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16 Mar Cliff Swallows ["Barbara Peck" ] 15 Mar Eurasian Collared Doves ["brad d" ] 13 Mar Anderson Wood Stork is a White Stork ["Rob" ] 12 Mar Anderson Wood Stork! ["Rob" ] 12 Mar Gyrfalcon reported in Red Bluff [Bob & Carol Yutzy ] 10 Mar Osprey, merlin, and creeper ["Barbara Peck" ] 11 Mar Clear Creek Greenway Trail ["tjkashuba" ] 09 Mar WINTU AUDUBON MEETING ["geo_horn" ] 09 Mar Rufous Hummer [Bob & Carol Yutzy ] 09 Mar Lapland Longspur correcton ["bluesmagic48" ] 09 Mar Klamath Falls And Parkville Rd. ["bluesmagic48" ] 5 Mar Ash-throated Flycatcher [Frank Sanderson ] 4 Mar Sandhill Cranes [Barb Coulter ] 04 Mar Eurasian Collared-Dove ["brad d" ] 24 Feb [Fwd: GBBC Newsletter: February 24, 2010] [Bob & Carol Yutzy ] 23 Feb Community service projects [Karen Scheuermann ] 20 Feb Eurasian Collared Doves ["Jeanette" ] 18 Feb Birds have 5 cone types [Karen Scheuermann ] 18 Feb Osprey on nest ["Barbara Peck" ] 17 Feb Sandhill cranes ["mitsy57" ] 17 Feb They're back ["Barbara Peck" ] 16 Feb Swasey Saw-whet and Screech Owls [Pablo Herrera ] 15 Feb Harris's Sparrow spends the winter, again. ["mitsy57" ] 14 Feb Sandhill Cranes [Bill Oliver ] 11 Feb Trumpeter Swan [Pablo Herrera ] 10 Feb Burrowing Owl Habitat Install in Chico, Saturday, February 20, 9am ["soaringfalcon6" ] 9 Feb Grackle ["Darling, Dylan" ] 08 Feb Jelly's Ferry & Millville birds - Tehama County Phainopepla, & Shasta County dark phase Ferruginous Hawk [Bob & Carol Yutzy ] 8 Feb Fall River Valley today ["Kenneth Able" ] 08 Feb Wintu Audubon Llano Seco Field Trip ["geo_horn" ] 8 Feb Lema Ranch [Frank Sanderson ] 7 Feb peach colored House Finch [John Plank ] 04 Feb Robins ["hummer532000" ] 2 Feb Orange-crowned Warbler ["Barbara Peck" ] 2 Feb Golden-crowned Kinglets ["Barbara Peck" ] 01 Feb Re: Re: Red-naped Sapsucker in Burney [Bob & Carol Yutzy ] 01 Feb Re: Red-naped Sapsucker in Burney ["Don Marsh" ] 01 Feb Red-naped (?) Sapsucker in Burney ["cymcity" ] 31 Jan Battle Creek/Lone Tree Pond [Frank Sanderson ] 30 Jan Interesting Warbler Season ["Barbara Peck" ] 29 Jan For sale - Bird/Wildlife photography camera - PANASONIC LUMIX DMC-FZ30 8.0 MP CAMERA [Bob & Carol Yutzy ] 28 Jan Great Horned Owl ["Jeanette" ] 28 Jan Townsend's Warbler ["Barbara Peck" ] 27 Jan Fw: Come show support for the proposed Sacramento River National Recreation Area! ["Karen Scheuermann" ] 27 Jan Cassin's Finch ["ken.bachman" ] 26 Jan Golden-crowned Kinglet -- East Turtle Bay ["Bruun, Ray (CDPH-DDWEM)" ] 25 Jan Visiting Hummingbird [Frank Sanderson ] 24 Jan More Tundra Swans ["Barbara Peck" ] 24 Jan Kutras Lake [Frank Sanderson ] 23 Jan warblers and white-throat ["Barbara Peck" ] 22 Jan Burrowing Owls ["Richard Cimino" ] 19 Jan Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge—January 16, 2010 [Bill Oliver ] 18 Jan Birding along Clear Creek ["bluesmagic48" ] 18 Jan Burrowing Owl habitat and Ferruginous Hawk ["soaringfalcon6" ] 18 Jan Peregrine Falcon ["Ken" ] 17 Jan MacGillivray's Warbler plus ["Barbara Peck" ] 17 Jan Humboldt Bay/Cresent City Birding [Frank Sanderson ] 16 Jan Today in Fall River Valley ["Kenneth Able" ] 14 Jan Re: need id- Lincoln's Sparrow. [Bob & Carol Yutzy ] 15 Jan need id ["maniacmomd" ] 14 Jan Re: Fw: Robin with white head [Bob & Carol Yutzy ] 14 Jan Fw: Robin with white head [Dan Greaney ] 14 Jan robin with white head [Dan Greaney ] 13 Jan 2009 County Totals ["John" ] 13 Jan Kutras Lake - Mew Gull ["Bruun, Ray (CDPH-DDWEM)" ] 13 Jan WINTU AUDUBON MEETING ["geo_horn" ] 12 Jan Bald eagle on Shasta St!!!!!!!!!! ["hummers4peg" ] 11 Jan Re: Hummers On TV Channel 9 [Bob & Carol Yutzy ] 11 Jan Hummers On TV Channel 9 ["hummers4peg" ] 10 Jan Re: Clover Creek ["Jeanette" ] 10 Jan Clover Creek [Frank Sanderson ] 9 Jan Redding Christmas Bird Count Results [Bill Oliver ] 05 Jan Sora ["Debby" ] 4 Jan (unknown) [Frank Sanderson ] 04 Jan New good county birds for 2009 in Shasta County [Bob & Carol Yutzy ] 4 Jan RE: Anderson Great-tailed Grackles [Len Lindstrand ] Subject: Cliff Swallows From: "Barbara Peck" <bapeck AT jeffnet.org> Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2010 07:25:01 -0700 Hi, I saw Cliff Swallows at the Sundial Bridge Monday during the noon hours. Last Saturday, 3/13, there was a singing Purple Finch at Anderson River Park. Barbara Peck Anderson, CA (Shasta County) [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Eurasian Collared Doves From: "brad d" <abynrml2 AT yahoo.com> Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 17:37:06 -0000 The last 3 days in a row, I've had a pair of Eurasian Collared Doves in my yard in Summit City. They stay very close to each other. peace...brad Subject: Anderson Wood Stork is a White Stork From: "Rob" <kingbird AT snowcrest.net> Date: Sat, 13 Mar 2010 02:22:59 -0000 Hi All, It appears that our stork sighting from today is a White Stork. John Sterling reminds me to look at the head\bill details, and that is the crux of it for me. My sighting matches the plate in 'The Handbook of Bird Identification for Europe and Western Palearctic' by Mark Beaman and Steve Madge, pg.107, for White Stork.The bill is identical to the sighting of this mornings stork. I guess I talked myself into seeing a juvenile-type Wood Stork, but now that I think about it, that would be in August and September, not March, I think. Both Joseph Morlan and Dominik Mosur pointed out recent sightings in Glenn County of White Stork. So, this stork is probably the same bird. So, I should follow a new rule. No looking up at birds on busy shopping days and rushing into the 'easy' conclusion! Regards, Rob Subject: Anderson Wood Stork! From: "Rob" <kingbird AT snowcrest.net> Date: Fri, 12 Mar 2010 22:28:03 -0000 Hi All, This morning at 9:30, Cathy and I saw a Wood Stork circling the area of Volante Park in Downtown Anderson. The park and wetlands are west of Hwy 273 along Olinda Road. This is just south of Anderson High School. The bird circled the area for twenty minutes fighting heavy winds and I lost the bird as it circled towards the Sacramento River. This is a VERY large puffy white bird with a wide black trailing edge and wide black wingtips on the underwing and upperwing surfaces. The bill was long and slender looking (especially at a distance), nothing like an American White Pelican. Also, the bird had very long legs which trailed behind, again not like an American White Pelican. My guess is that the bird spent the night somewhere nearby and is now heading south down the Sacramento Valley, following the river... Regards, Rob Santry Anderson Subject: Gyrfalcon reported in Red Bluff From: Bob & Carol Yutzy <boby AT c-zone.net> Date: Fri, 12 Mar 2010 08:32:11 -0800 Hello Shasta Birders, Below is a report I recently received on a Gyrfalcon reported in Red Bluff last week. If anyone is in the area - it would be good to look for and see if it is hanging around. Please report if you see it or don't see it. Habitat is usually wide open, expansive, weedy or low height agricultural fields. Good luck, Bob Yutzy ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ I saw the Gyrfalcon on Thur. March 4th about 4:00 PM while I was staying at the Antelope Blvd Best Western Motel in Red Bluff, CA. Behind the Motel is a slough just east of I5. I walked up the slough,south, which was mostly dry, about 1/4 mile where I saw the Gyr. I first saw it about 1/4 mile to the south flying toward me. My first impression was a Peregrine but as it got closer it just didn't look right for a Peregrine. It was flapping too slow, its wing shape was not right and there was not a black mustache or head cap. It flew about 200 feet over me and I had a good pair of binos. There is no doubt in my mind that it was a Gyrfalcon. It flew north and a little east of the motel and started rising on a thermal. As it was rising, all of a sudden a Peregrine came out of the river bottom area in a power climb toward the Gyr. It made one close pass at the Gyr and then started circling on the same thermal. I watched them until they went out of sight to the north east. When they were circling you could easily see the difference in color, shape and size. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ > Last Thursday on our way to San Jose, CA, Carolyn and I spent the > night in Red Bluff in a motel that was on one of the Sacramento R. > sloughs. Before dark, I went out into the open slough to look for a > Black Phoebe that I saw last month. While out there, I had a gray > morph Gyrfalcon come flying up the slough about 200 feet over my > head. It flew north about 1/4 mile and then started rising on a > thermal. It got up pretty high when all of a sudden a Peregrine made > a power climb out of the river bottom and made a pass at the Gyr. > Then they both kept circling up and to the north out of sight. This > was only my second Gyrfalcon, saw one at the lower Klamath Marsh > several years ago. > > That afternoon we also saw two very large kettles of Turkey Vultures > working their way north over Lake Shasta. I did find the Black Phoebe > behind the motel. > > ----kim [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Osprey, merlin, and creeper From: "Barbara Peck" <bapeck AT jeffnet.org> Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:28:54 -0800 Hello, Monday morning, the osprey pair using the nest above the soccer field in Anderson River Park mated. Then the male flew over to the river and started displaying by hovering, doing a shallow dive, hovering, a dive, repeatedly. At least 2 other ospreys flew up. The male returned to the nest, and the other 2 few off past the nest. Tuesday morning, a Black Merlin (suckleyi) was in my neighborhood, perched in a tall cottonwood. Today, at about 12:30 p.m., I saw a Brown Creeper at the Redding Cemetary, in the main section near the back. One of the privet trees must have perfectly ripe fruits. Cedar Waxwings were so thick in this tree that the falling fruits/seeds sounded like rain. Barbara Peck Anderson, CA (Shasta County) [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Clear Creek Greenway Trail From: "tjkashuba" <TKashuba AT aol.com> Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 02:48:39 -0000 I hiked the Clear Creek Greenway Trail between the Gold Dredge and Honeybee access points today. Interesting birds included a Say's Phoebe, a pair of Wood Ducks, a Sharp-shinned Hawk, a singing California Thrasher and numerous Lewis's Woodpeckers. Tim Kashuba Redding, CA. Subject: WINTU AUDUBON MEETING From: "geo_horn" <geohorn AT charter.net> Date: Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:59:55 -0000 Tonight, Tuesday, March 9th. at 7:00 p.m. is Wintu Audubon Society's General meeting. Jordan Wellwood, Conservation/Education Coordinator for Audubon California will discuss the major threats that birds face in California and what Audubon California is doing to protect their habitat. The meeting will be held at the Turtle Bay Museum theater on Auditorium drive. The public is invited. Hope to see you there. George Horn Subject: Rufous Hummer From: Bob & Carol Yutzy <boby AT c-zone.net> Date: Tue, 09 Mar 2010 09:09:45 -0800 We had our first Rufous Hummer last Saturday in Old Shasta. They're here! Bob [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Lapland Longspur correcton From: "bluesmagic48" <bluesrollers AT sbcglobal.net> Date: Tue, 09 Mar 2010 15:56:47 -0000 The bird we posted seems to be a Lark Sparrow. I just got carried away. Thanks , Michael Subject: Klamath Falls And Parkville Rd. From: "bluesmagic48" <bluesrollers AT sbcglobal.net> Date: Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:18:48 -0000 We went to the Klamath Marsh Wildlife refuge this weekend and there were Rough Legged Hawks swarming. Great to see so many. The Dark Morph Rough-Legged (not a great photo) but the first we had seen was in the Lower Klamath Lake Wildlife Refuge. This evening we went out Parkville Rd. and saw the Lapland Longspurs near the north end of the road about one block from Dersch Rd. Thanks,Michael Subject: Ash-throated Flycatcher From: Frank Sanderson <darliss60 AT yahoo.com> Date: Fri, 5 Mar 2010 10:10:12 -0800 (PST) Just now on our daily walk we saw our first of the year Ash-throated.  F&D  [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Sandhill Cranes From: Barb Coulter <opalflyer AT yahoo.com> Date: Thu, 4 Mar 2010 11:07:06 -0800 (PST) Yesterday a group of 22 cranes flew over, heading east.  Also had a male Varied Thrush feeding in the yard.barbaraCassel 3000' [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Eurasian Collared-Dove From: "brad d" <abynrml2 AT yahoo.com> Date: Thu, 04 Mar 2010 18:10:57 -0000 I had a Eurasian Collared-Dove land in my Black Oak tree about 15 feet away from me at 9:30 am this morning. Ranchera Pines Summit City area of Shasta Lake. It noticed me and got very nervous and flew off after about 15 seconds. Beautiful bird. Also, the Red Shoulder Hawk pair were very vocal circling over head at the same time. Subject: [Fwd: GBBC Newsletter: February 24, 2010] From: Bob & Carol Yutzy <boby AT c-zone.net> Date: Wed, 24 Feb 2010 15:14:59 -0800 Hello all, Interesting Great Backyard Bird Count info. below. Bob -------- Original Message -------- Subject: GBBC Newsletter: February 24, 2010 Date: Wed, 24 Feb 2010 16:49:03 -0500 From: Great Backyard Bird Count Reply-To: gbbc AT cornell.edu To: boby AT c-zone.net If you can't see a formatted message and photo, view the web version . /*GBBC participant update - February 24, 2010*/ /*Creating a GBBC tally. Photo by Amy, California. 2010 GBBC*/ Dear GBBC Participant, *A Big Thank-You to GBBC Bird Watchers!* The 2010 GBBC has been one of the most exciting so farâ??your enthusiastic participation has been so valuable and weâ??ve all had fun reading your tweets, emails, and comments and seeing what the shutterbugs were able to capture this year. As of today (Feb. 24), nearly 91,000 checklists have been submitted and theyâ??re still coming in. So far, the Northern Cardinal is the most-reported bird across the U.S. and Canada, as it has been for the previous five years. In Canada alone, the Black-capped Chickadee tops the list. The American Crow is higher on the list of most-reported birds (number 3 right now) than it has been since the West Nile virus appeared in North America and took such a toll on this species. Another American Robin roost topping one million birds has taken up residence near Saint Petersburg, Florida, pushing the city (and the state) to number one for reporting the most birds so far. The bird-watching bug bit hard in Tennessee this year and for the first time ever in the GBBC the state has broken into the top ten for most checklists submitted (as of today) and has already set a new state record! California, Connecticut, Kentucky, Manitoba, Missouri, Nova Scotia, Ontario, South Carolina, and West Virginia have also surpassed previous state checklist records. Nice going! * /*Male Northern Cardinal by Luke Theodorou, Georgia. 2010 GBBC*/ Data Entry Deadline: March 1* Donâ??t forget you have until Monday, March 1, to enter the checklists you gathered over the four days of the 2010 Great Backyard Bird Count! Weâ??re still on pace to break a record for the most checklists ever recorded in the GBBC but we need your help. If you havenâ??t entered your data yet, please do so and while youâ??re on the website, swing by the Photo Gallery to see a sampling of the images submitted for the 2010 contest, and explore reports from your state or province. Once all the reports are in, experts from Audubon, Bird Studies Canada, and the Cornell Lab of Ornithology will write up a summary of this yearâ??s noticeable trends and it will be posted on the GBBC website, most likely toward the end of March. Weâ??ll also begin pulling names for the drawing prizes. *Think Spring!* It may not feel like it yet, but spring--bringing migrating birds and spring gardening--is not far away. Audubon At Home can help make sure your backyard is inviting to birds year round. Learn about some of the simple steps you can take to create healthy backyard habitat for birds, other wildlife, and you and your family. * /*Trumpeter Swan by Dawn Woodland, British Columbia. 2010 GBBC*/ Opportunities to Help the Birds in Canada* There are many ways to support bird research and conservation in Canada this spring! To learn about programs such as the Baillie Birdathon, the Marsh Monitoring Program, the Canadian Lakes Loon Survey, and other opportunities in your region, visit the Bird Studies Canada website or email generalinfo AT birdscanada.org . *Special Deal on Project FeederWatch* If the GBBC got you fired up about counting birds for science, have we got a deal for you! Join Project FeederWatch between now and March 3 for U.S. residents (by Feb. 28 for Canadians) and you can participate for the remainder of the current FeederWatch season (through April 9) and get the 2010-11 Project FeederWatch season free! FeederWatch takes place from November to early April each year, collecting information about feeder birds from thousands of bird watchers across the country. To learn more and sign up for this special offer, visit www.feederwatch.org or call the Cornell Lab toll-free at (866) 989-2473. In return for the $15 fee ($12 for Lab members) new participants receive the /FeederWatcherâ??s Handbook,/ an identification poster of the most common feeder birds in their area, a calendar, complete instructions, the FeederWatch year-end summary /Winter Bird Highlights/, and the Lab's quarterly newsletter /BirdScope/. Plus you'll be signed up to participate for the entire 2010-2011 season for no additional charge. For more information about participation in Canada, call (888) 448-2473 or visit www.birdscanada.org/volunteer/pfw . *Thank you again for being a part in the GBBC.* Print off a participation certificate to commemorate your effort this year! 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Our national network of community-based nature centers and chapters, scientific and educational programs, and advocacy on behalf of areas sustaining important bird populations, engage millions of people of all ages and backgrounds in conservation. www.audubon.org / /Bird Studies Canada (//www.birdscanada.org/ /) administers regional, national, and international research and monitoring programs that advance the understanding, appreciation, and conservation of wild birds and their habitats. We are Canadaâ??s national body for bird conservation and science, and we are a non-governmental charitable organization./ /National Audubon Society 225 Varick Street New York, NY 10014 Call: (212) 979-3000 / Cornell Lab of Ornithology 159 Sapsucker Woods Road Ithaca, NY 14850 Call toll-free (800) 843-2473 Bird Studies Canada Box 160, Port Rowan, ON Canada N0E 1M0 Call: (888) 448-2473 or (519) 586-3531 Privacy Policy | Unsubscribe // [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Community service projects From: Karen Scheuermann <karens2020 AT gmail.com> Date: Tue, 23 Feb 2010 07:13:41 -0800 Are there any Audubon community service projects for a 15 year old? She is going to the Yosemite Institute and needs 8 hours. Karen Scheuermann www.shastarootsnshoots.com/Tehama_Wild_Care.htm "What happens to wildlife will happen to us." Marty Stouffer [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Eurasian Collared Doves From: "Jeanette" <jeanette558 AT charter.net> Date: Sat, 20 Feb 2010 13:37:00 -0800 I just witness two Eurasian Collared Doves getting it on in my backyard. That was the excitement of my day. Heehee. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Birds have 5 cone types From: Karen Scheuermann <karens2020 AT gmail.com> Date: Thu, 18 Feb 2010 08:15:27 -0800 Chickens 'One-Up' Humans in Ability to See Color enlarge All five cone types are interwoven together in the chicken retina so that all cone types are present throughout the retina, but two cones of the same type are never directly next to each other. (Credit: Joseph Corbo/Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis)ScienceDaily (Feb. 17, 2010) - Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have peered deep into the eye of the chicken and found a masterpiece of biological design. Scientists mapped five types of light receptors in the chicken's eye. They discovered the receptors were laid out in interwoven mosaics that maximized the chicken's ability to see many colors in any given part of the retina, the light-sensing structure at the back of the eye. "Based on this analysis, birds have clearly one-upped us in several ways in terms of color vision," says Joseph C. Corbo, M.D., Ph.D., senior author and assistant professor of pathology and immunology and of genetics. "Color receptor organization in the chicken retina greatly exceeds that seen in most other retinas and certainly that in most mammalian retinas." Corbo plans follow-up studies of how this organization is established. He says such insights could eventually help scientists seeking to use stem cells and other new techniques to treat the nearly 200 genetic disorders that can cause various forms of blindness. Scientists published their results in the journal PLoS One. Birds likely owe their superior color vision to not having spent a period of evolutionary history in the dark, according to Corbo. Birds, reptiles and mammals are all descended from a common ancestor, but during the age of the dinosaurs, most mammals became nocturnal for millions of years. Vision comes from light-sensitive photoreceptor cells in the retina. Night-vision relies on receptors called rods, which flourished in the mammalian eye during the time of the dinosaurs. Daytime vision relies on different receptors, known as cones, that are less advantageous when an organism is most active at night. Birds, now widely believed to be descendants of dinosaurs, never spent a similar period living mostly in darkness. As a result, birds have more types of cones than mammals. "The human retina has cones sensitive to red, blue and green wavelengths," Corbo explains. "Avian retinas also have a cone that can detect violet wavelengths, including some ultraviolet, and a specialized receptor called a double cone that we believe helps them detect motion." In addition, most avian cones have a specialized structure that Corbo compares to "cellular sunglasses": a lens-like drop of oil within the cone that is pigmented to filter out all but a particular range of light. Researchers used these drops to map the location of the different types of cones on the chicken retina. They found that the different types of cones were evenly distributed throughout the retina, but two cones of the same type were never located next to each other. "This is the ideal way to uniformly sample the color space of your field of vision," Corbo says. "It appears to be a global pattern created from a simple localized rule: you can be next to other cones, but not next to the same kind of cone." Corbo speculates that extra sensitivity to color may help birds in finding mates, which often involves colorful plumage, or when feeding on berries or other colorful fruit. "Many of the inherited conditions that cause blindness in humans affect cones and rods, and it will be interesting to see if what we learn of the organization of the chicken's retina will help us better understand and repair such problems in the human eye," Corbo says. Karen Scheuermann www.shastarootsnshoots.com/Tehama_Wild_Care.htm "What happens to wildlife will happen to us." Marty Stouffer [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Osprey on nest From: "Barbara Peck" <bapeck AT jeffnet.org> Date: Thu, 18 Feb 2010 07:36:02 -0800 Hi, An osprey was already on the nest above the soccer field in Anderson River Park this morning. (This winter, I didn't notice any Ospreys in th park.) Barbara Peck Anderson, CA (Shasta County) [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Sandhill cranes From: "mitsy57" <mitsy57 AT yahoo.com> Date: Wed, 17 Feb 2010 20:16:06 -0000 Around 200 Sandhill cranes flew over our property today, the most I've seen in one flyover. The incredibly noisy birds are headed north. I am close to Ross' Pond off of Paso Robles. Subject: They're back From: "Barbara Peck" <bapeck AT jeffnet.org> Date: Wed, 17 Feb 2010 07:54:58 -0800 This morning, the orestera/celata Orange-crowned and White-throated Sparrow showed up in my yard again. So did a Lincoln's Sparrow. All 3 weren't here for the GBBC. Perhaps that is just as well since I had to confirm American Goldfinches and White-breasted Nuthatches. Barbara Peck Anderson, CA (Shasta County) [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Swasey Saw-whet and Screech Owls From: Pablo Herrera <icteria AT hotmail.com> Date: Tue, 16 Feb 2010 04:47:47 +0000 Birders, Alicia Young and I had a hooting Northern Saw-whet Owl and a visual on a Western Screech-owl this evening around 7pm. Both birds were near the junction of the Wintu and Meiner's Loop trails at the BLM Swasey Recreation Area. -Pablo *************************************** Pablo A. Herrera icteria AT hotmail.com Redding, California 40°33'56.70"N 122°21'3.10"W *************************************** _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail: Free, trusted and rich email service. http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/201469228/direct/01/ [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Harris's Sparrow spends the winter, again. From: "mitsy57" <mitsy57 AT yahoo.com> Date: Mon, 15 Feb 2010 17:36:10 -0000 I am supposing it is the same Harris's I saw last winter, but he is back with his white-crowned and golden-crowned buddies in my yard. I haven't been able to get a photo of him, as soon as they see me in the window or outside they take off. I took the Great Backyard Bird Count today, but they didn't seem to include the one Harris's I indicated. I was surprised that the site questioned my northern mocking bird sighting, I've had two winter around my property. Is this unusual? I have lots of beautiful Lewis's woodpeckers this winter, as well. Mitsy Subject: Sandhill Cranes From: Bill Oliver <wwoliver9 AT gmail.com> Date: Sun, 14 Feb 2010 13:47:08 -0800 I spent a couple of hours at Reading Island yesterday for the GBBC. I saw 28 species. Highlight was 111 Sandhill Cranes flying overhead! Their calls were audible for nearly the whole time I was there. Most groups were flying South. I could not locate the first two groups, so did not count them. The third group of 25 was was flying in "V" formation directly South. Then I spotted a group of 68 wheeling around and leisurely moving South, soon to be joined by a group of 18. The GBBC sort of choked on this entry but eventually accepted it. These birds could be local wintering birds just getting exercise. If so, look for them somewhere East of the Sacramento River near the Shasta/Tehama County line. Bill Oliver Redding [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Trumpeter Swan From: Pablo Herrera <icteria AT hotmail.com> Date: Thu, 11 Feb 2010 23:19:43 +0000 Birders, Today at 10:10 I had a single Trumpeter Swan with a group of ~80 Tundra swans flying over Wilson Hill Road at the North Fork of Battle Creek near Manton. The TRUS was a third larger than the rest of the swans in the flock and giving diagnostic calls like a muted trumpet. I took some video and stills but the flock was high and the TRUS is indistinguishable from the other silhouettes. Flocks of Tundra Swans have been fly over this area from West to East every morning for weeks. Does anyone know where they might be roosting and/or forgaging? Thanks, -Pablo *************************************** Pablo A. Herrera Redding, California 40°33'56.70"N 122°21'3.10"W *************************************** _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail: Trusted email with Microsoft’s powerful SPAM protection. http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/201469226/direct/01/ [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/shasta_birders/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/shasta_birders/join (Yahoo! 