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* Northwestern California Bird Alert
* 3 July 2006
CANW0607.03
hotline: Northwestern California Bird Alert
date(s): 26 June-2 July 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: 3 July 2006 at 12:00 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:
Green-winged Teal
Ruffed Grouse
Greater Yellowlegs
Willet
Marbled Godwit
Dunlin
Western Sandpiper
Short-billed Dowitcher
Bonaparte's Gull
Vaux's Swift
Willow Flycatcher
Western Kingbird
Cassin's Vireo
Purple Martin
Northern Mockingbird
American Redstart
MacGillivrays Warbler
White-crowned Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
BALTIMORE ORIOLE
Higlights this week were many shorebirds returning south from their breeding
grounds and being widely reported. Especially interesting were a pair of
Wilson's Phalaropes. Passerine highlights included a male Rose-breasted
Grosbeak visiting a feeder in McKinleyville, an American Redstart along the
Smith River in Del Norte county, and the continuing Baltimore Oriole along
the Trinity River in Trinity County.
BELATED REPORTS:
On the 20th of June 3 WHITE-CROWNED SPARROWS were on forest route 1, south
of Horse and Grouse Mountains (Tom Leskiw).
On the 21st of June and exceedingly early alternate plumaged DUNLIN was on
the South Spit (Kerry Ross).
26 June
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On the mudflats opposite of Klopp Lake, at the Arcata Marsh, were 6 early
migrant SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHERS with 100-125 WILLETS and 6 MARBLED GODWITS
(Rob Fowler).
27 June
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A NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD was seen and heard in the town of Samoa (John
Thomas).
28 June
-----------
An adult male ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK made a late afternoon appearance at a
feeder on Azalea Hill in McKinleyville. Also present was a fledgling
DARK-EYED JUNCO, interesting to the observer since no juncos have been heard
or seen around the vicinity (Gary Lester).
A VAUX'S SWIFT was seen near the Aikins Creek Campground, near Weitchepec
(Tom Leskiw).
A WESTERN KINGBIRD was seen on Coal Line Road, which is off of Bull Creek
Road, the road that goes to the town of Honeydew from Humboldt Redwoods
State Park (Laura Bradley).
29 June
-----------
In DEL NORTE county a singing AMERICAN REDSTART (imm. male) and CASSIN'S
VIREO were in the Smith River riparian downstream from Highway 101 on Bailey
Road about 8/10 mile northe of junction with Lake Earl Drive (Sean
McAllister).
On the Worswick gravel bar, downstream from Fernbridge, were 3 WESTERN
SANDPIPERS (Kerry Ross).
An alternate plumaged GREATER YELLOWLEGS was at the Eureka/Palco Marsh in
Eureka (Tom Leskiw).
A female RUFFED GROUSE barred passage to trail walkers along a trail in the
Arcata Community Forest. This trail can be accessed from the end of Jacoby
Creek Road and the bird was about 1/2 mile up from the end of the road
(Steve Salzman fide Gary Lester).
The male BALTIMORE ORIOLE was still present in TRINITY COUNTY. It is
possible to see this bird by parking at the Junction City campground along
highway 299, then accessing the gravel bar from across the campground and
walking upstream. Walk to the end of the gravel bar and on he opposite side
of the river is some tall cottonwoods and the bird has been found there and
in large cottonwoods on the small creek that feeds into the Trinity River
(Pablo Herrera).
30 June
-----------
No reports.
1 July
-----------
A male and female WILSON'S PHALAROPE were found in a wet area before the
first barn, heading west on the V-street Loop in the Arcata Bottoms. Also
present were about 100 WESTERN SANDPIPERS, 12 BLACK-BELLIED PLOVERS, and 1
DUNLIN. At Klopp Lake there were 2 GREATER YELLOWLEGS, 1 SHORT-BILLED
DOWITCHER, 1 BONAPARTE'S GULL and 2 female GREEN-WINGED TEAL. At the Mad
River Fish Hatchery there was a singing WILLOW FLYCATCHER near the culvert
and duckweed covered pond downstream from the hatchery. There was also a
MACGILLIVRAYS WARBLER singing here. A pair of PURPLE MARTINS were seen
bringing food to a nest cavity upstream from the Mad River Bridge in the
Blue Lake Cottonwoods (Scott Carey).
2 July
-----------
A singing WILLOW FLYCATCHER was detected during the Korbel Breeding Bird
Survey; it was 1/2 mile south of Lord Ellis Summit on a regenerating clear
cut (Jude Power).
