like to help make this trip run by being on it! Now back to our regularly scheduled programming...... Rob Fowler RRAS Field Trip coordinator [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Shorebird counts and nesting distribution From: Gyorgy Szimuly/WorldWaders <gyorgy.szimuly AT worldwaders.org> Date: Wed, 18 Aug 2010 03:43:43 +0200 Dear Birders, Thanks to the kind moderators I had a chance to follow birding news and reporting from birders of California and was thrilled by the activity, not talking about the bird diversification. Me, as a completely outsider, in geographical meaning only, could get a nice picture of your activity and birds. When I started to develop the WorldWaders database (http://www.worldwaders.org) for shorebirds, I dreamed to have so many active users and collaborators who help to grow this global initiative big. some of you have already joined and I am more than grateful for that. You made an excellent job. The journey is long but our supporters help to spread the word and help to include more and more sites and more and more species. Mapping shorebirds globally is a huge challenge but we are ready to face this task. It is clear now that every effort is worth. Here I make another try to encourage you, who spend endless hours in the field to share your shorebird records with us, with the WorldWaders database, both for nesting and non-breeding shorebirds. I know in the growing eBird era (which I am personally supporting and contributing) the community is divided but some might take a few minute by case to submit records. Please join us and help to make a better world for shorebirds. Thanks for listening (I really hope it is not considered as an advertising!). Our project detail can be read here: http://www.worldwaders.org/index.php?modul=ujmadar Kind regards, Gyorgy Szimuly (Szimi)/WorldWaders __________ Tata, Hungary Website: http://www.worldwaders.org Project enquiry: projects AT worldwaders.org Skype: worldwaders.org Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=118733871495865 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: pyrrhuloxia and sooty tern From: "John Sterling" <jsterling AT wavecable.com> Date: Sat, 14 Aug 2010 18:20:15 -0700 Just returned from s. CA. We saw the Sooty Tern at Bolsa Chica on Thursday at about 1 pm. On Friday morning I briefly saw the female Pyrrhuloxia found by Guy McCaskie last weekend near Brawley in Imperial County. The bird was being very difficult to see, but I got lucky. John Sterling VVVVVVVVVV 26 Palm Ave Woodland, CA 95695 cell 530 908-3836 jsterling AT wavecable.com Birding Classes, photos etc www.sterlingbirds.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Silver Saddle Ranch From: surteesdn AT aol.com Date: Sat, 14 Aug 2010 13:20:19 EDT I just thought it would be of some interest to birders that the Los Angeles Times today had an aerial photo of Silver Saddle Ranch - or beloved Galileo Hill venue - on the front page and above the crease! I suspect many will not recognize the picture so here's a 'heads up'. The Column One article is about California City but no mention is made of the ranch or birding. Oh well. Dave Surtees Hollywood Subject: More Ruby-throated Hummingbird Photos From: "shwand" <shwand AT comcast.net> Date: Fri, 13 Aug 2010 00:02:15 -0700 Here are some photos of the female Ruby-throated Hummingbird at Keith Hansen's Wildlife Gallery in Bolinas that I took on Wednesday morning (8/11/10): http://www.sonic.net/~shwand/birds/ruby_throated_hummingbird_081110.htm Alan Wight Petaluma, CA [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: More Ruby-throated Hummingbird Photos From: "shwand" <shwand AT comcast.net> Date: Fri, 13 Aug 2010 00:02:15 -0700 Here are some photos of the female Ruby-throated Hummingbird at Keith Hansen's Wildlife Gallery in Bolinas that I took on Wednesday morning (8/11/10): http://www.sonic.net/~shwand/birds/ruby_throated_hummingbird_081110.htm Alan Wight Petaluma, CA [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Re: photos of Ruby-throated Hummingbird online From: Joseph Morlan <jmorlan AT gmail.com> Date: Thu, 12 Aug 2010 17:15:01 -0700 On Wed, 11 Aug 2010 14:08:34 -0700, "John Sterling" wrote: >I just placed two photos of the Ruby-throated Hummingbird on my website. >See under "Recent Photos" gallery on my Photo page. Remarkably, this is the >third record for Keith Hansen's feeders behind his art gallery! Female Ruby-throated Hummingbird still fairly cooperative through Noon today. Details and photo at: http://fog.ccsf.edu/~jmorlan/rthu081210.htm Photo also posted to WFO site. -- Joseph Morlan, Pacifica, CA jmorlan (at) ccsf.edu SF Birding Classes start Sep 14 http://fog.ccsf.edu/jmorlan/ California Bird Records Committee http://www.californiabirds.org/ Western Field Ornithologists http://www.westernfieldornithologists.org/ Subject: Monterey Seabirds this Sunday From: Roger Wolfe <rogwolfe AT cruzio.com> Date: Wed, 11 Aug 2010 15:15:35 -0700 Ahoy Calbirders, Hope you're all having a great summer. I'd like to extend an invitation to join us next Sunday, August 15 for Monterey Seabirds' first trip of the season. Previous August Monterey Seabirds pelagic trips have found COOK'S PETREL, LAYSAN ALBATROSS and WEDGE-TAILED SHEARWATER to name a few. Trip reports on the website will give you and idea of what else we might see: http://www.montereyseabirds.com/SeabirdTripReports.htm Once again this year we will offer a free trip for every three you take in the calendar year. Matthew Dodder, Tim Amaral, Bruce Elliot and Todd Easterla will be on board to help with the spotting. Cost is $105. Call 831 375 4658 to reserve or you can do it online at: http://www.montereyseabirds.com Regards, Roger Wolfe for Monterey Seabirds Soquel Canyon, CA Subject: photos of Ruby-throated Hummingbird online From: "John Sterling" <jsterling AT wavecable.com> Date: Wed, 11 Aug 2010 14:08:34 -0700 I just placed two photos of the Ruby-throated Hummingbird on my website. See under "Recent Photos" gallery on my Photo page. Remarkably, this is the third record for Keith Hansen's feeders behind his art gallery! John Sterling VVVVVVVVVV 26 Palm Ave Woodland, CA 95695 cell 530 908-3836 jsterling AT wavecable.com Birding Classes, photos etc www.sterlingbirds.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Sept 11th - Sat-California Burrowing Owl Consortium (10:00AM- 3:00PM) From: "torusert" <sonomanature AT gmail.com> Date: Wed, 11 Aug 2010 16:54:01 -0000 Keynote address - John Moir - an award-winning science journalist and author. The half day event will include a range of helpful presentations by several California experts with Q&A. Come and learn how you can make a difference. Both the science and citizen science community are most welcomed. This event is hosted by Sonoma Birding at the beautiful Viansa Winery and Wetlands, 25200 Arnold Drive, Sonoma, CA. 95476. More information at - http://www.sonomabirding.org/ Registration information - http://www.acteva.com/booking.cfm?bevaid=207427 tom rusert sonoma, ca Subject: ruby-throated hummingbird in Bolinas, Marin County From: "John Sterling" <jsterling AT wavecable.com> Date: Tue, 10 Aug 2010 22:30:46 -0700 Keith Hansen has had a female Ruby-throated Hummingbird visiting his feeders in the back of his gallery in Bolinas yesterday and today. I stopped by and photographed it this afternoon. Keith asked me to post this for him. I'll put up photos on my website tomorrow. John Sterling VVVVVVVVVV 26 Palm Ave Woodland, CA 95695 cell 530 908-3836 jsterling AT wavecable.com Birding Classes, photos etc www.sterlingbirds.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: PYRRHULOXIA in Imperial County From: "Barbara" <barbarac2003 AT yahoo.com> Date: Mon, 09 Aug 2010 17:20:26 -0000 I received a phone call early this morning (Monday) from Guy McCaskie that he had just found a female PYRRHULOXIA along the New River just sw. of Brawley, in Imperial County. The site is the area along the river near the intersection of Carter and Fites (he said the road sign for Fites may be down!), where one looks for Crissal Thrasher and migrants. It is mostly mesquite, with a handful of remaining, sometimes burned, cottonwoods and palms. The river and vegetation here run in a NE-SW direction, and he had the bird at the more southwestern end of this stretch. In other words, NOT the end closer to Brawley or where the beehives are. If you don't know this area, it is sort of hard to explain! You might need to contact someone who has been there. Guy said the bird responded to Crissal Thrasher tape. He also had several Lucy's Warblers there. Yesterday, he had an adult Semipalmated Sandpiper at the end of Bowles, but nothing else new of note that hadn't been reported by others over the past couple days around the south end of the Salton Sea. --Paul Lehman, San Diego Subject: Condor Express 31 July 2010 Trip Report & Video From: "thunefeld" <thunefeld AT gmail.com> Date: Fri, 06 Aug 2010 20:01:12 -0000 Greetings, The Condor Express sailed into perfect seas on 31 July 2010 from Santa Barbara to the San Juan Seamount. We saw migrating Arctic Terns, South Polar Skuas, Long-tailed Jaegers and Sabine's Gulls. We also saw Black-footed Albatrosses, Cook's Petrels, lots of Ashy Storm-petrels, hypoleuca Xantus's Murrelets, Blue Whales, Fin Whales, Humpback Whales and rarely seen Baird's Beaked Whales. See the video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ajzePuB1p14 See the trip report: