- RBA
* Northwestern California Bird Alert
* 25 April 2006
CANW0604.25
hotline: Northwestern California Bird Alert
date(s): 15 April-23 April 2006
number: (707)-822-LOON (5666)
to report: (707)-822-LOON (Do not send reports by e-mail)
coverage: Northwestern CA (Del Norte, Humboldt, and Trinity Counties)
compiled: 25 April 2006 at 8:30 p.m.
transcriber: Rob C. Fowler
Begin transcript-
This is the weekly summary of reports from the Northwestern
California Bird Alert, sponsored by the City of Arcata, Redwood Region
Audubon Society, and generous support from area birders. Most
birds reported are in Humboldt County unless otherwise noted.
Birds in caps under the "highlights" section have about 50 (plus
or minus 5) records of occurrence in Northwestern California as
defined in Stan Harris's "Northwestern California Birds" (3rd
edition, 2005). California Bird Records Committee review species
are noted with an asterisk (*). Send reports of California Bird
Record Committee Review Species sightings to: Guy
McCaskie,Secretary, California Bird Records Committee P. O. Box 275
Imperial Beach, CA 91933-0275 (or by e-mail to
guymcc@pacbell.net). On another note, you can subscribe to Northwestern
California Bird Alert this listserv at:
http://groups.google.com/group/northwest-california
-bird-alert
.
This listserv receives audio messages, which are called in to the
Northwestern California Bird Alert. One of the benefits of using
this listserv is that it saves on your long-distance phone bills by
receiving messages in your e-mail, of which typically appear within
5 minutes of the message being called in. Messages
get sent as .wav files and they come as attachments. Broadband helps.
Average file
size is 270kb and max size is about 1 MB.
Good Birding!
* transcripts haven't been posted since 2 April....been extremely busy.
Sorry.
This was a very busy week with many migrants and many people out birding due
especially to Godwit Days.
Birds Mentioned:
Ring-necked Duck
Wood Duck
Canvasback
White-winged Scoter
Red-throated Loon
MANX SHEARWATER
Blue Grouse
Ruffed Grouse
Bald Eagle
Cooper's Hawk
Merlin
Western Sandpiper
Bonaparte's Gull
Glaucous Gull
Marbled Murrelet
Ancient Murrelet
Red-breasted Sapsucker
Pileated Woodpecker
Vaux's Swift
Rufous Hummingbird
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Hammond's Flycatcher
Pacific-slope Flycatcher
Gray Flycatcher
Western Kingbird
BLUE JAY (Oregon)
Violet-green Swallow
American Dipper
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Oak Titmouse
Orange-crowned Warbler
Black-throated Gray Warbler
Townsend's Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Wilson's Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
Western Tanager
California Towhee
Chipping Sparrow
Lark Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
15 Apr.
----------
An immature male WESTERN TANAGER was reported to have hit a window and
decease in McKinleyville (Carl Meyers fide Gary Lester).
16 Apr.
-----------
Even though in a different state, a BLUE JAY was reported to the bird alert;
the bird was in a backyard in Brookings, Oregon (Linda Steele fide Pablo
Herrera).
A report came in from Bayside: a PACIFIC SLOPE FLYCATCHER was singing off of
Indianola Road; a VAUX'S SWIFT flew over in this location. Four RED-THROATED
LOONS flew over the observer's residence, a somewhat unusual inland
sighting. Thirty-five VIOLET-GREEN SWALLOWS were seen during a hailstorm.
Lastly, a female COOPER'S HAWK was heard vocalizing behind the Humboldt Area
Foundation (Jim Tietz).
In Eureka a 2nd winter GLAUCOUS GULL was seen flying over Costco. VAUX'S
SWIFTS were seen over the Highway 101 corridor; 4-5 of them were seen in
King Salmon and 50 + were seen off of the V-street Loop in the Arcata
Bottoms. An adult BONAPARTE'S GULL was seen at the Eureka Boat Launch and
the WHITE-WINGED SCOTER, present in the V-street Loop slough since 5 April,
was still present (Scott Carey).
17 Apr.
-----------
A report of every single species seen came in from Lake Pillsbury, Mendocino
County: 80 RING-NECKED DUCKS, 50 WOOD DUCKS, 1 CANVASBACK, 3 BALD EAGLES, 1
MERLIN, 2 PACIFIC-SLOPE FLYCATCHERS, 25 CHIPPING SPARROWS, 4 LARK SPARROWS,
1 WHITE-THROATED SPARROW, 1 RED-BREASTED SAPSUCKER, 2 PILEATED WOODPECKERS,
1 BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHER, 2 BLACK-THROATED GRAY WARBLERS, 1 WILSON'S WARBLER,
1 TOWNSEND'S WARBLER, 25 AUDUBON'S WARBLERS, 20 MYRTLE WARBLERS, 1 WESTERN
KINGBIRD, 10 CALIFORNIA TOWHEES, and 8 OAK TITMICE (Kerry Ross). WHEEEEW!!!!