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I would also like someone there to take pictures and possibly video of the installation. If you have never seen a Burrowing Owl, this could be your chance as there is one living only hundreds of feet from where we will be digging. Call or email for more info. Thanks in advance for your interest. Larry Jordan Oak Run, CA. Subject: Grackle From: "Darling, Dylan" <ddarling AT redding.com> Date: Tue, 9 Feb 2010 15:41:43 -0500 Hey all, This is Dylan Darling, the environmental reporter at the Record Searchlight newspaper in Redding. Last year I heard there was a grackle spotted in the north state. Have there been anymore sightings? If so when and where? This could be a story. Please e-mail me at ddarling AT redding.com or call 225-8266. Thank you! 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[Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Jelly's Ferry & Millville birds - Tehama County Phainopepla, & Shasta County dark phase Ferruginous Hawk From: Bob & Carol Yutzy <boby AT c-zone.net> Date: Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:35:24 -0800 Hello all (and especially Tehama County listers), Carol & I did the Millville Hawk Count yesterday and had some nice birds. Phainopepla male at the same spot several weeks apart on Jelly's Ferry 9.6 miles in from the first street (Coyote Canyon Road) on the right after you exit I-5 on Jelly's Ferry Road in Tehama County. The bird was on top of the tree on the right side in a medium oak with mistletoe (duh!) just before a gully on the road that bears to the left. We had 4 Ferruginous Hawks, including a rare dark phase bird, but none on the on the Millville Plains itself. Go straight across from Millville Plains Road where it becomes "old 44" toward Millville and go up on the mesa to the East several hundred feet up on Whitmore Road. (We have had only one or two Say's Phoebe's on each count.) *On Jan. 23* (partly rainy weather) we had the following: 26 Turkey Vultures 2 Bald Eagles 1 No. Harrier 3 Red-shouldered Hawk 9 Red-tailed Hawk 2 Ferruginous Hawks 11 Am. Kestrels 2 Prairie Falcon 1 Loggerhead Shrike 57 total hawks (includes shrike) of 9 species (1.2 birds per kilometer) *On Jan. 28* (better weather) we had the following: 15 Turkey Vultures 2 Osprey 4 No. Harrier 1 White-tailed Kite 12 Red-tailed Hawk 4 Ferruginous Hawks 7 Am. Kestrels 1 Prairie Falcon 1 Cooper's Hawk 47 total hawks (includes shrike) of 9 species (also Phainopepla male) *On Feb. 7* (good weather but heavy fog in areas) we had the following: 68 Turkey Vultures 1 Red-shouldered Hawk 20 Red-tailed Hawk 4 Ferruginous Hawks 13 Am. Kestrels 2 Prairie Falcon 1 Loggerhead Shrike 109 total hawks (includes shrike) of 7 species (also Phainopepla male) Fun stuff for us! Bob (& Carol) [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Fall River Valley today From: "Kenneth Able" <kenable AT hughes.net> Date: Mon, 8 Feb 2010 16:36:55 -0800 A relatively short tour around the valley today (did not include Rat Farm nor McArthur Swamp) yielded the following, among other more common species: White-fr. Goose 7000 White geese several thousand in an area that could not be well seen nor scoped Gr. Scaup 1 female, Eastman Lake Dbl.-cr. Cormorant 7, Fall R. Lake Bl.-cr. Night-heron 50, Eastman L. and along Fall R. Bald Eagle 3 ad., 1 imm. Red-sh. Hawk 1 Ferruginous Hawk 7 (one dark phase bird; four of these seven were in the Pittville area in LAS) Rough-leg. Hawk 3 Prairie Falcon 4 Killdeer 15 Gr. Yellowlegs 55 Lesser Yellowlegs 1 Dunlin 20 Eurasian Collared-dove 35 McArthur (courtship flights today so look out, more on the way) Great-tailed Grackle 1 male, wet pasture and pond near intersection of Creighton and Island Rd., with a flock of Brewer's Ken Able [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Wintu Audubon Llano Seco Field Trip From: "geo_horn" <geohorn AT charter.net> Date: Mon, 08 Feb 2010 21:29:59 -0000 Four optimistic birders braved a rainy Redding morning to drive to the Llano Seco unit of the Sacramento River NWR on Saturday Feb. 6th. As it turned out it was a little cold with a couple of very light showers, otherwise it was good birding. 53 species were seen, probably the most interesting were 2 Eurasian Wigeons close by with good comparison views of Eurasian and American Wigeon in the scope at the same time. There was also a very striking leucistic American Coot about 3 miles south of the viewing platforms on 7 Mile Road. It had a gray head and a white body. Out of all the thousands of coots I've seen over the years this one was unique. All in all it was a good chance to get out and fight the cabin fever this time of year. Good Birding, George Horn Subject: Lema Ranch From: Frank Sanderson <darliss60 AT yahoo.com> Date: Mon, 8 Feb 2010 10:45:02 -0800 (PST) We had a cold but very birdy morning at Lema Ranch.  The morning highlights included a pair of Red-shoulder Hawks cavorting about, many Anna’s Hummingbirds focused on the blooming Manzanita, two Virginia Rails Darliss call out of the reeds, a Sora who would respond to the call, however it would not come out into view, we viewed four Great-tailed Grackle being harried  by several Red-winged Blackbirds and possibly a fifth was spotted flying over one of the other ponds.  Today is the earliest we have seen Grackles at Lema.  Additionally there were a few Lesser Scaup, a single Green Heron, lots of Lark Sparrows and well over 100 Greater White-fronted Geese.  Luck.  F&D [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: peach colored House Finch From: John Plank <bluesrollers AT sbcglobal.net> Date: Sun, 7 Feb 2010 19:09:53 -0800 (PST) Peach colored House Finch has been feeding at our feeder for the last two weeks. We have never seen a Finch this color. I know it happens but it is a first for us. I am posting two photos.   Thanks, Michael Plank [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Robins From: "hummer532000" <sheilarogers AT charter.net> Date: Thu, 04 Feb 2010 01:36:05 -0000 Just had swarms or robins in my yard a few minutes ago. Never have seen that many. Must of been 50 in the trees and at least 50 on the ground feeding. Even spotted 4 cedar wax wings in the tree... They are fun to watch,just like putting their ears to the ground to listen to the vibrations. Now I know why my lawn looks like montains, all the worms are surfacing to the top. Many fights or lazy robins fighting over worms, very social birds, they don't scare off easy.... Sheila Northern Enterprise by Costco Subject: Orange-crowned Warbler From: "Barbara Peck" <bapeck AT jeffnet.org> Date: Tue, 2 Feb 2010 20:42:43 -0800 Hi again, There was also an Orange-crowned warbler in the cemetary, our regular lutescens. Barbara Peck Anderson, CA (Shasta County) [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Golden-crowned Kinglets From: "Barbara Peck" <bapeck AT jeffnet.org> Date: Tue, 2 Feb 2010 20:32:01 -0800 Hi all, The downtown Redding cemetary (on Continental) had waxwings in many of the privets today. I found at least 4 golden-crowned kinglets in the back of the cemetary. The best part was that they were at eye level. Barbara Peck Anderson, CA (Shasta County) [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Re: Re: Red-naped Sapsucker in Burney From: Bob & Carol Yutzy <boby AT c-zone.net> Date: Mon, 01 Feb 2010 16:10:57 -0800 I agree with Don - but I too am certainly no expert in hybrids. I know there have been articles with photos in Western Birds or Birding to help out in this problem and the difficulty in races of this group of birds. Bob Don Marsh wrote: > It looks like a young female Red-naped Sapsucker to me, although I'm certainly no expert. I don't see any obvious signs of hybridization. I was up in Fall River Valley this past weekend and would have loved to see this bird since I don't have it yet in Shasta County. > > I found this URL to an article in "The Auk" about Red-breasted and Red-naped Sapsucker hybridization if anyone has an interest: http://elibrary.unm.edu/sora/Auk/v102n01/p0001-p0015.pdf > > My hightlight bird for the weekend was an adult Mew Gull at Kutras Lake, although the thousands of geese in Fall River Valley was pretty tough to beat. > > Good Birding, > Don Marsh > Sutter Creek, Amador County > (and sometimes McArthur, Shasta County) > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Re: Red-naped Sapsucker in Burney From: "Don Marsh" <marsh_don AT att.net> Date: Mon, 01 Feb 2010 17:26:15 -0000 It looks like a young female Red-naped Sapsucker to me, although I'm certainly no expert. I don't see any obvious signs of hybridization. I was up in Fall River Valley this past weekend and would have loved to see this bird since I don't have it yet in Shasta County. I found this URL to an article in "The Auk" about Red-breasted and Red-naped Sapsucker hybridization if anyone has an interest: http://elibrary.unm.edu/sora/Auk/v102n01/p0001-p0015.pdf My hightlight bird for the weekend was an adult Mew Gull at Kutras Lake, although the thousands of geese in Fall River Valley was pretty tough to beat. Good Birding, Don Marsh Sutter Creek, Amador County (and sometimes McArthur, Shasta County) Subject: Red-naped (?) Sapsucker in Burney From: "cymcity" <cymcity AT yahoo.com> Date: Mon, 01 Feb 2010 00:41:28 -0000 Greetings all, We have a Sapsucker hanging out in our yard in Burney Basin. Pretty darn sure it's a Red-naped. I've put a few photos my hubby took through a scope in a folder called Burney Birds. It seems to be lacking a couple of points a Red-naped should have, like the black at the top of the breast & the white stripe down the side isn't real distinctive, but I'm thinking it could be a 1st year. Any other insight? Dee Subject: Battle Creek/Lone Tree Pond From: Frank Sanderson <darliss60 AT yahoo.com> Date: Sun, 31 Jan 2010 14:30:36 -0800 (PST) We just got in from a birding trip to Battle Creek/Colman & Lone Tree Pond areas.  