http://www.socalbirding.com/tripreports/santabarbarajul312010.html See upcoming trips: http://www.socalbirding.com/upcomingtrips.html We highly recommend the air-conditioned chef-equipped SEARCHER pelagic adventure going out on Monday, Labor Day, returning the following Friday morning for the ultimate birding experience through the bird-rich Channel Islands and to the deep waters off the edge of the Continental Shelf. SEARCHER: http://www.socalbirding.com/trips/searchersep6102010.html W. Terry Hunefeld, Encinitas Life is short. Seabird often. In memory of Luke Cole and Mike San Miguel http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4aW8-13p-IE "Come on out with us to see what's out there." Southern California Seabirding Trips by: Buena Vista Audubon Society http://www.SoCalBirding.com Los Coronados Islands & Nine Mile Bank all the way to the edge of the Continental Shelf Subject: Re: Audubon Societies at IRS Exemption RISK!!!! From: Chuck & Lillian <misclists AT att.net> Date: Thu, 05 Aug 2010 12:31:46 -0700 To all: I scanned the Excel spreadsheet option on the link below and found the following. Under "Audubon" Coachella Valley Audubon Society Corporation Lake Tahoe Audubon Society Palos Verdes Penninsula Audubon Plumas Audubon Society Tulare County Audubon Society Inc. Under "Ornith" NEW INSTITUTE OF ASIAN ORNITHOLOGY SAN FRANCISCO Under "Bird" BIRD ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA-5- BAY AREA OAKLAND BIRDS OF PREY PRESERVATION PROGRAM SANTA BARBARA BLUEBIRD FOUNDATIONS J H CAROL CPA NEWPORT BEACH CAPITOL CITY BIRD SOCIETY CITRUS HTS COVENTRY COMPANION BIRD SURIVAL CENTER REDDING EAST SAN GABRIEL VALLEY BIRD SOCIETY GLENDORA HEMET VALLEY BIRD SOCIETY SAN JACINTO HI DESERT BIRD CLUB LUCERNE VLY HUMMINGBIRD FAMILY RESOURCE CENTER INC TECOPA HUMMINGBIRD FOUNDATION BEVERLY HILLS LITTLE BIRDS OF SAN DIEGO LA MESA SONGBIRD CARE AND EDUCATION CENTER FOUNTAIN VLY SONGBIRD FOUNDATION INC ENCINO WORLD FAMILY OF BLUEBIRD MONTEBELLO Perhaps someone connected in any way with those organizations might let them know they're teetering on the brink of extinction. yours, Chuck Almdale North Hills, Ca At 07:12 PM 8/4/2010, wagtail1997 wrote: > > >News is circulating among genealogy groups, but Audubon chapters and other non-profits should be also be aware, that the IRS is involved in a process of dropping tax-exempt status from non-profits who haven't filled out the necessary paperwork. > >A list of California at risk organizations can be seen at: >http://www.irs.gov/charities/article/0,,id=225889,00.html >Choose California from the table. > >I searched the California file for the term "Audubon" and found 5 (small?) Audubon chapters that are on the list. (Sea and Sage Audubon is NOT one of them, my locals rest assured). > >If you are a member of a California non-profit (and who isn,t), I ask you to look over the California list, and if you find your organization on it, make sure the proper person in your organization does something to remedy the situation. > >Joel Weintraub >Dana Point, CA [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Bar-tailed Godwit photos From: "Matt Sadowski" <matt.sadowski AT att.net> Date: Thu, 5 Aug 2010 00:57:25 -0700 Some additional photos of the Bar-tailed Godwit found in San Diego County: http://www.flickr.com/photos/68911779 AT N00/sets/72157624533015679/ Matt Sadowski National City, CA Subject: Audubon Societies at IRS Exemption RISK!!!! From: "wagtail1997" <orcorba AT cox.net> Date: Thu, 05 Aug 2010 02:12:23 -0000 News is circulating among genealogy groups, but Audubon chapters and other non-profits should be also be aware, that the IRS is involved in a process of dropping tax-exempt status from non-profits who haven't filled out the necessary paperwork. A list of California at risk organizations can be seen at: http://www.irs.gov/charities/article/0,,id=225889,00.html Choose California from the table. I searched the California file for the term "Audubon" and found 5 (small?) Audubon chapters that are on the list. (Sea and Sage Audubon is NOT one of them, my locals rest assured). If you are a member of a California non-profit (and who isn,t), I ask you to look over the California list, and if you find your organization on it, make sure the proper person in your organization does something to remedy the situation. Joel Weintraub Dana Point, CA Subject: Re: Bar-tailed Godwit in San Diego County From: Joseph Morlan <jmorlan AT gmail.com> Date: Tue, 03 Aug 2010 13:37:12 -0700 On Tue, 03 Aug 2010 19:49:09 -0000, "Doug" wrote: >This morning on the beach at Imperial Beach, Tom Blackman and Mike Goldhammer found a male Bar-tailed Godwit feeding with a small flock of Marbled Godwits and a Willet. > >The bird was near the northern jetty bordering the YMCA "Camp Surf" for the most part. Take I-5 south to Palm Ave in Imperial Beach, head west until it dead ends at Seacoast Blvd. Turn right and go about 200 yards. The street takes a right, and another street (no entrance) is on the left. Park here and walk to the beach. Upon hitting the beach, you will see two jetty's. The bird was found at the northern jetty, but also flew south to the southern jetty at one point. Thanks to a contribution from Doug Aguillard, a photo of this bird can be seen at: http://www.westernfieldornithologists.org/ Click through for full-sized image. Enjoy! -- Joseph Morlan, Pacifica, CA jmorlan (at) ccsf.edu SF Birding Classes start Sep 14 http://fog.ccsf.edu/jmorlan/ California Bird Records Committee http://www.californiabirds.org/ Western Field Ornithologists http://www.westernfieldornithologists.org/ Subject: Bar-tailed Godwit in San Diego County From: "Doug" <dwaguillard AT gmail.com> Date: Tue, 03 Aug 2010 19:49:09 -0000 This morning on the beach at Imperial Beach, Tom Blackman and Mike Goldhammer found a male Bar-tailed Godwit feeding with a small flock of Marbled Godwits and a Willet. The bird was near the northern jetty bordering the YMCA "Camp Surf" for the most part. Take I-5 south to Palm Ave in Imperial Beach, head west until it dead ends at Seacoast Blvd. Turn right and go about 200 yards. The street takes a right, and another street (no entrance) is on the left. Park here and walk to the beach. Upon hitting the beach, you will see two jetty's. The bird was found at the northern jetty, but also flew south to the southern jetty at one point. Good Luck, Doug Aguillard San Diego, CA doug AT basiclink.com Subject: Seeking Youth Team for World Seies of Birding From: "bigbirderscott" <bigbirderscott AT yahoo.com> Date: Mon, 02 Aug 2010 16:07:55 -0000 Dear birders, My son Liam is interested in being on a Cape May WORLD SERIES OF BIRDING youth team for 2011. If you know of an existing team needing an excellent 13 year old sight and ear birder, or if you have a son or daughter who might also like to be part of a west-coast travelling team please let us know. Scott and Liam Huber birdtours AT altacal.org (530) 321-5579 Forest Ranch, Ca. Subject: WFO Conference From: erpfromca AT aol.com Date: Fri, 30 Jul 2010 12:47:17 EDT My last message did NOT include the link to the WFO Conference registration page: _http://www.westernfieldornithologists.org/conference.php_ (http://www.westernfieldornithologists.org/conference.php) Ed Pandolfino Carmichael, CA [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: WFO Conference From: erpfromca AT aol.com Date: Fri, 30 Jul 2010 12:47:17 EDT My last message did NOT include the link to the WFO Conference registration page: _http://www.westernfieldornithologists.org/conference.php_ (http://www.westernfieldornithologists.org/conference.php) Ed Pandolfino Carmichael, CA [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: WFO Conference From: ERPFROMCA AT AOL.COM Date: Fri, 30 Jul 2010 12:47:17 EDT My last message did NOT include the link to the WFO Conference registration page: _http://www.westernfieldornithologists.org/conference.php_ (http://www.westernfieldornithologists.org/conference.php) Ed Pandolfino Carmichael, CA [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Western Field Ornithologists Palm Desert Conference From: erpfromca AT aol.com Date: Fri, 30 Jul 2010 12:36:16 EDT For anyone thinking of attending the WFO Conference in Palm Desert (Oct 14-17), you need to know that the field trips are filling up fast. Some are already full and others have just a few spots left. We also have an excellent set of Workshops (ID of Fall Sparrows with Jon Dunn; Bird Specimen prep with Kimball Garrett, Field Sound Recording with Nathan Pieplow, Bird Sounds with Sylvia Gallagher, and Data Mining with yours truly): Talks by Paul Lehman, Dr. Cameron Barrows, and Dr. Douglas Altshuler, Scientific Sessions summarizing the latest work in Western ornithology, and the ever-popular Experts' ID Panels. A special 'add-on' three day trip to the Colorado River Delta in Mexico has only two spots left. Ed Pandolfino Carmichael, CA [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Western Field Ornithologists Palm Desert Conference From: erpfromca AT aol.com Date: Fri, 30 Jul 2010 12:36:16 EDT For anyone thinking of attending the WFO Conference in Palm Desert (Oct 14-17), you need to know that the field trips are filling up fast. Some are already full and others have just a few spots left. We also have an excellent set of Workshops (ID of Fall Sparrows with Jon Dunn; Bird Specimen prep with Kimball Garrett, Field Sound Recording with Nathan Pieplow, Bird Sounds with Sylvia Gallagher, and Data Mining with yours