Say that in one sentence!
At the traditional roost at the victorian house located on the corner of
13th and I street, in Arcata, 150-250 VAUX'S SWIFTS were seen (Elias Elias).
A RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRD was the highlight at the Mad River Fish Hatchery. Also
present were 3 COMMON YELLOWTHROATS, 8 ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLERS, 15-20
YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLERS, and 2 WILSON'S WARBLERS (Scott Carey).
18 Apr.
-----------
In north Humboldt Bay, during rising tide, 3 large flocks of predominantly
WESTERN SANDPIPERS numbered in the 50,000s. At Prairie Creek State Park,
during early moring surveys, no MARBLED MURRELETS were seen; only a few were
heard (David Fix).
A WHITE-THROATED SPARROW lingered off of Zhedner avenue in Arcata (Gary
Bloomfield).
A MERLIN and the continuing WHITE-WINGED SCOTER was seen on the V-street
Loop (Scott Carey).
19 Apr.
-----------
No reports.
20 Apr.
-----------
No reports.
21 Apr.
-----------
Tens of thousands of shorebirds were once again present in north Humboldt
Bay during the rising tide in the evening (David Fix).
A report of birds came in from Hoopa: 2 HAMMOND'S FLYCATCHERS, 2 RUFOUS
HUMMINGBIRDS, 3 BLUE GROUSE, 2 RUFFED GROUSE, and 3 PILEATED WOODPECKERS
(Jim Tietz).
22 Apr.
-----------
On a Godwit Days field trip a GRAY FLYCATCHER was seen near the post
office inland in the town of Willow Creek (John Hunter).
On another Godwit Days field trip a BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHER was seen on the
trail at Elk Head, AMERICAN DIPPERS were present on both bridges that cross
Lost Man Creek. a SURFBIRD, 2 BLACK TURNSTONES, and a possible TUFTED PUFFIN
were seen off of the coast of Elk Head (David Fix).
At the Mad River Fish Hatchery a HAMMOND'S, OLIVE-SIDED, and PACIFIC-SLOPE
FLYCATCHERS were present (Scott Carey)
23 Apr.
-----------
On Big Lagoon, north of Trinidad, a pair of BALD EAGLES were seen (Mike
Cunha).
On the Godwit Days pelagic trip the top highlight was a MANX SHEARWATER (1st
spotted by Steve Tucker), possibly the first Humboldt County record (?). The
other bird highlight was ANCIENT MURRELET and all the other expected
tubenoses (Gary Lester).
-End transcript
* Northwestern California Bird Alert
* 25 April 2006
CANW0604.25
hotline: Northwestern California Bird Alert
date(s): 15 April-23 April 2006
number: (707)-822-LOON (5666)
to report: (707)-822-LOON (Do not send reports by e-mail)
coverage: Northwestern CA (Del Norte, Humboldt, and Trinity Counties)
compiled: 25 April 2006 at 8:30 p.m.
transcriber: Rob C. Fowler
Begin transcript-
This is the weekly summary of reports from the Northwestern
California Bird Alert, sponsored by the City of Arcata, Redwood Region
Audubon Society, and generous support from area birders. Most
birds reported are in Humboldt County unless otherwise noted.
Birds in caps under the "highlights" section have about 50 (plus
or minus 5) records of occurrence in Northwestern California as
defined in Stan Harris's "Northwestern California Birds" (3rd
edition, 2005). California Bird Records Committee review species
are noted with an asterisk (*). Send reports of California Bird
Record Committee Review Species sightings to: Guy
McCaskie,Secretary, California Bird Records Committee P. O. Box 275
Imperial Beach, CA 91933-0275 (or by e-mail to
guymcc@pacbell.net). On another note, you can subscribe to Northwestern
California Bird Alert this listserv at:
http://groups.google.com/group/northwest-california
-bird-alert
.
This listserv receives audio messages, which are called in to the
Northwestern California Bird Alert. One of the benefits of using
this listserv is that it saves on your long-distance phone bills by
receiving messages in your e-mail, of which typically appear within
5 minutes of the message being called in. Messages
get sent as .wav files and they come as attachments. Broadband helps.
Average file
size is 270kb and max size is about 1 MB.
Good Birding!
* transcripts haven't been posted since 2 April....been extremely busy.
Sorry.
This was a very busy week with many migrants and many people out birding due
especially to Godwit Days.
Birds Mentioned:
Ring-necked Duck
Wood Duck
Canvasback
White-winged Scoter
Red-throated Loon
MANX SHEARWATER
Blue Grouse
Ruffed Grouse
Bald Eagle
Cooper's Hawk
Merlin
Western Sandpiper
Bonaparte's Gull
Glaucous Gull
Marbled Murrelet
Ancient Murrelet
Red-breasted Sapsucker
Pileated Woodpecker
Vaux's Swift
Rufous Hummingbird
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Hammond's Flycatcher
Pacific-slope Flycatcher
Gray Flycatcher
Western Kingbird
BLUE JAY (Oregon)
Violet-green Swallow
American Dipper
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Oak Titmouse
Orange-crowned Warbler
Black-throated Gray Warbler
Townsend's Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Wilson's Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
Western Tanager
California Towhee
Chipping Sparrow
Lark Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
15 Apr.
----------
An immature male WESTERN TANAGER was reported to have hit a window and
decease in McKinleyville (Carl Meyers fide Gary Lester).
