RBA
* Northwestern California Bird Alert
* 13 June 2006
CANW0606.13
hotline: Northwestern California Bird Alert
date(s): 5-13 June 2006
number: (707)-822-LOON (5666)
to report: (707)-822-LOON (Do not send reports by e-mail)
coverage: Northwestern CA (Del Norte, Humboldt, Trinity, western Siskiyou
and northern Mendocino counties)
compiled: 13 June 2006 at 6:30 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 local birders. Most
birds reported are in Humboldt County unless otherwise noted.
Birds in caps under the "birds mentioned" 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!
Birds Mentioned:
Greater White-fronted Goose
Bald Eagle
Peregrine Falcon
Lesser Yellowlegs
Long-billed Dowitcher
Ancient Murrelet
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Eurasian Collared Dove
Hammond's Flycatcher
Western Kingbird
Red-eyed Vireo
PYGMY NUTHATCH
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Northern Mockingbird
BROWN THRASHER
Black-and-white Warbler
Northern Parula
MacGillivray's Warbler
Grasshopper Sparrow
Lark Sparrow
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
The highlight this week was a Brown Thrasher (12th Northwestern Cal., 8th
Humboldt record) coming to a backyard for a couple of days in Arcata, Pygmy
Nuthatches detected in Del Norte County (3rd Del Norte record?), a late
Ancient Murrelet near Trinidad, a Northern Parula along Redwood Creek in
Orick, a Rose-breasted Grosbeak in McKinleyville, a Red-eyed Vireo at the
Arcata Marsh, and a Black-and-white Warbler at Dry Lagoon. Very
interestingly, Yellow-billed Cuckoo (2 "possible") reports were widespread
with a bird at the Arcata Marsh being seen and heard by many observers these
past 2 days!? What's really going on?
5 June
----------
During a breeding bird survey a YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO was heard 3 to
3.5miles east of Rio Dell on Blue Slide Road. Four miles up Monument
Road was a
GRASSHOPPER SPARROW; a LARK SPARROW was seen 7.5 miles up the road. On
Coffee Creek Road, northeast of Ferndale, a EURASIAN COLLARED DOVE nest was
found on private property. A LESSER YELLOWLEGS was heard calling in this
area (Chet Ogan).
A ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK came to a feeder off of Dows Prairie Road, in
McKinleyville (Carol Olivier).
6 June
-----------
In the town of Orick there was a NORTHERN PARULA and a BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHER
found along Redwood Creek behind the Shoreline Market. Four WESTERN
KINGBIRDS were also seen in the area simultaneously harassing a COOPER'S
HAWK (Sean McAllister).
In TRINITY COUNTY there were 2 BALD EAGLES and 1 GOLDEN EAGLE seen at Ruth
Lake (Tom Leskiw).
7 June
-----------
Two BALD EAGLES were seen at Agate Beach (George Burtchett).
8 June
-----------
A GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE was in with the domestic goose flock on Old
Samoa Road, in the Arcata Bottoms. In TRINITY COUNTY a LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER
was along the Trinity River about 1 mile downstream from Junction City
(Elias Elias).
9 June
-----------
A late MACGILLIVRAY'S WARBLER was seen at the Airport Patch on the North
Spit of Humboldt Bay (David Fix).
A BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER was found at Dry Lagoon at a location where one
was seen in the exact location last year (Ken Irwin).
In southeastern DEL NORTE COUNTY some PYGMY NUTHATCHES were detected in the
Blue Creek Mountain area. BLUE GROUSE and RUFFED GROUSE were found in Laird
(spelling ?) Meadow near the Bluff Creek area (Chet Ogan).
Interesting behavior was noted with VAUX'S SWIFTS in Arcata: 2 birds were
seen collecting nesting material from some locust trees east of 101 along
7th street, in between Union Street and Highway 101(Elias Elias).
10 June
-----------
At a residence in Arcata (off of Heather Lane) a BROWN THRASHER was found
feeding below a feeder.The bird was seen by many other observers and then
flew out of the yard and possibly towards Shay Park (Rob Fowler and Jennifer
Curtis).
11June
-----------
On the Van Duzen River, just east of the Highway 101 bridge a HAMMOND'S
FLYCATCHER was seen and heard and a possible YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO was heard
in the distance but wasn't able to be looked for (Rob Fowler).
A total of 3 WILLOW FLYCATCHERS were found along lower Redwood Creek and 1
was found along Davidson Road. At the end of Hereford Road a call
reminiscent of YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO was heard but not confirmed (Ken Irwin).
A NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD was found in a willow patch just north of the cypress
grove on the North Spit (Scott Carey).
At Trinidad an ANCIENT MURRELET was seen northeast of Flat Iron Rock. Of
mammal interest 4 ORCAS were seen heading south of Wedding Rock. In Eureka,
2 PEREGRINE FALCONS were seen above Henderson Center (Michael Morris).
12 June
-----------
The BROWN THRASHER returned to the Heather Lane residence in the early
morning and was consistently seen throughout the day by many observers (Rob
Fowler).
At the Arcata Marsh, a YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO was found at the Log Pond (Stan
Harris).
The YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO was refound along the eastern side of the Log Pond.
At the southeast corner of the Log Pond a constantly singing RED-EYED VIREO
was found (David Fix).
13 June
-----------
At the Log Pond, Arcata Marsh, the YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO was found ranging on
the eastern side and heard cooing consistently. It was also seen on the
southern-most island by many observers. The RED-EYED VIREO was also
consistently seen in the previously described area (Steve Bailey).
In between Fernbridge and Ferndale 2 EURASIAN COLLARED DOVES were seen. At
2955 Copenhagen Road, near Loleta, another 2 EURASIAN COLLARED DOVES were
seen with one of the birds singing (David Fix).