truly): Talks by Paul Lehman, Dr. Cameron Barrows, and Dr. Douglas Altshuler, Scientific Sessions summarizing the latest work in Western ornithology, and the ever-popular Experts' ID Panels. A special 'add-on' three day trip to the Colorado River Delta in Mexico has only two spots left. Ed Pandolfino Carmichael, CA [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Western Field Ornithologists Palm Desert Conference From: ERPFROMCA AT AOL.COM Date: Fri, 30 Jul 2010 12:36:16 EDT For anyone thinking of attending the WFO Conference in Palm Desert (Oct 14-17), you need to know that the field trips are filling up fast. Some are already full and others have just a few spots left. We also have an excellent set of Workshops (ID of Fall Sparrows with Jon Dunn; Bird Specimen prep with Kimball Garrett, Field Sound Recording with Nathan Pieplow, Bird Sounds with Sylvia Gallagher, and Data Mining with yours truly): Talks by Paul Lehman, Dr. Cameron Barrows, and Dr. Douglas Altshuler, Scientific Sessions summarizing the latest work in Western ornithology, and the ever-popular Experts' ID Panels. A special 'add-on' three day trip to the Colorado River Delta in Mexico has only two spots left. Ed Pandolfino Carmichael, CA [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Re: yellow rail From: ambrose.m AT sbcglobal.net Date: Fri, 30 Jul 2010 02:33:23 +0000 Mary ann and Jerry ambrose heard the yellow rail AT willow lake today, july 29 AT 4:30 p.m. Till about 5. This was the spot 200 meters beyond the lake originally cited. Gorgeous place and awesome life bird! Thanks to those who paved the way! Had williamson's sapsucker opn the road in to campground. Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry Subject: Data Request for Willow Flycatcher Occurrences in Non-Riparian Habitats From: "michael.bumgardner AT att.net" <michael.bumgardner@att.net> Date: Wed, 28 Jul 2010 21:02:48 -0000 I currently have a need for data related to occurrences of migrating willow flycatcher in non-riparian habitats. If anyone has data on such occurrences that they are willing to share please contact me. Data that would be useful includes the following: (1) location; (2) date or season; (3) behavior; (4) type of habitat; and (5) approximate distance to nearest riparian habitat. Note that if you have records of migrating willow flycatchers, but cannot provide all of the data above...please provide the data that is available (it is all potentially useful). Responders can also reach me off-line at michael.bumgardner AT att.net. Mike Bumgardner Gold River, CA Subject: Mike San Miguel Named eBirder of the Month From: "Jamie Chavez" <almiyi AT verizon.net> Date: Wed, 28 Jul 2010 22:44:55 -0000 You may be interested to learn: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/news/ebirder-of-the-month-Mike_San_Miguel Jamie Chavez Santa Maria, CA http://www.sbcobirding.com Subject: July 31 trips sold out - Upcoming trips From: "Todd" <toddamcgrath AT yahoo.com> Date: Wed, 28 Jul 2010 21:30:22 -0000 Birders: The Los Angeles Audubon July 31st Condor Express Deep Water Pelagic from Santa Barbara as well as Shearwater Journeys Half Moon Bay trip are both completely sold out. Both trips were booking well, but the announcement that thousands of Cook's Petrels and a "Dark-rumped" Petrel were at the Davidson Seamount this week has generated more interest in the trips. While no additional birders will be able to particpate this weekend, the good news is that there are quite a few upcoming trips that offer a good chance to see Cook's Petrels as well as other rarities. I will outline them in chronological order: Shearwater Journeys: August 11 Cordell Bank Trip - A few spots remain on this trip. Cordell Bank and Bodega Canyon are two of the best seabird locations anywhere on the west coast. Summer rarities have included Shy and Short-tailed Albatrosses, Cook's, Hawaiian, and Great-winged Petrels. Almost any seabird possible in Northern CA has shown up here, and mid-August is a peak time to be out looking. Outside of Ft Bragg, this is the best location to look for Hawaiian Petrels. Cost is $189 and the trip meets at Bodega Harbor at 630AM. See Debi's contact information below. August 13,15 Ft Bragg - spots remain. I have seen 2 Hawaiian and 2 Murphy's Petrels(spring) in fewer than 6 trips out of Ft Bragg. All of these petrels were within 10 miles of the coast. Other summer rarities have included Shy Albatross, Streaked and Manx Shearwaters and Yellow-billed Loon. Ft Bragg trips record Hawaiian Petrels in August about every other year, perhaps a bit more, which is remarkable considering Debi usually runs just a couple of trips each August. recent satellite tracking data indicates that Hawaiian Petrels regularly occur in this area of the Pacific. Interestingly, the Mendocino coast is closer to Hawaii then San Diego is, perhaps explaining part of the reason this species chooses to forage here. Cook's may also be seen on these trips, as there is relatively deep water close to shore, and good upwelling features. It would not surprise me if the next CA mega-seabird showed up here. I will be one of Debi's leaders on these two trips and hope to see some of you onboard. Cost is $189 and we meet at 630AM at Noyo Harbor. Debi has trips through the middle of October this fall, and while I don't know how long the Cook's will last, fall is time for large numbers of migrant seabirds, and a great time for rare shearwaters and storm-petrels. For any of the trips listed above e-mail Debi at debi AT shearwaterjourneys.com. Her website Shearwaterjourneys.com has a full schedule of Debi's trips as well as all the logistical information needed. Buena Vista Audubon Aug 16-18 The Buena Vista Audubon is offering a 48 pelagic from San Diego on the Grande. A 56 hour trip in May produced 170 Cook's Petrels. Red-billed Tropicbird has never been missed on a 48 hour Grande trip, and this species appears to be present in moderate numbers off SoCal this year. This is a great time to look for Leach's storm-petrel subspecies, Least Storm-petrel and Craveri's Murrelet. Small numbers of Leasts have been reported nearshore already this year. It is just a matter of time before this trip produces another great record. Grande is a comfortable 85 ft boat, which carries about 42 leaders and passengers. Plenty or room to move around. Sleeping is in a dormitory style bunk room below deck. Hot food and beverages are available for purchase. details are below: Just a few spots remain so act now if you are interested. Arrival Time: 6:00 a.m. Boarding Time: 6:30 a.m. Departure Time: 7:00 a.m. sharp Return: 7:00 a.m. Wednesday ADVANCE RESERVATIONS: Advance reservations are $325, discounted to $285 if registered by July 31. RESERVATIONS BY PHONE (Check or Credit Card): Telephone Point Loma Sportfishing (the landing) seven days a week at (619) 223-1627. Tell them to wish to make a reservation for a birding trip on Grande and give them the date of departure There are numerous other trips out of Southern CA visit www.socalbirding.com for a full listing. Searcher Natural History Tours Labor Day Pelagic This 5 day trip departs San Diego about Noon on Sept 6 returning Friday Sept 10th in the early AM (about 7). Comfortable staterooms, gourmet meals, and a trip through all of the lifezones of the Southern CA bight are just a couple of the things that make this trip a winner. Least Storm-petrel and Red-billed Tropicbird are expected, along with almost all the regularly occurring seabirds in Southern CA. September trip rarities have included Red-tailed Tropicbird, Bulwer's, Hawaiian, Cook's and Murphy's Petrels. 3 subspecies of Leach's storm-Petrels plus Black and Ashy make this a great Storm-petrel study tour. I love waking up at dawn far out to sea, watching the sunset over the San Juan Seamount, and getting to yell out those rare birds while nibbling a warm chocolate chip cookie. It doesn't get any better than that. Searcher is a 95ft vessel designed to do multi-week Fishing and natural hsitory tours in comfort. The crew from the Captains to the deckhands are accomodating and helpful. There is no trip I look forward to more each fall, and I hope you can join us. This trip typically is sold out by now, but this year there are still some spots. Cost for this trip includes all food and beverages (basically the trip includes everything but a tip for the crew). Contact info below: ADVANCE RESERVATIONS: Advance reservations are $1075 and include all meals, snacks, beverages. Reservations for this trip are handled by Searcher Natural History Tours (619) 226-2403 or the Searcher Natural History Tours website 2010 has already been a banner year, and the season is just getting started. Book your fall trips today, as I expect many will sell out. Good Seabirding! Todd McGrath SKUA AT MSN.COM Calabasas CA Subject: Share Lodging in Santa Barbara July 30th Friday Night for July 31st Pelagic Trip From: "Monte" <tsuru8 AT yahoo.com> Date: Tue, 27 Jul 2010 02:15:06 -0000 Santa Barbara Pelagic Saturday - Lodging for Friday night July 30 I've reserved a room with two beds in Santa Barbara (a few minutes literally from the dock for the Saturday Pelagic) which includes a small kitchen. The price would be split ($95 total) two ways so $42.50 plus tax / person. Lodging in Santa Barbara is steep and therefore this is a bargain if another wants to share and save, which of course help me too :) If any birder is interested please reply off-line to me at: tsuru8 AT yahoo.com --- Thanks --- Monte Taylor Subject: Fw: [sbcobirding] Black Vulture leaving roost this a.m. at 10:30 From: Dave Compton <davcompton AT verizon.net> Date: Mon, 26 Jul 2010 15:52:00 -0700 (PDT) This o --- On Mon, 7/26/10, Joan Lentz wrote: From: Joan Lentz Subject: [sbcobirding] Black Vulture leaving roost this a.m. at 10:30 To: "sbcobirding" Date: Monday, July 26, 2010, 12:17 PM � � Hi All: � � � � I wanted to show the Black Vulture to Marilyn, so we thought we'd head out towards the eucs. that grow on the south side of the freeway, directly across from Camino Real between Winchester Canyon Rd. and Farren Rd. � � � � Here's what we did:� going north exit at Winchester Cyn. Rd. & follow Calle Real straight ahead.