16 Apr.
-----------
Even though in a different state, a BLUE JAY was reported to the bird alert;
the bird was in a backyard in Brookings, Oregon (Linda Steele fide Pablo
Herrera).
A report came in from Bayside: a PACIFIC SLOPE FLYCATCHER was singing off of
Indianola Road; a VAUX'S SWIFT flew over in this location. Four RED-THROATED
LOONS flew over the observer's residence, a somewhat unusual inland
sighting. Thirty-five VIOLET-GREEN SWALLOWS were seen during a hailstorm.
Lastly, a female COOPER'S HAWK was heard vocalizing behind the Humboldt Area
Foundation (Jim Tietz).
In Eureka a 2nd winter GLAUCOUS GULL was seen flying over Costco. VAUX'S
SWIFTS were seen over the Highway 101 corridor; 4-5 of them were seen in
King Salmon and 50 + were seen off of the V-street Loop in the Arcata
Bottoms. An adult BONAPARTE'S GULL was seen at the Eureka Boat Launch and
the WHITE-WINGED SCOTER, present in the V-street Loop slough since 5 April,
was still present (Scott Carey).
17 Apr.
-----------
A report of every single species seen came in from Lake Pillsbury, Mendocino
County: 80 RING-NECKED DUCKS, 50 WOOD DUCKS, 1 CANVASBACK, 3 BALD EAGLES, 1
MERLIN, 2 PACIFIC-SLOPE FLYCATCHERS, 25 CHIPPING SPARROWS, 4 LARK SPARROWS,
1 WHITE-THROATED SPARROW, 1 RED-BREASTED SAPSUCKER, 2 PILEATED WOODPECKERS,
1 BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHER, 2 BLACK-THROATED GRAY WARBLERS, 1 WILSON'S WARBLER,
1 TOWNSEND'S WARBLER, 25 AUDUBON'S WARBLERS, 20 MYRTLE WARBLERS, 1 WESTERN
KINGBIRD, 10 CALIFORNIA TOWHEES, and 8 OAK TITMICE (Kerry Ross). WHEEEEW!!!!
Say that in one sentence!
At the traditional roost at the victorian house located on the corner of
13th and I street, in Arcata, 150-250 VAUX'S SWIFTS were seen (Elias Elias).
A RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRD was the highlight at the Mad River Fish Hatchery. Also
present were 3 COMMON YELLOWTHROATS, 8 ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLERS, 15-20
YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLERS, and 2 WILSON'S WARBLERS (Scott Carey).
18 Apr.
-----------
In north Humboldt Bay, during rising tide, 3 large flocks of predominantly
WESTERN SANDPIPERS numbered in the 50,000s. At Prairie Creek State Park,
during early moring surveys, no MARBLED MURRELETS were seen; only a few were
heard (David Fix).
A WHITE-THROATED SPARROW lingered off of Zhedner avenue in Arcata (Gary
Bloomfield).
A MERLIN and the continuing WHITE-WINGED SCOTER was seen on the V-street
Loop (Scott Carey).
19 Apr.
-----------
No reports.
20 Apr.
-----------
No reports.
21 Apr.
-----------
Tens of thousands of shorebirds were once again present in north Humboldt
Bay during the rising tide in the evening (David Fix).
A report of birds came in from Hoopa: 2 HAMMOND'S FLYCATCHERS, 2 RUFOUS
HUMMINGBIRDS, 3 BLUE GROUSE, 2 RUFFED GROUSE, and 3 PILEATED WOODPECKERS
(Jim Tietz).
22 Apr.
-----------
On a Godwit Days field trip a GRAY FLYCATCHER was seen near the post
office inland in the town of Willow Creek (John Hunter).
On another Godwit Days field trip a BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHER was seen on the
trail at Elk Head, AMERICAN DIPPERS were present on both bridges that cross
Lost Man Creek. a SURFBIRD, 2 BLACK TURNSTONES, and a possible TUFTED PUFFIN
were seen off of the coast of Elk Head (David Fix).
At the Mad River Fish Hatchery a HAMMOND'S, OLIVE-SIDED, and PACIFIC-SLOPE
FLYCATCHERS were present (Scott Carey)
23 Apr.
-----------
On Big Lagoon, north of Trinidad, a pair of BALD EAGLES were seen (Mike
Cunha).
On the Godwit Days pelagic trip the top highlight was a MANX SHEARWATER (1st
spotted by Steve Tucker), possibly the first Humboldt County record (?). The
other bird highlight was ANCIENT MURRELET and all the other expected
tubenoses (Gary Lester).
-End transcript