We had record day for American Bitterns, two (within 20 feet) at the ponds just east of the Battle Creek Wildlife Area and a third at Lone Tree.  At Battle Creek we called up 7 Virginia Rails but 0 Sora.  Luck.  F&D  [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Interesting Warbler Season From: "Barbara Peck" <bapeck AT jeffnet.org> Date: Sat, 30 Jan 2010 13:11:44 -0800 Hello, Today I have a new Orange-crowned Warbler in the yard. It certainly seems to be a first fall female orestera. Any thoughts on this? This bird had an all gray hood, eye crescents and an obvious eyeline. It has the indistinct greenish streaks in the drab yellow undersides typical of orange crowns. The legs are drab. The bill a single color. The tail doesn't have a long projection byeond the primaries. The undertail coverts are yellowish. The only whitish area below is around the legs. This is not the bird of two weeks ago which was definitely a MacGillivray's. Here is a link to the single photo I got. This is on Yahoo Groups in a folder called Warblers. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/shasta_birders/photos/album/719762900/pic/598056028/view?picmode=large&mode=tn&order=ordinal&start=1&dir=asc PS The cemetary I referred to in the Townsend Warbler email is in downtown Redding on Continental. Barbara Peck Anderson, CA (Shasta County) [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: For sale - Bird/Wildlife photography camera - PANASONIC LUMIX DMC-FZ30 8.0 MP CAMERA From: Bob & Carol Yutzy <boby AT c-zone.net> Date: Fri, 29 Jan 2010 20:27:52 -0800 Hello all, Thought I would post that I am selling my PANASONIC LUMIX DMC-FZ30 8.0 MP IMAGE STABILIZED CAMERA and will soon be putting it on Craig's List. Price is negotiable (about $275.00) and I will take payments from Shasta Birders folk. It is listed on the internet at several sites for more than $300 and that doesn't include the 1.7x additional telephoto lens. You don't want to know what I paid for all of it. If anyone is interested let me know and we can arrange a trial/try out for you. I have bit the big one and gone to the big digital camera with interchangeable (read expensive) lenses. More details are below. Great 8 mega pixel bird photography camera for sale. Well cared for. Comes with everything below and an Olympus 1.7 x tele conversion lens (one of the best affordable add on lenses) that screws on the end of the lens, making it a 20x to 32x optical lens. Standard Leica lens is a 12 times zoom. Also goes to 19 times zoom. Zoom is 8 megapixels at 12x zoom, 5 MP at 15x, 3 MP at 17x, and 1 MP at 19x. Has a 2 inch articulating (movable) high resolution LCD screen. PANASONIC LUMIX DMC-FZ30 8.0 MP CAMERA WITH 35-420 MM LEICA LENS. ALSO CAMERA MANUAL, ORIGINAL AND SPARE BATTERY, CHARGER, AND LENS HOOD. HAS STANDARD AUTOFOCUS MODE AND MANUAL FOCUS RING ON THE ZOOM LENS. USES INDUSTRY STANDARD SD CARDS. HAS HELP SCREENS WHEN YOU CHANGE SHOOTING MODE TO ADVISE AND EXPLAIN MODES. HAS TV QUALITY VIDEO MODE AND 2.5 INCH LIVE VIEW LCD. TAKES VERY GOOD IMAGES LIKE A DSLR OR SLR. Full official details below- The DMC-FZ30's LEICA DC VARIO-ELMARIT lens features 14 elements in 8 groups, including 3 aspherical lenses and an ED (extra-low dispersion) lens which helps to suppress the color bleeding that often occurs in telephoto shots, plus a 12x optical zoom (35mm equivalent: 35 to 420mm). This combines with the large, 1/1.8" diagonal 8-megapixel CCD to give you enormous expressive power. The new Extended Optical Zoom, which minimizes the image degradation that normally occurs with digital zooming, gives you up to 19.1x power in 3-megapixel photos, and up to 15x power in 5-megapixel photos. Plus, the 12x optical zoom can be used together with the 4x digital zoom to produce a maximum of 48x zooming power. In addition to five auto focus modes (1-point, 3-point high-speed, 9-point, spot AF, and 1-point high-speed AF), the FZ30 features a ring that lets you manually adjust the focus from 0.98 feet (0.3m) to infinity. It also has Manual Focus Assist, a function that shows an enlarged image of the subject's center in the viewfinder. The One-Shot AF function in manual focus mode lets you focus automatically for a single shot by pressing the "FOCUS" button. The Continuous AF function keeps moving subjects in sharp focus, and the AF Assist Lamp helps in dim lighting. This all adds up to easy, accurate focusing. Jitter from shaky hands is one of the main reasons why cameras produce blurry images. Lumix cameras help solve the problem of unsteady hands with advanced MEGA Optical Image Stabilizer technology. The DMC-FZ20K has a built-in gyrosensor that detects any hand movement and relays a signal to a tiny microcomputer inside the camera, which instantly calculates the compensation needed. A linear motor then shifts the Optical Image Stabilizer lens as necessary to guide incoming light from the image straight to the CCD. You won't even notice it working - all you'll see are the outstanding results! The manual focus ring lets you focus on whatever part of your subject you wish, and the zoom ring lets you zoom in and out easily and accurately as you compose the perfect shot. They're both fast, so you can capture moving subjects in your composition. Change the angle of the high-resolution 230, 000-pixel 2.0" diagonal LCD monitor any way you like. You get the flexibility to catch a high-angle shot over a crowd, or a low-angle shot of flowers in a garden, all with a comfortable posture. You can snap off consecutive shots at 3 frames per second with full resolution. In addition, the Unlimited Consecutive Shooting function lets you continue shooting until the memory card is full. Regardless of the Mode Dial setting, you can take macro shots instantly by flicking the switch on the side of the lens to the AF Macro setting. This lets you get as close as 0.16 feet (5cm) from your subject (at the maximum wide-angle setting). « less maximum of 48x zooming power. In addition to five auto focus modes (1-point, 3-point high-speed, 9-point, spot AF, and 1-point high-speed AF), the FZ30 features a ring that lets you manually adjust the focus from 0.98 feet (0.3m) to infinity. It also has Manual Focus Assist, a function that shows an enlarged image of the subject's center in the viewfinder. The One-Shot AF function in manual focus mode lets you focus automatically for a single shot by pressing the "FOCUS" button. The Continuous AF function keeps moving subjects in sharp focus, and the AF Assist Lamp helps in dim lighting. This all adds up to easy, accurate focusing. Jitter from shaky hands is one of the main reasons why cameras produce blurry images. Lumix cameras help solve the problem of unsteady hands with advanced MEGA Optical Image Stabilizer technology. The DMC-FZ20K has a built-in gyrosensor that detects any hand movement and relays a signal to a tiny microcomputer inside the camera, which instantly calculates the compensation needed. A linear motor then shifts the Optical Image Stabilizer lens as necessary to guide incoming light from the image straight to the CCD. You won't even notice it working - all you'll see are the outstanding results! The manual focus ring lets you focus on whatever part of your subject you wish, and the zoom ring lets you zoom in and out easily and accurately as you compose the perfect shot. They're both fast, so you can capture moving subjects in your composition. Change the angle of the high-resolution 230,000-pixel 2.0" diagonal LCD monitor any way you like. You get the flexibility to catch a high-angle shot over a crowd, or a low-angle shot of flowers in a garden, all with a comfortable posture. You can snap off consecutive shots at 3 frames per second with full resolution. In addition, the Unlimited Consecutive Shooting function lets you continue shooting until the memory card is full. Regardless of the Mode Dial setting, you can take macro shots instantly by flicking the switch on the side of the lens to the AF Macro setting. This lets you get as close as 0.16 feet (5cm) from your subject (at the maximum wide-angle setting). [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Great Horned Owl From: "Jeanette" <jeanette558 AT charter.net> Date: Thu, 28 Jan 2010 22:27:58 -0800 I live in Starview Estates off of Alta Mesa and I heard and saw a Great Horned Owl here tonight. Jeanette [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Townsend's Warbler From: "Barbara Peck" <bapeck AT jeffnet.org> Date: Thu, 28 Jan 2010 22:16:27 -0800 There was a male Townsend's Warbler in the downtown cemetary today. Actually, it's a good time to visit the cemetary. The privit trees are attracting Waxwings, Robins, and more to their fruits. I first heard an unusual high pitched call/song. Perhaps it was the song described in Warblers (Peterson Field Guide) as a clear peeo, peeo, peeo.It wasn't a song/call that I was familiar with. I couldn't locate the bird at that point. I just found waxwings and robins in a Deodar Cedar next to one of the privits. Then I started hearing a soft warbler chit. Finally, I found the bird when it moved to a Blue Spruce. This male was still in fall plumage with the black of the throat not yet a clear jet black. There was a faint yellow stripe across the vent area. I can't find that field marking in any of the books. Barbara Peck Anderson, CA (Shasta County) [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Fw: Come show support for the proposed Sacramento River National Recreation Area! From: "Karen Scheuermann" <kscheuer AT c-zone.net> Date: Wed, 27 Jan 2010 06:50:41 -0800 This is the BLM Bend Area off Jelly's Ferry Rd. Karen Scheuermann www.shastarootsnshoots.com/Tehama_Wild_Care.htm "What happens to wildlife will happen to us." Marty Stouffer ----- Original Message ----- From: diannamt AT c-zone.net To: Madgic, Diane ; Phelps, Ed Smith & Virgina ; Scheuermann, Karen ; weidert, marti Sent: Saturday, January 23, 2010 11:27 AM Subject: Fw: Come show support for the proposed Sacramento River National Recreation Area! ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ryan Henson" Sent: Fri, January 22, 2010 17:13 Subject: Come show support for the proposed Sacramento River National Recreation Area! Come show support for the proposed Sacramento River National Recreation Area east of Red Bluff! You will have a very important opportunity on February 3 to show your support for protecting one of California’s most important natural areas! See below for more details. The Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) 17,000 acre Sacramento River Bend Area in northern Tehama County and southern Shasta County east of Red Bluff is the most undeveloped portion of the Sacramento River below Shasta Dam. The river flows through the heart of the area from north to south, twisting and turning and thus earning its nickname of the “Bend Area.” This stretch of the river includes the steep and highly scenic Iron Canyon and it hosts some of the best salmon and steelhead trout spawning grounds in California. The plateaus around the river host increasingly rare Central Valley native habitats, including bunchgrasses, vernal pools, other wetlands, streamside forest and oak woodlands. It is a great place for horseback riding, canoeing, fishing, hiking, picnicking, scenic driving, wildlife viewing, hunting and mountain biking. The area is noted for its truly spectacular spring wildflower displays. Senator Barbara Boxer is working hard to protect the region as the “Sacramento River National Recreation Area” (NRA). The purpose of proposing the area as an NRA is to ensure that the BLM’s current effective management continues into the future and that the agency receives additional funding for land acquisition and restoration. This is extremely important because private lands adjacent to the proposed NRA face increasing development pressure as the Shasta-Tehama region grows. All existing recreation uses and livestock grazing would be allowed to continue in the proposed NRA under Senator Boxer’s bill. Representative Wally Herger has shown some interest in designating the area as an NRA as well and he has introduced legislation to do so in the past. The Tehama County Board of Supervisors is hosting a public meeting February 3 at 6:00 PM at the Bend elementary school. They intend to present a copy of Senator Boxer’s draft legislation to the public and ask for feedback. PLEASE SHOW UP AND EXPRESS YOUR SUPPORT FOR PROTECTING THE AREA FOR ITS RECREATIONAL, SCENIC AND NATURAL VALUES! IF YOU CARE ABOUT THE BEND AREA THIS IS YOUR CHANCE TO SHOW IT! DIRECTIONS: From northbound I-5 in Red Bluff, drive 4.3 miles north to Jellys Ferry Road and take Jellys Ferry Road east for 2.7 miles to Bend Ferry Road. Turn right and drive south for 1.8 miles to Bend School at 22270 Bend Ferry Road. From southbound I-5 at the Factory Stores in Anderson, drive 14 miles to Jellys Ferry Road and then follow the directions above. SUGGESTED TALKING POINTS: a.. You visit the area and enjoy [tell them what you do there] and you want others to be able to enjoy such activities in the future. b.. The proposed NRA has many fantastic recreational, scenic and natural values. Please mention some of the things that you like most about it. c.. Protecting the area as an NRA may help the BLM get the additional resources they need to help protect and better manage the area. d.. The NRA will provide an economic boost for Tehama County. For more information, please contact Ryan Henson of the California Wilderness Coalition at rhenson AT calwild.org or at 530-365-2737 (Note: The proposed Sacramento River National Recreation Area is NOT a proposed wilderness. Existing recreational uses and livestock grazing would continue under Senator Boxer’s bill). -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 9.0.730 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/2646 - Release Date: 01/25/10 23:46:00 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/shasta_birders/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/shasta_birders/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: shasta_birders-digest AT yahoogroups.com shasta_birders-fullfeatured AT yahoogroups.com <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: shasta_birders-unsubscribe AT yahoogroups.com <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ Subject: Cassin's Finch From: "ken.bachman" <ken.bachman AT yahoo.com> Date: Wed, 27 Jan 2010 01:03:15 -0000 Hi all, I found a Cassin's Finch today at Anderson River Park! It's normally a higher elevation bird, but perhaps the weather, snow, etc., caused it to come father down than usual. I had a very good look at it, and took a picture, but my camera focused on some closer branches, and the bird turned out rather fuzzy.(But I plan on trying for it again.) Also, there was at least one Golden-crowned Kinglet foraging with a bunch of Bushtits. And to top it off, I had good look at a White-throated Sparrow, only the second one I've found in the park. There was a California Thrasher singing, and several Lewis's Woodpeckers flying around. All and all, with the great weather, and because of the Finch, Kinglet, and Sparrow, it definitely was one of my most memorable days birding in the park. Ken Bachman Anderson, CA Subject: Golden-crowned Kinglet -- East Turtle Bay From: "Bruun, Ray (CDPH-DDWEM)" <raymond.bruun AT cdph.ca.gov> Date: Tue, 26 Jan 2010 13:27:13 -0800 I had one Golden-crowned Kinglet at East Turtle Bay (Redding) today. Ray Bruun Shingletown/Redding Subject: Visiting Hummingbird From: Frank Sanderson <darliss60 AT yahoo.com> Date: Mon, 25 Jan 2010 18:19:24 -0800 (PST) Yesterday afternoon and off-and-on all day today we have had a Costa's Hummingbird visiting our feeders and perching in our backyard.  F&D [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: More Tundra Swans From: "Barbara Peck" <bapeck AT jeffnet.org> Date: Sun, 24 Jan 2010 16:34:33 -0800 Hi, There were at least 10 Tundra Swans close to the intersection of Hwy 44 and Oregon Trail in a pond formed from the storms, south of Hwy 44 and west of Oregon Trail, today around 2 p.m. Barbara Peck Anderson, CA (Shasta County) Barbara Peck Anderson, CA (Shasta County) [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Kutras Lake From: Frank Sanderson <darliss60 AT yahoo.com> Date: Sun, 24 Jan 2010 11:43:11 -0800 (PST) We just returned from Kutras Lake, at 11:30 there were between 35 to 40 Tundra Swans well out toward the east side.  Luck! F&D [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: warblers and white-throat From: "Barbara Peck" <bapeck AT jeffnet.org> Date: Sat, 23 Jan 2010 13:24:49 -0800 Hi all, I was hoping to see the MacGillivray's Warbler again today and perhaps get pictures, but no luck, just my wintering Orange-crowned and a Yellow-rumped Warbler. The White-throated continues to visit. A Ruby-crowned Kinglet had part of its ruby patch permanently exposed due to having wet feathers. This is what I observed last week (1/16). This bird was olive green on the upperparts and yellow, slightly greenish, on it's flanks and belly. The hood was pale gray and quite evenly colored from head to throat, quite different from immatures I have banded in late summer. The breast edge of the hood was very straight and distinct. Both white eye crescents were quite prominent. I first saw the bird on the ground at the edge of some cover crop. It flew up into our crabapple giving me a good look at it with binoculars before it flew off. Barbara Peck Anderson, CA (Shasta County) [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Burrowing Owls From: "Richard Cimino" <rscimino AT earthlink.net> Date: Fri, 22 Jan 2010 08:56:31 -0800 California Burrowing Owl Consortium Meeting Sponsored by the Alameda Creak Alliance and Ohlone Audubon Society of Alameda County DATE: February 6, 2010 TIME: 9AM Doors, 10AM – 2:30PM Speaker Presentations SPEAKERS & TOPICS: 10AM - Dee Vieira – City of Antioch Prewett Family Water Park Burrowing Owl Habitat 10:30 AM - David Cook – SCVAS: Dicing ordinance monitoring and enforcement, Mt View advocacy Shani Kleinhaus –SCVAS – Burrowing Owl advocacy: Shoreline at Mountain View 11 AM - Troy Rahmig – Habitat Conservation Planning Meeting Future Habitat Needs 11:30 AM- Douglas A. Bell, Ph.D – K. Shawn Smallwood, Lee Neher and Douglas A. Bell, Map-based repowering and reorganization of a wind farm to minimize burrowing owl fatalities.  