� Go past the traffic control stuff (another stop sign) and at about .25 mi. past this, you'll see a little service road off Calle Real on your right ( a sign says 8200 Calle Real). It's just a driveway where one car can pull off. � � � � Across the freeway, we could see about a dozen TVs perched in the tops of the eucs.� This was around 9:45 a.m.� We got out the scope & waited for half an hour, but nothing was really popping.���The birds just sat there & only TVs were visible. � � � � So, we decided to park our car at the bottom of Farren Rd. & start walking up it, hoping the vultures would get up & fly over.� Well, we should have waited another 15 mins., because at 10:30 a kettle of about 25 TVs arose up into the air & WE SAW THE BLACK VULTURE!� We were looking back east from about halfway up the steep part of Farren Rd., & we saw all the TVs circling right above the patch of eucs. where we'd been looking earlier. And yes, it was a distant view, but the bird's shape is unmistakable even from far away.� It also flaps more than a TV, has almost a tail-less appearance from a distance, and really fat wings. � � � � My suggestion would be to go to that place along Calle Real & wait there for the roost to fly out.� Obviously, I think they might "get up" earlier in the day if it weren't so cold and damp, like it was this morning. � � � � Good luck! � � Joan Lentz � � Santa Barbara ------------------------------------ For everything birding in Santa Barbara County: http://www.sbcobirding.com . Yahoo! Groups Links [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Fw: [sbcobirding] Black Vulture leaving roost this a.m. at 10:30 From: Dave Compton <davcompton AT verizon.net> Date: Mon, 26 Jul 2010 15:52:47 -0700 (PDT) This from today on the Black Vulture near Goleta. � Dave Compton Santa Barbara --- On Mon, 7/26/10, Joan Lentz wrote: From: Joan Lentz Subject: [sbcobirding] Black Vulture leaving roost this a.m. at 10:30 To: "sbcobirding" Date: Monday, July 26, 2010, 12:17 PM � � Hi All: � � � � I wanted to show the Black Vulture to Marilyn, so we thought we'd head out towards the eucs. that grow on the south side of the freeway, directly across from Camino Real between Winchester Canyon Rd. and Farren Rd. � � � � Here's what we did:� going north exit at Winchester Cyn. Rd. & follow Calle Real straight ahead.� Go past the traffic control stuff (another stop sign) and at about .25 mi. past this, you'll see a little service road off Calle Real on your right ( a sign says 8200 Calle Real). It's just a driveway where one car can pull off. � � � � Across the freeway, we could see about a dozen TVs perched in the tops of the eucs.� This was around 9:45 a.m.� We got out the scope & waited for half an hour, but nothing was really popping.���The birds just sat there & only TVs were visible. � � � � So, we decided to park our car at the bottom of Farren Rd. & start walking up it, hoping the vultures would get up & fly over.� Well, we should have waited another 15 mins., because at 10:30 a kettle of about 25 TVs arose up into the air & WE SAW THE BLACK VULTURE!� We were looking back east from about halfway up the steep part of Farren Rd., & we saw all the TVs circling right above the patch of eucs. where we'd been looking earlier. And yes, it was a distant view, but the bird's shape is unmistakable even from far away.� It also flaps more than a TV, has almost a tail-less appearance from a distance, and really fat wings. � � � � My suggestion would be to go to that place along Calle Real & wait there for the roost to fly out.� Obviously, I think they might "get up" earlier in the day if it weren't so cold and damp, like it was this morning. � � � � Good luck! � � Joan Lentz � � Santa Barbara ------------------------------------ For everything birding in Santa Barbara County: http://www.sbcobirding.com . Yahoo! Groups Links [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Fw: look for flagged Western Sandpipers From: "Matt Sadowski" <matt.sadowski AT att.net> Date: Sun, 25 Jul 2010 21:16:49 -0700 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Matt Sadowski" To: "SDBIRDS" Sent: Sunday, July 25, 2010 7:55 PM Subject: look for flagged Western Sandpipers >A flagged Western Sandpiper was found today in the south San Diego Bay salt >works. A photo is posted here: > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/68911779 AT N00/ > > See below email for more info. > > ---- > Woohoo! That is great news Kate. Hard to believe they've made it > down to San Diego already, those guys were just on the breeding > grounds a few weeks ago! You can pass along this email to your friend > Matt. You bet, that was a bird that we captured for the first time > this year in Nome. Her full combo is > > UL = metal/flag HA/dark blue, UR = Red/Yellow/Grey > > She was captured 20 June 2010, and was paired with a male that > returned from 2009 - his flag combo is XY. For the Nome crew's info, > this was nest 10WESAIJ05. I don't have the info with me right now on > what her nest success was like. > > You should pass along the info to your fellow birders that there are a > host of standardly marked shorebirds making their way south, as part > of the Arctic Shorebird Demographic Network. We banded all birds in > Nome with a specific combo - dark green flag + dark blue band, then an > individual colour combo on the other leg. Other network sites have a > specific colour band paired with the green flag. Rick Lanctot and > River Gates (cc'ed on this email), who you may have met at the AOU San > Diego meeting, are two coordinators of the ASDN. If you or anyone > else see flagged shorebirds, you should let them know. > ---- > > Matt Sadowski > National City, CA Subject: Re: look for flagged Western Sandpipers From: Gjon_Hazard AT fws.gov Date: Mon, 26 Jul 2010 09:35:14 -0700 All: A number of Whimbrels have also been color marked this year. Watch for them, too. Report all sightings of color-marked birds -- whatever the species -- to the USGS Bird Banding Lab. (If you have contact info on the researcher themselves -- sometimes they have webpages -- send a copy to them as well.) http://www.pwrc.usgs.gov/bbl/homepage/call800.htm Or phone: 1-800-327-BAND (2263) When you see a color marked bird, note the colors (be specific, light blue vs. dark blue, for example), and where the color markers are located on the bird (what leg -- left vs. right, relative to the bird; where on the leg -- above the "knee" or below; what kind -- band vs. "flag"; if more than one band, what order -- from top to bottom). Also note standard field info -- who, what, where, when, how. Sometimes, with good viewing conditions, you can get the numbers off the metal bands (even if there are no "auxiliary" color markers). Send that info, too. Cheers, -Gj ==================================== Gjon C. Hazard Fish and Wildlife Biologist Carlsbad Fish and Wildlife Office 6010 Hidden Valley Road, Suite 101 Carlsbad, CA 92011 USA Voice: 760/431-9440x287 FAX: 760/918-0638 E-mail: Gjon_Hazard<.at.>fws.gov http://carlsbad.fws.gov/ ==================================== not an official USFWS post "Matt Sadowski" To Sent by: "SDBIRDS" SDBIRDS AT yahoogrou cc ps.com Subject [SDBIRDS] look for flagged Western 07/25/2010 07:55 Sandpipers PM A flagged Western Sandpiper was found today in the south San Diego Bay salt works. A photo is posted here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/68911779 AT N00/ See below email for more info. ---- Woohoo! That is great news Kate. Hard to believe they've made it down to San Diego already, those guys were just on the breeding grounds a few weeks ago! You can pass along this email to your friend Matt. You bet, that was a bird that we captured for the first time this year in Nome. Her full combo is UL = metal/flag HA/dark blue, UR = Red/Yellow/Grey She was captured 20 June 2010, and was paired with a male that returned from 2009 - his flag combo is XY. For the Nome crew's info, this was nest 10WESAIJ05. I don't have the info with me right now on what her nest success was like. You should pass along the info to your fellow birders that there are a host of standardly marked shorebirds making their way south, as part of the Arctic Shorebird Demographic Network. We banded all birds in Nome with a specific combo - dark green flag + dark blue band, then an individual colour combo on the other leg. Other network sites have a specific colour band paired with the green flag. Rick Lanctot and River Gates (cc'ed on this email), who you may have met at the AOU San Diego meeting, are two coordinators of the ASDN. If you or anyone else see flagged shorebirds, you should let them know. ---- Matt Sadowski National City, CA ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links Subject: Re: [SDBIRDS] look for flagged Western Sandpipers From: Gjon_Hazard AT fws.gov Date: Mon, 26 Jul 2010 09:35:14 -0700 All: A number of Whimbrels have also been color marked this year. Watch for them, too. Report all sightings of color-marked birds -- whatever the species -- to the USGS Bird Banding Lab. (If you have contact info on the researcher themselves -- sometimes they have webpages -- send a copy to them as well.) http://www.pwrc.usgs.gov/bbl/homepage/call800.htm Or phone: 1-800-327-BAND (2263) When you see a color marked bird, note the colors (be specific, light blue vs. dark blue, for example), and where the color markers are located on the bird (what leg -- left vs. right, relative to the bird; where on the leg -- above the "knee" or below; what kind -- band vs. "flag"; if more than one band, what order -- from top to bottom). Also note standard field info -- who, what, where, when, how. Sometimes, with good viewing conditions, you can get the numbers off the metal bands (even if there are no "auxiliary" color markers). Send that info, too. Cheers, -Gj ==================================== Gjon C. Hazard Fish and Wildlife Biologist Carlsbad Fish and Wildlife Office 6010 Hidden Valley Road, Suite 101 Carlsbad, CA 92011 USA Voice: 760/431-9440x287 FAX: 760/918-0638 E-mail: Gjon_Hazard<.at.