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* Northwestern California Bird Alert
* 13 June 2006
CANW0606.13
hotline: Northwestern California Bird Alert
date(s): 5-13 June 2006
number: (707)-822-LOON (5666)
to report: (707)-822-LOON (Do not send reports by e-mail)
coverage: Northwestern CA (Del Norte, Humboldt, Trinity, western Siskiyou
and northern Mendocino counties)
compiled: 13 June 2006 at 6:30 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 local birders. Most
birds reported are in Humboldt County unless otherwise noted.
Birds in caps under the "birds mentioned" 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!
Birds Mentioned:
Greater White-fronted Goose
Bald Eagle
Peregrine Falcon
Lesser Yellowlegs
Long-billed Dowitcher
Ancient Murrelet
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Eurasian Collared Dove
Hammond's Flycatcher
Western Kingbird
Red-eyed Vireo
PYGMY NUTHATCH
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Northern Mockingbird
BROWN THRASHER
Black-and-white Warbler
Northern Parula
MacGillivray's Warbler
Grasshopper Sparrow
Lark Sparrow
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
The highlight this week was a Brown Thrasher (12th Northwestern Cal., 8th
Humboldt record) coming to a backyard for a couple of days in Arcata, Pygmy
Nuthatches detected in Del Norte County (3rd Del Norte record?), a late
Ancient Murrelet near Trinidad, a Northern Parula along Redwood Creek in
Orick, a Rose-breasted Grosbeak in McKinleyville, a Red-eyed Vireo at the
Arcata Marsh, and a Black-and-white Warbler at Dry Lagoon. Very
interestingly, Yellow-billed Cuckoo (2 "possible") reports were widespread
with a bird at the Arcata Marsh being seen and heard by many observers these
past 2 days!? What's really going on?
5 June
----------
During a breeding bird survey a YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO was heard 3 to
3.5miles east of Rio Dell on Blue Slide Road. Four miles up Monument
Road was a
GRASSHOPPER SPARROW; a LARK SPARROW was seen 7.5 miles up the road. On
Coffee Creek Road, northeast of Ferndale, a EURASIAN COLLARED DOVE nest was
found on private property. A LESSER YELLOWLEGS was heard calling in this
area (Chet Ogan).
A ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK came to a feeder off of Dows Prairie Road, in
McKinleyville (Carol Olivier).
6 June
-----------
In the town of Orick there was a NORTHERN PARULA and a BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHER
found along Redwood Creek behind the Shoreline Market. Four WESTERN
KINGBIRDS were also seen in the area simultaneously harassing a COOPER'S
HAWK (Sean McAllister).
In TRINITY COUNTY there were 2 BALD EAGLES and 1 GOLDEN EAGLE seen at Ruth
Lake (Tom Leskiw).
7 June
-----------
Two BALD EAGLES were seen at Agate Beach (George Burtchett).
8 June
-----------
A GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE was in with the domestic goose flock on Old
Samoa Road, in the Arcata Bottoms. In TRINITY COUNTY a LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER
was along the Trinity River about 1 mile downstream from Junction City
(Elias Elias).
9 June
-----------
A late MACGILLIVRAY'S WARBLER was seen at the Airport Patch on the North
Spit of Humboldt Bay (David Fix).
A BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER was found at Dry Lagoon at a location where one
was seen in the exact location last year (Ken Irwin).
In southeastern DEL NORTE COUNTY some PYGMY NUTHATCHES were detected in the
Blue Creek Mountain area. BLUE GROUSE and RUFFED GROUSE were found in Laird
(spelling ?) Meadow near the Bluff Creek area (Chet Ogan).
Interesting behavior was noted with VAUX'S SWIFTS in Arcata: 2 birds were
seen collecting nesting material from some locust trees east of 101 along
7th street, in between Union Street and Highway 101(Elias Elias).
10 June
-----------
At a residence in Arcata (off of Heather Lane) a BROWN THRASHER was found
feeding below a feeder.The bird was seen by many other observers and then
flew out of the yard and possibly towards Shay Park (Rob Fowler and Jennifer
Curtis).
11June
-----------
On the Van Duzen River, just east of the Highway 101 bridge a HAMMOND'S
FLYCATCHER was seen and heard and a possible YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO was heard
in the distance but wasn't able to be looked for (Rob Fowler).
A total of 3 WILLOW FLYCATCHERS were found along lower Redwood Creek and 1
was found along Davidson Road. At the end of Hereford Road a call
reminiscent of YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO was heard but not confirmed (Ken Irwin).
A NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD was found in a willow patch just north of the cypress
grove on the North Spit (Scott Carey).
At Trinidad an ANCIENT MURRELET was seen northeast of Flat Iron Rock. Of
mammal interest 4 ORCAS were seen heading south of Wedding Rock. In Eureka,
2 PEREGRINE FALCONS were seen above Henderson Center (Michael Morris).
12 June
-----------
The BROWN THRASHER returned to the Heather Lane residence in the early
morning and was consistently seen throughout the day by many observers (Rob
Fowler).
At the Arcata Marsh, a YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO was found at the Log Pond (Stan
Harris).
The YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO was refound along the eastern side of the Log Pond.
At the southeast corner of the Log Pond a constantly singing RED-EYED VIREO
was found (David Fix).
13 June
-----------
At the Log Pond, Arcata Marsh, the YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO was found ranging on
the eastern side and heard cooing consistently. It was also seen on the
southern-most island by many observers. The RED-EYED VIREO was also
consistently seen in the previously described area (Steve Bailey).
In between Fernbridge and Ferndale 2 EURASIAN COLLARED DOVES were seen. At
2955 Copenhagen Road, near Loleta, another 2 EURASIAN COLLARED DOVES were
seen with one of the birds singing (David Fix).
-End transcript