Noon Lunch break 1 PM - William Boarman Ph.D – Updating California Conservation Strategy for Burrowing Owls 1:30 PM – Jack Barclay and Sandra Menzel –Owl status at Camp Parks, Dublin and Polygynous Nesting in 2009 2:00 PM – Bob Wilkerson – Results from the 2006-2007 California Breeding Burrowing Owl Survey 2:30 PM – Jeff Miller – Center for Biological Diversity – Petitioning for State Listing of Burrowing Owl 2:45 – Scott Artis – City of Antioch: Development Plans and Owl Evictions 3:00 – Program ends, please remain to network with the speakers and other advocate’s COST: $30 walk in, $25 in advance. To register in advance mail a check to: Alameda Creek Alliance c/o Rich Cimino 1281 Ridgewood Rd. Pleasanton, Cal. 94566. Fee includes coffee, tea and breakfast pastries served from 9AM to 10AM and a buffet lunch. No refunds after Jan 29th. LOCATION: Martinelli Event Center, 3585 Greenville Rd., Livermore, CA 94550 DIRECTIONS: Conveniently located off of HWY 580 East. Exit North Greenville Rd. Make a left off the exit. Turn right onto Greenville and go up about 2.5 miles. Center is on the right just after you pass the winery’s laboratory. Wrought iron gates and large palm trees mark the entrance. Richard Cimino rscimino AT earthlink.net Birding is fun and educational + it gets us out and away from the TV remote! ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/shasta_birders/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/shasta_birders/join (Yahoo! 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I believe that we must have seen 5 or 6; ditto for Peregrine Falcons or which we saw 3. One was close enough that Ken got a good picture. Bill Oliver [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/shasta_birders/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/shasta_birders/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: shasta_birders-digest AT yahoogroups.com shasta_birders-fullfeatured AT yahoogroups.com <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: shasta_birders-unsubscribe AT yahoogroups.com <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ Subject: Birding along Clear Creek From: "bluesmagic48" <bluesrollers AT sbcglobal.net> Date: Mon, 18 Jan 2010 20:00:50 -0000 My wife and I had a nice day birding Clear Creek on Monday Jan 11th. We started at the Gold Dredge and saw a Hairy, Acorn, Lewis's, and Nuttall's Woodpecker just in the parking area. Down the trail we spotted a Fox Sparrow. We then went to the Clear Creek George. What a great place. We saw two American Dippers just below the overlook in the parking lot area. I will post a few pctures. It was a nice couple of hours. Michael Plank Subject: Burrowing Owl habitat and Ferruginous Hawk From: "soaringfalcon6" <larrytech AT frontiernet.net> Date: Mon, 18 Jan 2010 09:16:49 -0000 I installed 16 artificial burrows for Burrowing Owls today at Sandy Dubose's property on Parkville Road. I would have let everyone know we were going to do it this morning but with the weather as it was, I didn't think we would be able to get it done. I hope to install at least 8, maybe 12 (depending on the number of volunteers available) in Chico on February 7th. I will be attending the California Burrowing Owl Consortium meeting in Livermore on the 6th (unfortunately missing the Llano Seco outing) and plan on driving back up on the 7th, stopping in Chico to do the install. Anyone interested in helping with this MANUAL install (no backhoe to do the digging), please contact me by the end of January so I can get an idea of how many will be available. On the way back from Sandy's I spotted a large bird hovering over the open field on the East side of Millville Plains Road, just South of highway 44, directly across from the two story mustard colored house. It was a Ferruginous Hawk. The first time I have witnessed one hovering. Subject: Peregrine Falcon From: "Ken" <ken.bachman AT yahoo.com> Date: Mon, 18 Jan 2010 01:41:56 -0000 Hi all, I posted a photo of one of the three Peregrine Falcons that we saw at the Sacramento N.W.R. Saturday. If you go to my photo album and enlarge the picture, you can see that it still has the stain of it's last kill on it's breast. Ken Bachman Anderson, CA Subject: MacGillivray's Warbler plus From: "Barbara Peck" <bapeck AT jeffnet.org> Date: Sun, 17 Jan 2010 11:16:20 -0800 Hi, I had some great visitors to my yard yesterday. 1st was a female MacGillivray's Warbler. Second was a White-striped White-throated Sparrow with a big yellow lore. The sparrow has been here today. So far, no luck seeing the warbler again. Barbara Peck Anderson, CA (Shasta County) [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Humboldt Bay/Cresent City Birding From: Frank Sanderson <darliss60 AT yahoo.com> Date: Sun, 17 Jan 2010 07:31:20 -0800 (PST) We had two great days birding in the Humboldt Bay area and a wet/windy one yesterday in Cresent City.  No Harlequin or Long-tailed Ducks, however, a Ruddy Turnstone at the Arcata March was a new bird for us.  Luck  F&D [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Today in Fall River Valley From: "Kenneth Able" <kenable AT hughes.net> Date: Sat, 16 Jan 2010 16:07:15 -0800 I spent a few hours today touring the usual places in Fall R. Valley. It has been quite mild up here and all water is open. It was a pleasant Saturday for people to be out and between the hunters and target shooters, it was rather like birding in a war zone most of the time. In general, birds remain fairly scarce. What follows are the more interesting observations (nothing unusual). Greater scaup - (8) Eastman Lake (why is this spot so reliable for this species whereas it seems quite scarce at other places, e.g., Fall R. Lake?) Lesser scaup - (300) Tule L. and Fall R. Lake Great Blue Heron - (10) Great Egret - (8) Black-crowned night-heron - (20) Eastman Lake Raptors, except for red-tails and nor. harriers (25), seem to be present in lower than usual numbers. Ferruginous hawk (2); Rough-legged hawk (8), Prairie falcon (1), Cooper's (1). Killdeer - (1) Glenburn Greater Yellowlegs - (30) Glenburn Least Sandpiper - (6) Glenburn Long-billed dowitcher - (1) Glenburn Several large flocks of blackbirds were around Glenburn, including all the regularly-occurring species. Six yellow-heads, 50 or so cowbirds, 25 or so tricoloreds, lots of red-wings and many Brewer's. Kenneth P. Able Bob's Creek Ranch 535-000 Little Valley Road McArthur, California 96056 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Re: need id- Lincoln's Sparrow. From: Bob & Carol Yutzy <boby AT c-zone.net> Date: Thu, 14 Jan 2010 19:17:21 -0800 Nice alert Lincoln's Sparrow. Buffy malars, fine streaking, trim and smaller Song Sparrow type bird. Bob Bob & Carol Yutzy Shasta, CA maniacmomd wrote: > I've been meaning to post this since last month. You know how it goes. I think I know what this is but not completely sure so can someone tell me what was visiting my yard back in the middle of Dec.? > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/shasta_birders/photos/album/2107938954/pic/834751897/view?picmode=&mode=tn&order=ordinal&start=21&count=20&dir=asc > > I hope that I got the link right. > > Denise > > > > ------------------------------------ > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: need id From: "maniacmomd" <runciman AT sbcglobal.net> Date: Fri, 15 Jan 2010 02:47:41 -0000 I've been meaning to post this since last month. You know how it goes. I think I know what this is but not completely sure so can someone tell me what was visiting my yard back in the middle of Dec.? http://groups.yahoo.com/group/shasta_birders/photos/album/2107938954/pic/834751897/view?picmode=&mode=tn&order=ordinal&start=21&count=20&dir=asc I hope that I got the link right. Denise Subject: Re: Fw: Robin with white head From: Bob & Carol Yutzy <boby AT c-zone.net> Date: Thu, 14 Jan 2010 16:36:38 -0800 I have seen a completely albino (leucistic) Robin before and photographed it. By the way, we think it was picked out of a field of Robins by a marauding Cooper's Hawk a couple weeks later. Bob Bob & Carol Yutzy Shasta, CA Dan Greaney wrote: > See below re robin. (No, Tim, it was not a mockingbird.) > > > ----- Forwarded Message ---- > From: Dan Greaney > To: DominikM > Sent: Thu, January 14, 2010 4:06:00 PM > Subject: Re: Robin with white head > > Yes! This is clearer than what I saw without binocs, but it sure fits what I could see! > Where is this from? > > > ----- Original Message ---- > From: DominikM > To: Dan Greaney > Sent: Thu, January 14, 2010 3:35:59 PM > Subject: Robin with white head > > did it look anything like this one? > http://farm1.static.flickr.com/202/512022848_dbcbefd9f9.jpg > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Fw: Robin with white head From: Dan Greaney <greaneys AT yahoo.com> Date: Thu, 14 Jan 2010 16:10:28 -0800 (PST) See below re robin. (No, Tim, it was not a mockingbird.) ----- Forwarded Message ---- From: Dan Greaney To: DominikM Sent: Thu, January 14, 2010 4:06:00 PM Subject: Re: Robin with white head Yes! This is clearer than what I saw without binocs, but it sure fits what I could see! Where is this