>fws.gov http://carlsbad.fws.gov/ ==================================== not an official USFWS post "Matt Sadowski" To Sent by: "SDBIRDS" SDBIRDS AT yahoogrou cc ps.com Subject [SDBIRDS] look for flagged Western 07/25/2010 07:55 Sandpipers PM A flagged Western Sandpiper was found today in the south San Diego Bay salt works. A photo is posted here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/68911779 AT N00/ See below email for more info. ---- Woohoo! That is great news Kate. Hard to believe they've made it down to San Diego already, those guys were just on the breeding grounds a few weeks ago! You can pass along this email to your friend Matt. You bet, that was a bird that we captured for the first time this year in Nome. Her full combo is UL = metal/flag HA/dark blue, UR = Red/Yellow/Grey She was captured 20 June 2010, and was paired with a male that returned from 2009 - his flag combo is XY. For the Nome crew's info, this was nest 10WESAIJ05. I don't have the info with me right now on what her nest success was like. You should pass along the info to your fellow birders that there are a host of standardly marked shorebirds making their way south, as part of the Arctic Shorebird Demographic Network. We banded all birds in Nome with a specific combo - dark green flag + dark blue band, then an individual colour combo on the other leg. Other network sites have a specific colour band paired with the green flag. Rick Lanctot and River Gates (cc'ed on this email), who you may have met at the AOU San Diego meeting, are two coordinators of the ASDN. If you or anyone else see flagged shorebirds, you should let them know. ---- Matt Sadowski National City, CA ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links Subject: Monterey Bay Birding Festival, Sept. 23-26, 2010 From: "watsonvilleflyin" <montereybaybirding AT hotmail.com> Date: Sun, 25 Jul 2010 16:15:55 -0000 Welcome to the sixth annual Monterey Bay Birding Festival, home of one of the most spectacular birding and wildlife venues in North America. This year's festival is Sept. 23-26, 2010 at the Watsonville Civic Plaza, located between Santa Cruz and Monterey. Where else in the country could you look for Wrentits, Lawrence's Goldfinch, Clark's Grebes, White-tailed Kites, Nuttall's Woodpeckers, Yellow-billed Magpies, Snowy Plovers, California Thrashers, California Towhees, and Black-footed Albatrosses, just to name a few? Our festival theme this year: "The California Coast � From Condors to Snowy Plovers" celebrates this diversity of bird life. Designed for birders of all levels, as well as outdoor lovers, the festival offers a unique opportunity to explore, learn and appreciate world-class habitats such as the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary, Elkhorn Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve, and Pinnacles National Monument. You'll be able to go to outings in the mountains, shoreline, chaparral, sloughs and grasslands. Most half and full-day trips depart from the festival headquarters at the Watsonville Civic Plaza and you'll travel to the region's best birding hotspots, including Big Sur and the Ventana Wildlife Society to witness the return of the California Condors; take a pelagic trip to one of the world's most productive regions for albatrosses, shearwaters, storm-petrels and more; and explored in a kayak to get closer to nature. All of our field trips are led by top quality, local, friendly leaders. Other workshops and outings will focus on photography, Raptor identification, and seeing the world through an artist's eyes. You won't want to miss the work of Andrea Rich on display, the award-winning, internationally recognized woodcut printmaker renowned for her singular depictions of wild animals in their natural habitats. The latest in optics and other birding-related exhibitors will be available at the Vendor's Faire. Registration for each birding event is offered a la carte, so you can mix and match outings according to personal interests. Online registration is now available at our web site: www.montereybaybirding.org. For more information, call 831 600-8893. Dave Brockmann Festival Coordinator Santa Cruz, CA Subject: Pelagic birding from cruise ship From: "James Holmes" <jfholmes AT ucdavis.edu> Date: Fri, 23 Jul 2010 14:08:02 -0700 Does anyone have the reference for Pelagic Birding from Cruise ships published in Birding many years ago? I believe it focused on trips in the Pacific (especially from southern California to Mexico). Thanks Jim James F. Holmes, MD, MPH Professor Department of Emergency Medicine UC Davis School of Medicine office: (916) 734-1533 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Re: CA County Birding maps From: "Finatic" <bjinsd AT yahoo.com> Date: Thu, 22 Jul 2010 14:40:45 -0000 Hi Calbirders, Thanks to everyone who responded with maps of which they were aware. I've created a PDF and added it in the files section of the group in the California County Online Maps folder. Many counties are missing but I have listed all maps for which I have either found or been told about. My original request was due to meeting someone who told me about John Sterling's site and those birders who have tallied 150 birds in each California County. You can visit the site at the following link: http://www.sterlingbirds.com/county_birders.htm My first goal is to simply get to all 58 counties. Now as I make it to new areas of the state I have easy access to birding maps created by birders! I hope everyone out there can make use of these online maps. If I have missed any maps or have credited the wrong person/group for a map's creation please let me know and I fix the file. Good birding, BJ Stacey Santee, CA --- In CALBIRDS AT yahoogroups.com, "Finatic" wrote: > > Over the past few years I have been putting together a Google Map of San Diego County birding locations. I done some searching on line for other California County birding maps and have not found but one other. Personally I prefer Google Maps because I can open it on my phone when traveling. Please let me know of any other online county birding map resources � especially if they are Google maps. > > Maps for which I am aware: > My San Diego County Birding Map > http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?hl=en&ie=UTF8&msa=0&msid=112790893377775883827.00044214b7c31ce3db25a&z=9 > > David Vander Pluym's Ventura County Birding Map > http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?hl=en&ie=UTF8&msa=0&msid=112111666875650659574.000460bad7f5baac97901&z=8 > Tom Benson's Inland Counties Birding Locations Map - San Bernardino, Riverside, and Imperial Counties. > > http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?hl=en&ie=UTF8&msa=0&msid=108208772478691043243.000453167c7f048348671&z=8 > > Thanks in advance, > BJ Stacey > Santee > Subject: Mike San Miguel 1939 - 2010 From: "thunefeld" <thunefeld AT gmail.com> Date: Thu, 22 Jul 2010 02:26:15 -0000 Photos from friends and family of Mike San Miguel enabled the creation of this video memorial of a small portion of his life. Mike was a vibrant force in the world of birding, past President of the Western Field Ornithologists, tireless promoter of - and contributor to - eBird (4245 California checklists!) and a patient, long-suffering Dodgers fan. Mike's warm welcoming smile, friendly eyes, gracious bearing and unbridled enthusiasm for exploring the natural world are deeply missed. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4aW8-13p-IE Terry Hunefeld, Encinitas, California Subject: Burrowing Owl - CA. Fall Consortium Sept 11th From: "torusert" <sonomanature AT gmail.com> Date: Wed, 21 Jul 2010 13:46:14 -0000 Save the date: the next California Burrowing Owl Consortium Meeting will be held on Saturday, September 11th, from 10 am to 3 pm, at Viansa Winery and Wetlands in Sonoma, California. The event is hosted by Sonoma Birding. The venue is the beautiful Viansa Winery and Wetlands, 25200 Arnold Drive, Sonoma, CA 95476. Both the science and citizen science community are most welcomed. The agenda will include presentations by experts, breakout sessions, a panel discussion and reception. The meeting cost is $30, which includes lunch. Make checks payable to Viansa Winery and mail to Sonoma Birding, PO. Box 1621, Sonoma, CA 95476 by Monday, Sept. 6th. Phone Tom Rusert at (707) 939-8007 or email sonomanature AT gmail.com with suggestions or questions. Come and Celebrate Sonoma's Good Nature! tom rusert sonoma,ca. Subject: Now TWO Yellow Rails, Willow Lake- Plumas Co. 7/19/2010 From: Chet ogan <chet_ogan AT yahoo.com> Date: Tue, 20 Jul 2010 18:29:34 -0700 (PDT) Fellow birders: Ken Burton and I visited Willow Lake, Plumas County, where we heard not one but two (2) Yellow Rails calling Monday July 19th from 4:15 to 5:30 in the afternoon. We easily heard the often mentioned Yellow Rail calling approximately 200 meters north of the end of the open water where the crossed sticks left of the trail, now with a yellow ribbon. This bird is about 20 meters into the edge of the marsh. The second bird was heard faintly at least 70 meters further across the marsh. This second Yellow Rail was more easily heard 30 meters closer to the trail head, and could be heard when the nearer bird ceased its calling. Chet Ogan When we try to pick out anything by itself, we find it hitched to everything else in the universe. -John Muir The first precaution of intelligent ecological tinkering is to keep every cog and wheel. -Aldo Leopold A system of conservation based solely on economic self-interest is hopelessly lopsided. -Aldo Leopold Chet Ogan chet_ogan AT yahoo.com 707-442-9353 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: About Mike, on behalf of Jon Dunn From: "Kimball Garrett" <kgarrett AT nhm.org> Date: Tue, 20 Jul 2010 12:09:59 -0700 [Below are comments by Jon Dunn - who is not on this listserve - about Mike San Miguel] I was in Portal Thursday night when I got the news. It was late and a pay phone was ringing at the Portal store. I wondered who might be calling to this general line late in the evening. I finally picked it up and learned the very sad news. I passed it on to Kurt Leuschner who was still up. Dori Myers was there too. Both were long time friends of Mike and all of us were pretty much in shock the entire next day. I'm sure I met Mike in the late 60's at some point when I was an unctuous teenager. I remember him banding birds at Morongo with Jay Shepard. I took a Labor Day trip with him and Shum Suffel to Death Valley in 1971. Guy McCaskie and Richard Webster were there too. Apart from the heat I remember an Orchard Oriole at Tollhouse Springs (Richard had spotted a Brown Thrasher which eluded the rest of us), I remember a Least Bittern at Mesquite Springs. I still remember a trip that he took with Guy McCaskie to Furnace Creek Ranch in mid October 1971 (maybe 1970?). I wasn't there sadly, but I recall hearing that they recorded over 100 species that day. I've birded there many times and have never recorded much over 90. I'm sure their total still stands as a record. After returning from one year at Rockford College in Illinois to San Diego State, I still saw Mike occasionally in the early 1970's, and recall hearing that he had found a Cape May Warbler at Big Sycamore Canyon in the legendary fall of 1974. But by then he pretty much had gotten out of the birding world. And when he appeared again about 1991, I was moving to Ohio. But of course I returned frequently to CA and got to know Mike much better. We took a few trips together. By then Mike was President of WFO and he was full of questions of how to build up that organization. Most of these he acted on. He was tireless and was never afraid to pick up the phone. Mike talked to everyone and was everyone's friend. I'm sure all connected with WFO realize that this fine organization wouldn't be half of what it is now without Mike's guidance. When I moved back to California in early 2000 I birded with Mike much more. I won't forget our trip to the Pacific Northwest in connection with the AOU meeting in Seattle. We birded many locations, including the Blue Mountains of northeast Oregon. Mike was such a vibrant force in so many fields that I still can't think of him as gone. I always envied the energy he brought, not only to his birding, which was foremost, but to the conservation and political fields, wine tasting, the Dodgers (yes, always frustrating!), ...and of course to his family. I have no doubt that I know more about Jake than any other toddler (well, he's growing up!) around. I live in a small house near Bishop, and during Mike's visits, he wondered where I could safely store my meager supply of wine. He almost started digging down into the foundation himself! Every time I open a bottle of wine I will think of Mike and his always smiling visage. Jon Dunn Bishop, CA [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Mike San Miguel----- From: "Mike San Miguel" <mikes AT wulftec.com> Date: Mon, 19 Jul 2010 10:12:49 -0400 All. This was sent to me by my sister Lisa who does not have access to Calbirds. She asked me to pass this along. I've been reading the posts on my father, Mike San Miguel, and am overwhelmed by all of your kind words. I thank each and every one of you for taking the time to post your memories of Dad. They mean so much to us. The birding bug never bit me but I joke that I "bird through osmosis". Let's just say I had an unfortunate run in with a gang of quail that scared me half to death, at the age of 3, and I never fully recovered. Still, I was included (or should I say dragged along?) on many birding expeditions. However, my fondest and most vivid birding memory is seeing three California Condors flying in the wild back in the 70's. Even at that young age I knew it was a big deal and I remember those glorious condors gliding through the air as if it were yesterday. It was a beautiful sight and it was the moment I understood why Dad spent so much time chasing and banding birds. I was in awe. Because of those excursions I can't tell you how many times I've startled myself with my accidental birding knowledge. I recall once hearing a Red Tailed Hawk misidentified on NPR and saying out loud, with disgust "That's not a Bald Eagle. That's a Red-Tailed Hawk!" I later told Dad about it explaining, "I couldn't help it, it just slipped out." Dad loved it. Dad didn't know much about movies, or celebrities or pop culture in general and I think he had it right. The world would be a better place if we all just did as Daddy did and gave our attention to the natural world. Daddy taught came so many more things than I can list but more than anything he taught me to stop and take time to notice the beauty of nature. He marveled at the smallest things and would always take the time to share them with me. I recall sitting with him at our back yard table and watching as he gently weighed, measured and banded God knows how many birds. I'll miss that. While birding was Dad's most time consuming passion, for the past couple of decades, it was really all things in nature that he adored. He knew all about Southern Californian native plants, reptiles and, more recently, butterflies. I remember walking by the living room one day and noticed daddy sitting very quietly in his chair, with a crossword puzzle in his lap, no sports on the tv, gazing out the window. I walked by much later to find him still sitting in his chair mesmerized by something. As you know Dad didn't sit still much so I finally asked what he was doing. He silently pointed out the window. I looked out and didn't see much. He said "Look up. The butterflies are migrating. I've been watching them for hours. They're incredible." I sat down beside him and watched for a long, long time as an amazing jet stream of butterflies fluttered, almost single file, over the oak tree, down into the back yard then up over the house. He was right it was amazing. It's something I never would have noticed on my own. I will never forget the look of tranquility on Dad's face that day. We rarely disagreed but I do remember what was possibly our most epic argument. I was wrapping up my degree at Cal State Long Beach when, one morning, Dad asked me to take a bird to Dr. Collins at the university. Turns out he wanted me to carry a frozen Cooper's Hawk in my back pack down to Charlie. I refused. He simply could not understand why I wouldn't do it. I'll bet some of you can't either, but I can tell you a 20-year-old young woman is NOT interested in being a mule for defrosting bird of prey. Dad quickly forgave me and I spent the next 20 years teasing him about it. Much later he admitted that is was pretty gross. I now sit with his wedding ring on a chain around my neck. As far as I know Mom put the ring on his finger in 1964 and it didn't come off until a few terrible days ago. I will miss my sweet, wonderful Dad for the rest of my life. I will never get over this loss. It sometimes sucks the breath right out of me. The only good news is that because Dad was such a wonderful family man, Mom, Michael and I are left with no regrets. We all know how much we love each other. We also all agree that Dad would have never survived losing one of us. He had many great strengths but losing one of us would have just about killed him. Now Daddy will never know what this kind of loss feels like and for that I am grateful. My Mom, Dad and now Michael's family are the great loves of my life. I consider that to be a great testament to the remarkable family I have been blessed with. I have a lifetime of memories to carry me through this and there are more to come. That is