-End transcript
* Northwestern California Bird Alert
* 3 July 2006
CANW0607.03
hotline: Northwestern California Bird Alert
date(s): 26 June-2 July 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: 3 July 2006 at 12:00 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:
Green-winged Teal
Ruffed Grouse
Greater Yellowlegs
Willet
Marbled Godwit
Dunlin
Western Sandpiper
Short-billed Dowitcher
Bonaparte's Gull
Vaux's Swift
Willow Flycatcher
Western Kingbird
Cassin's Vireo
Purple Martin
Northern Mockingbird
American Redstart
MacGillivrays Warbler
White-crowned Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
BALTIMORE ORIOLE
Higlights this week were many shorebirds returning south from their breeding
grounds and being widely reported. Especially interesting were a pair of
Wilson's Phalaropes. Passerine highlights included a male Rose-breasted
Grosbeak visiting a feeder in McKinleyville, an American Redstart along the
Smith River in Del Norte county, and the continuing Baltimore Oriole along
the Trinity River in Trinity County.
BELATED REPORTS:
On the 20th of June 3 WHITE-CROWNED SPARROWS were on forest route 1, south
of Horse and Grouse Mountains (Tom Leskiw).
On the 21st of June and exceedingly early alternate plumaged DUNLIN was on
the South Spit (Kerry Ross).
26 June
-----------
On the mudflats opposite of Klopp Lake, at the Arcata Marsh, were 6 early
migrant SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHERS with 100-125 WILLETS and 6 MARBLED GODWITS
(Rob Fowler).
27 June
-----------
A NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD was seen and heard in the town of Samoa (John
Thomas).
28 June
-----------
An adult male ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK made a late afternoon appearance at a
feeder on Azalea Hill in McKinleyville. Also present was a fledgling
DARK-EYED JUNCO, interesting to the observer since no juncos have been heard
or seen around the vicinity (Gary Lester).
A VAUX'S SWIFT was seen near the Aikins Creek Campground, near Weitchepec
(Tom Leskiw).
A WESTERN KINGBIRD was seen on Coal Line Road, which is off of Bull Creek
Road, the road that goes to the town of Honeydew from Humboldt Redwoods
State Park (Laura Bradley).
29 June
-----------
In DEL NORTE county a singing AMERICAN REDSTART (imm. male) and CASSIN'S
VIREO were in the Smith River riparian downstream from Highway 101 on Bailey
Road about 8/10 mile northe of junction with Lake Earl Drive (Sean
McAllister).
On the Worswick gravel bar, downstream from Fernbridge, were 3 WESTERN
SANDPIPERS (Kerry Ross).
An alternate plumaged GREATER YELLOWLEGS was at the Eureka/Palco Marsh in
Eureka (Tom Leskiw).
A female RUFFED GROUSE barred passage to trail walkers along a trail in the
Arcata Community Forest. This trail can be accessed from the end of Jacoby
Creek Road and the bird was about 1/2 mile up from the end of the road
(Steve Salzman fide Gary Lester).
The male BALTIMORE ORIOLE was still present in TRINITY COUNTY. It is
possible to see this bird by parking at the Junction City campground along
highway 299, then accessing the gravel bar from across the campground and
walking upstream. Walk to the end of the gravel bar and on he opposite side
of the river is some tall cottonwoods and the bird has been found there and
in large cottonwoods on the small creek that feeds into the Trinity River
(Pablo Herrera).
30 June
-----------
No reports.
1 July
-----------
A male and female WILSON'S PHALAROPE were found in a wet area before the
first barn, heading west on the V-street Loop in the Arcata Bottoms. Also
present were about 100 WESTERN SANDPIPERS, 12 BLACK-BELLIED PLOVERS, and 1
DUNLIN. At Klopp Lake there were 2 GREATER YELLOWLEGS, 1 SHORT-BILLED
DOWITCHER, 1 BONAPARTE'S GULL and 2 female GREEN-WINGED TEAL. At the Mad
River Fish Hatchery there was a singing WILLOW FLYCATCHER near the culvert
and duckweed covered pond downstream from the hatchery. There was also a
MACGILLIVRAYS WARBLER singing here. A pair of PURPLE MARTINS were seen
bringing food to a nest cavity upstream from the Mad River Bridge in the
Blue Lake Cottonwoods (Scott Carey).
2 July
-----------
A singing WILLOW FLYCATCHER was detected during the Korbel Breeding Bird
Survey; it was 1/2 mile south of Lord Ellis Summit on a regenerating clear
cut (Jude Power).
-End transcript