from? ----- Original Message ---- From: DominikM To: Dan Greaney Sent: Thu, January 14, 2010 3:35:59 PM Subject: Robin with white head did it look anything like this one? http://farm1.static.flickr.com/202/512022848_dbcbefd9f9.jpg Subject: robin with white head From: Dan Greaney <greaneys AT yahoo.com> Date: Thu, 14 Jan 2010 14:38:57 -0800 (PST) Yesterday, with no binoculars in the car, I spotted a robin with a white head in my neighborhood (near Tierra Oaks). The feathering looked grayer than normal, almost as light as the gray of a gray jay, but I don't think we have a visitor from the UK. I could see white on the lower belly, under the tail. I wish I'd had binoculars; you can bet I've got them in the car now. Enjoy, Dan Subject: 2009 County Totals From: "John" <jjcoon AT shasta.com> Date: Wed, 13 Jan 2010 13:39:09 -0800 If you would like to have your current total number of birds seen, in Shasta County, published in the next newsletter, now is the time to let me know. Would appreciate a response by 1/24/10. Good birding. John Coon Redding [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Kutras Lake - Mew Gull From: "Bruun, Ray (CDPH-DDWEM)" <raymond.bruun AT cdph.ca.gov> Date: Wed, 13 Jan 2010 13:15:10 -0800 Barbara Peck, Rob Santry, and I checked out Kutras Lake in Redding at noon today. Rob spotted and adult Mew Gull which presented some nice views as it flew by and landed on the grass. We also had an adult Thayer's Gull and another adult gull that may have been a Glaucous-winged X Western (superficially Thayer's-like [pale mantle, dark primary tips, dark eye] but with quite a heavy bill). Ray Bruun Shingletown/Redding Subject: WINTU AUDUBON MEETING From: "geo_horn" <geohorn AT charter.net> Date: Wed, 13 Jan 2010 00:36:19 -0000 Just a reminder, tonight's Wintu Audubon meeting is a must see. Bud and Margaret Widdowson are presenting " Birds of the Indonesian Islands of Sulawesi and Halmahera." It will be at the Turtle Bay Auditorium at 7:00 p.m. It's free and the public is invited. Call me with any questions. Thanks, George Horn Phone 244-0581 Subject: Bald eagle on Shasta St!!!!!!!!!! From: "hummers4peg" <Plwoop AT aol.com> Date: Tue, 12 Jan 2010 02:30:33 -0000 Driving east on Shasta St between Willis and Magnolia this afternoon I saw a huge bird fly into a pine tree. With binnos I saw it was an immature Bald Eagle!! I turned around to get a better look and saw he had dropped half of a large rainbow trout in the middle of the street. I moved the fish onto the side walk and then I watched him for about 10 minutes. I left and went to the Post Office and then went by again and he was gone--the fish was still there. I think he made a good decision as there were lots of cars going by. Then checked out the pond by Park Marina Apts and saw 2 beautiful male Eurasian Wigeons and 7 Black Crowned Night Heron perched in the tree on the nearest island. The pond behind Laurie's Antiques had a male Canvasback, some Gadwall, Ring Necked Duck, Ruddys, and some of the other more common species. Pretty good for just running some errands!!!!! Peggy Elwood Subject: Re: Hummers On TV Channel 9 From: Bob & Carol Yutzy <boby AT c-zone.net> Date: Mon, 11 Jan 2010 15:14:27 -0800 We saw it too - neat stuff. Mostly action photos and new research info. We taped it to a DVD for possible Wintu Audubon program backup use. Bob Bob & Carol Yutzy Shasta, CA hummers4peg wrote: > For those who missed last night's Channel 9 Nature program you can see a repeat of it at 5:00PM today..A glorious presentation about hummingbirds from all over the world---------beautiful and informative. > Peggy Elwood > > > > ------------------------------------ > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Hummers On TV Channel 9 From: "hummers4peg" <Plwoop AT aol.com> Date: Mon, 11 Jan 2010 21:27:05 -0000 For those who missed last night's Channel 9 Nature program you can see a repeat of it at 5:00PM today..A glorious presentation about hummingbirds from all over the world---------beautiful and informative. Peggy Elwood Subject: Re: Clover Creek From: "Jeanette" <jeanette558 AT charter.net> Date: Sun, 10 Jan 2010 21:28:50 -0800 We also walked there late afternoon and saw the Say's Pheobe near bridge, Sora and Tri-Colored Blackbirds. Missed the Virigina Rail. ----- Original Message ----- From: Frank Sanderson To: Shasta_birders AT yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, January 10, 2010 9:11 PM Subject: [shasta_birders] Clover Creek We did a fast loop through the preserve this afternoon although there were lots of walkers, riders and dogs Darliss called up a Marsh Wren, Virginia Rail and a Sora out of the reeds. Not many ducks but lots of Western Bluebirds, House Finch, Lesser Goldfinch, and Western Meadowlarks. We also saw the Say's Phoebe. F&D [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Clover Creek From: Frank Sanderson <darliss60 AT yahoo.com> Date: Sun, 10 Jan 2010 21:11:36 -0800 (PST) We did a fast loop through the preserve this afternoon although there were lots of walkers, riders and dogs Darliss called up a Marsh Wren, Virginia Rail and a Sora out of the reeds.  Not many ducks but lots of Western Bluebirds, House Finch, Lesser Goldfinch, and Western Meadowlarks.  We also saw the Say's Phoebe.  F&D  [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Redding Christmas Bird Count Results From: Bill Oliver <wwoliver9 AT gmail.com> Date: Sat, 9 Jan 2010 13:22:37 -0800 The Redding Christmas Bird Count held on January 2 was a great success! We had a record high number of participants---36 and a record high number of species---132 plus 2 more seen on count week. The weather was cloudy but we had no rain. The most noteworthy species were Cinnamon Teal (first record in the 34 years of the Count), and seen only once before were Red-necked Grebe, Red-naped Sapsucker, and House Wren. Rufous-crowned Sparrow was seen only twice before but should be a regular for the Count now that we know where to find them. I wish to thank all who participated in making this a most memorable Count, Bill Oliver, Compiler [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Sora From: "Debby" <ddailey64 AT yahoo.com> Date: Tue, 05 Jan 2010 05:48:15 -0000 A Sora was SEEN today at Clover Creek Preserve. It was near a patch of reeds on the south side of the main pond. It flew to another patch of reeds once it noticed us. The resident Say's Phoebe was also seen, along with a dozen or so American Pipits and the other usuals. Debby Anderson Redding Subject: (unknown) From: Frank Sanderson <darliss60 AT yahoo.com> Date: Mon, 4 Jan 2010 18:32:23 -0800 (PST) This morning we had a good look at a Golden Eagle feeding on some type of carcass in a pasture on the Jackson Ranch just south of Shammo Ranch on the Parkville Road.  In addition to the hundred plus Lewis’s Woodpeckers we saw two Bale Eagles, 15 Red-tailed Hawks, 9 American Kestrels, one Peregrine a Northern Harrier, very few ducks, and no geese  or swans.  Luck F&D [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: New good county birds for 2009 in Shasta County From: Bob & Carol Yutzy <boby AT c-zone.net> Date: Mon, 04 Jan 2010 08:51:10 -0800 Just to jog the memory and get a discussion going - good new birds in the county for 2009 that might have been new county birds for people were? Sage Thrasher (seen by the lucky ones) Whimbrel Black-bellied Plover Collared Dove Marbled Godwit (seen by a few only) Common Tern (seen by a few only) Barred Owl (seen by a few only) Franklin's Gull (seen by a few only) Chestnut-collared Longspur (seen by a few only) Can anyone think of other good Shasta County birds for the year 2009? Bob -- Bob & Carol Yutzy Shasta, CA [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: RE: Anderson Great-tailed Grackles From: Len Lindstrand <lindstrand AT nsrnet.com> Date: Mon, 4 Jan 2010 08:36:59 -0800 A biologist on my staff lives on Duck Lane, which is just north of Lone Tree Road. She has seen G-T grackles near her place for the past few years. I assumed from Lone Tree Pond and the other surrounding wetlands/ponds scattered throughout that pasture country...haven't "we" been seeing grackles at Lone Tree for awhile now? Len Lindstrand III, CWB(r) Fisheries/Wildlife Biologist, Terrestrial Biology Program Manager North State Resources, Inc. 5000 Bechelli Lane, Suite 203 Redding, CA 96002 530.222.5347#115 office 530.227.0594 cell 530.222.4958 fax e-mail: lindstrand AT nsrnet.com web: www.nsrnet.com ________________________________ From: shasta_birders AT yahoogroups.com [mailto:shasta_birders AT yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Bob & Carol Yutzy Sent: Wednesday, December 30, 2009 9:09 AM To: Ken; Shasta Birders Subject: Re: [shasta_birders] Anderson Great-tailed Grackles I have no records for Anderson from 1999 when they first started appearing in the county through 2003 (with 13 total records) in my earlier database for county birds. I will have to check my later database for other records since that time. Bob Bob & Carol Yutzy Shasta, CA Ken wrote: > I posted a picture of two of the three Great-tailed Grackles that we found today near Lone Tree Pond south of Anderson. > Does anyone know if Grackles have been seen in the Anderson area before? > > Ken Bachman > Anderson, CA > > > > ------------------------------------ > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]