where I try to stay focused. That is what will carry me through. In closing, I ask one favor of Dad's dear birding friends; next time you chase a great bird, get it in your sights and get a good look, take a moment to think of Dad. That way I'll know he's still out there birding with you. I'll love you forever and ever, Daddy. Happy birding. Lisa San Miguel Mike San Miguel Wulftec/MJ Maillis Western Regional Sales Representative mikes AT wulftec.com 909 524-1966-phone (819) 838-5539-fax www.wulftec.com www.maillis.gr P Think Green! Please consider the environment before printing this email [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Mike San Miguel----- From: "Mike San Miguel" <mikes AT wulftec.com> Date: Mon, 19 Jul 2010 10:12:49 -0400 All. This was sent to me by my sister Lisa who does not have access to Calbirds. She asked me to pass this along. I've been reading the posts on my father, Mike San Miguel, and am overwhelmed by all of your kind words. I thank each and every one of you for taking the time to post your memories of Dad. They mean so much to us. The birding bug never bit me but I joke that I "bird through osmosis". Let's just say I had an unfortunate run in with a gang of quail that scared me half to death, at the age of 3, and I never fully recovered. Still, I was included (or should I say dragged along?) on many birding expeditions. However, my fondest and most vivid birding memory is seeing three California Condors flying in the wild back in the 70's. Even at that young age I knew it was a big deal and I remember those glorious condors gliding through the air as if it were yesterday. It was a beautiful sight and it was the moment I understood why Dad spent so much time chasing and banding birds. I was in awe. Because of those excursions I can't tell you how many times I've startled myself with my accidental birding knowledge. I recall once hearing a Red Tailed Hawk misidentified on NPR and saying out loud, with disgust "That's not a Bald Eagle. That's a Red-Tailed Hawk!" I later told Dad about it explaining, "I couldn't help it, it just slipped out." Dad loved it. Dad didn't know much about movies, or celebrities or pop culture in general and I think he had it right. The world would be a better place if we all just did as Daddy did and gave our attention to the natural world. Daddy taught came so many more things than I can list but more than anything he taught me to stop and take time to notice the beauty of nature. He marveled at the smallest things and would always take the time to share them with me. I recall sitting with him at our back yard table and watching as he gently weighed, measured and banded God knows how many birds. I'll miss that. While birding was Dad's most time consuming passion, for the past couple of decades, it was really all things in nature that he adored. He knew all about Southern Californian native plants, reptiles and, more recently, butterflies. I remember walking by the living room one day and noticed daddy sitting very quietly in his chair, with a crossword puzzle in his lap, no sports on the tv, gazing out the window. I walked by much later to find him still sitting in his chair mesmerized by something. As you know Dad didn't sit still much so I finally asked what he was doing. He silently pointed out the window. I looked out and didn't see much. He said "Look up. The butterflies are migrating. I've been watching them for hours. They're incredible." I sat down beside him and watched for a long, long time as an amazing jet stream of butterflies fluttered, almost single file, over the oak tree, down into the back yard then up over the house. He was right it was amazing. It's something I never would have noticed on my own. I will never forget the look of tranquility on Dad's face that day. We rarely disagreed but I do remember what was possibly our most epic argument. I was wrapping up my degree at Cal State Long Beach when, one morning, Dad asked me to take a bird to Dr. Collins at the university. Turns out he wanted me to carry a frozen Cooper's Hawk in my back pack down to Charlie. I refused. He simply could not understand why I wouldn't do it. I'll bet some of you can't either, but I can tell you a 20-year-old young woman is NOT interested in being a mule for defrosting bird of prey. Dad quickly forgave me and I spent the next 20 years teasing him about it. Much later he admitted that is was pretty gross. I now sit with his wedding ring on a chain around my neck. As far as I know Mom put the ring on his finger in 1964 and it didn't come off until a few terrible days ago. I will miss my sweet, wonderful Dad for the rest of my life. I will never get over this loss. It sometimes sucks the breath right out of me. The only good news is that because Dad was such a wonderful family man, Mom, Michael and I are left with no regrets. We all know how much we love each other. We also all agree that Dad would have never survived losing one of us. He had many great strengths but losing one of us would have just about killed him. Now Daddy will never know what this kind of loss feels like and for that I am grateful. My Mom, Dad and now Michael's family are the great loves of my life. I consider that to be a great testament to the remarkable family I have been blessed with. I have a lifetime of memories to carry me through this and there are more to come. That is where I try to stay focused. That is what will carry me through. In closing, I ask one favor of Dad's dear birding friends; next time you chase a great bird, get it in your sights and get a good look, take a moment to think of Dad. That way I'll know he's still out there birding with you. I'll love you forever and ever, Daddy. Happy birding. Lisa San Miguel Mike San Miguel Wulftec/MJ Maillis Western Regional Sales Representative mikes AT wulftec.com 909 524-1966-phone (819) 838-5539-fax www.wulftec.com www.maillis.gr P Think Green! Please consider the environment before printing this email [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Mike San Miguel----- From: "Mike San Miguel" <mikes AT wulftec.com> Date: Mon, 19 Jul 2010 10:12:49 -0400 All. This was sent to me by my sister Lisa who does not have access to Calbirds. She asked me to pass this along. I've been reading the posts on my father, Mike San Miguel, and am overwhelmed by all of your kind words. I thank each and every one of you for taking the time to post your memories of Dad. They mean so much to us. The birding bug never bit me but I joke that I "bird through osmosis". Let's just say I had an unfortunate run in with a gang of quail that scared me half to death, at the age of 3, and I never fully recovered. Still, I was included (or should I say dragged along?) on many birding expeditions. However, my fondest and most vivid birding memory is seeing three California Condors flying in the wild back in the 70's. Even at that young age I knew it was a big deal and I remember those glorious condors gliding through the air as if it were yesterday. It was a beautiful sight and it was the moment I understood why Dad spent so much time chasing and banding birds. I was in awe. Because of those excursions I can't tell you how many times I've startled myself with my accidental birding knowledge. I recall once hearing a Red Tailed Hawk misidentified on NPR and saying out loud, with disgust "That's not a Bald Eagle. That's a Red-Tailed Hawk!" I later told Dad about it explaining, "I couldn't help it, it just slipped out." Dad loved it. Dad didn't know much about movies, or celebrities or pop culture in general and I think he had it right. The world would be a better place if we all just did as Daddy did and gave our attention to the natural world. Daddy taught came so many more things than I can list but more than anything he taught me to stop and take time to notice the beauty of nature. He marveled at the smallest things and would always take the time to share them with me. I recall sitting with him at our back yard table and watching as he gently weighed, measured and banded God knows how many birds. I'll miss that. While birding was Dad's most time consuming passion, for the past couple of decades, it was really all things in nature that he adored. He knew all about Southern Californian native plants, reptiles and, more recently, butterflies. I remember walking by the living room one day and noticed daddy sitting very quietly in his chair, with a crossword puzzle in his lap, no sports on the tv, gazing out the window. I walked by much later to find him still sitting in his chair mesmerized by something. As you know Dad didn't sit still much so I finally asked what he was doing. He silently pointed out the window. I looked out and didn't see much. He said "Look up. The butterflies are migrating. I've been watching them for hours. They're incredible." I sat down beside him and watched for a long, long time as an amazing jet stream of butterflies fluttered, almost single file, over the oak tree, down into the back yard then up over the house. He was right it was amazing. It's something I never would have noticed on my own. I will never forget the look of tranquility on Dad's face that day. We rarely disagreed but I do remember what was possibly our most epic argument. I was wrapping up my degree at Cal State Long Beach when, one morning, Dad asked me to take a bird to Dr. Collins at the university. Turns out he wanted me to carry a frozen Cooper's Hawk in my back pack down to Charlie. I refused. He simply could not understand why I wouldn't do it. I'll bet some of you can't either, but I can tell you a 20-year-old young woman is NOT interested in being a mule for defrosting bird of prey. Dad quickly forgave me and I spent the next 20 years teasing him about it. Much later he admitted that is was pretty gross. I now sit with his wedding ring on a chain around my neck. As far as I know Mom put the ring on his finger in 1964 and it didn't come off until a few terrible days ago. I will miss my sweet, wonderful Dad for the rest of my life. I will never get over this loss. It sometimes sucks the breath right out of me. The only good news is that because Dad was such a wonderful family man, Mom, Michael and I are left with no regrets. We all know how much we love each other. We also all agree that Dad would have never survived losing one of us. He had many great strengths but losing one of us would have just about killed him. Now Daddy will never know what this kind of loss feels like and for that I am grateful. My Mom, Dad and now Michael's family are the great loves of my life. I consider that to be a great testament to the remarkable family I have been blessed with. I have a lifetime of memories to carry me through this and there are more to come. That is where I try to stay focused. That is what will carry me through. In closing, I ask one favor of Dad's dear birding friends; next time you chase a great bird, get it in your sights and get a good look, take a moment to think of Dad. That way I'll know he's still out there birding with you. I'll love you forever and ever, Daddy. Happy birding. Lisa San Miguel Mike San Miguel Wulftec/MJ Maillis Western Regional Sales Representative mikes AT wulftec.com 909 524-1966-phone (819) 838-5539-fax www.wulftec.com www.maillis.gr P Think Green! Please consider the environment before printing this email [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Mike San Miguel From: Tom Ryan <tryanbio AT gmail.com> Date: Sun, 18 Jul 2010 10:17:11 -0700 To me, Mike was a role model in so many ways. One thing that speaks well of Mike is that there are many of us in my generation who can say the same. I had known Mike through acquaintances and birding for a number of years. Mike and I became friends when he came to me to assist him with crafting a letter to the LA County and the Army Corps over destruction of least Bell�s vireo habitat during maintenance activities. I helped him integrate his observations with environmental regulations that protect the vireos and their habitat. This spring and summer, I have observed least Bell�s vireos, as well as yellow-breasted chats and other riparian birds in new areas and in higher densities in existing patches of riparian habitat that I believe are a direct result of his efforts and many battles over the years. The last time I saw him in the field was at Bonelli Park looking at a wood stork. He was staring into his scope and I jokingly walked up behind him and asked, �sir, what are you looking at?� As was typical of Mike, not looking up, and not knowing who I was, he began to describe the wood stork and why it was interesting to what he thought was a complete stranger. He finally looked up and chuckled at me. That was Mike, always a great ambassador for birding and conservation. He and Gayle became good friends to me and my family. When my wife Yelitza immigrated to the US, we visited with him and Gayle. At the time, her English was very limited. They made her feel at home, then he broke out the champagne and her English improved ten-fold after two glasses. They made her feel comfortable and confident in her new surroundings. Then last year, I brought my 2-year old daughter to his house and she learned the joy of watching dozens (it was a slow day) of hummingbirds buzzing around her head. Finally, I would like to thank Jon Feenstra. I cannot imagine what he must have gone through that night. As I have read and heard, his actions during the situation and the following morning were heroic. I am sure his presence gave tremendous comfort to Mike. More heroic and brave was immediately going to see Gayle and Mike�s children after he got off the mountain that morning. All I can say is thank you and that I wish I could help lessen the sadness. I know Mike would have been proud of your actions. Tom Ryan Monrovia, CA [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! 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! 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Times Community News raul.roa AT latimes.com 213.550.9513 ----- Original Message ---- > From: Lori Conrad > To: Calbirds ; lacobirds AT yahoogroups.com; >OrangeCountyBirding AT yahoogroups.com; Venturacobirding >; inlandcountybirds >; SDbirds > Sent: Sat, July 17, 2010 7:32:38 AM > Subject: [LACoBirds] Mike San Miguel in the L.A. Times > > Hi all > > > > Just wanted to let everyone know that there is a nice article honoring Mike > in the obituary section of the L.A. Times this morning. Section AA, page > AA5. > > > > Lori Conrad > > Hermosa Beach > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > ------------------------------------ > > Unsubscribe: mailto:LACoBirds-unsubscribe AT yahoogroups.com > Website: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LACoBirds > Listowners: mailto:LACoBirds-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:LACoBirds-nomail AT yahoogroups.com > Resume email delivery: mailto:LACoBirds-normal AT yahoogroups.comYahoo! Groups >Links > > > > Subject: Western Screech Owl From: <dan100 AT cox.net> Date: Sat, 17 Jul 2010 16:50:53 -0700 Three of us went into Silverado Canyon this last month to take video of Western Screech-Owl. The 2-minute video may be found on the Optics4Birding blog at http://www.optics4birding.com/blog/. These adorable little owls are always fun to see. Dan Lockshaw Aliso Viejo, CA http://www.optics4birding.com http://www.owling.com Subject: Memories of Mike From: "vernonhowe" <vhowe AT lasierra.edu> Date: Sun, 18 Jul 2010 00:26:58 -0000 I am still trying to put into perspective the news of Mike San Miguel's terrible accident but I just can't. Andrew and I frequently crossed paths with Mike in eastern Kern County and we were always enriched and invigorated by birding with him. However, it is Mike the quality human being that I will miss most. Mike and I found out that we shared several things other than our personal interest in birding. Often Mike would remark that we were each so blessed to be able to bird with sons who had passed up their fathers in birding skills. Mike's pride in Michael's birding expertise was only surpassed by his respect for Michael's decision to bird less so that he could be a better father to Jake and Alex. Andrew in his post "Remembering a Friend" to inlandcountybirds eloquently tells of Mike's importance when Andrew was an awkward teenager. The birding community and Mike in particular had a big impact on Andrew's maturation; I am eternally grateful for this. Although I have not been fortunate enough to meet Gayle or Lisa, I feel as if I know them because of the stories Mike shared with me. My wife, Winona, and Gayle are both teachers. We enjoyed talking about how nice it was to be married to teachers. Mike would tell me that he had never seen anyone who was such a natural teacher as Gayle. Winona got to bird with Mike several times, and he would always ask about her when he saw Andrew or me. We also shared the fact that we each had a daughter. Once I said to Mike I enjoyed our bragging sessions about our daughters. His reply was that we weren't bragging; we were two unbiased people stating facts. In short Mike made me want to be a better parent and a better person. The California birding community has lost an icon. Vernon Howe Riverside, CA Subject: Re: Mike San Miguel in the L.A. Times From: erpfromca AT aol.com Date: Sat, 17 Jul 2010 20:11:48 EDT For an electronic link to the LA Times article on Mike, go to: _http://www.latimes.com/news/science/environment/la-me-michael-san-miguel-20100717,0,164 3002.story_ (http://www.latimes.com/news/science/environment/la-me-michael-san-miguel-20100717,0,1643002.story) Ed Pandolfino Carmichael, CA [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Re: [CALBIRDS] Mike San Miguel in the L.A. Times From: ERPFROMCA AT AOL.COM Date: Sat, 17 Jul 2010 20:11:48 EDT For an electronic link to the LA Times article on Mike, go to: _http://www.latimes.com/news/science/environment/la-me-michael-san-miguel-20100717,0,164 3002.story_ (http://www.latimes.com/news/science/environment/la-me-michael-san-miguel-20100717,0,1643002.story) Ed Pandolfino Carmichael, CA [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Mike From: "Jim" <jpike44 AT earthlink.net> Date: Sat, 17 Jul 2010 21:09:03 -0000 Mike's death illustrates for me one of those sad truths: that we often don't fully appreciate the rarity of the qualities that an individual possesses until that person has been taken away from us. Thanks to those that posted the link to the LA Times article on Mike. I want to point out that the family is asking that those that may have wished to send flowers should instead contribute to an organization that was close to Mike's heart, the Western Field Ornithologists (publishers of Western Birds magazine). The link below will take you to their website, and one can donate via an additional link at the bottom of the home page: http://www.westernfieldornithologists.org/ Jim Pike