- RBA
* Arcata Bird Box Weekly Summary
* 4 September 2005
- Transcript
hotline: Arcata Bird Box
date(s): 1 September-3 September 2005
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: 1 September 2005 at 8:40 p.m.
transcriber: Rob C. Fowler
This is a summary of reports from the Arcata Bird Box
BirdBox, sponsored by the City of Arcata and Redwood Region Audubon Society,
compiled 3 September 2005 at 9:00 a.m. 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). This is the weekly summary that will be posted to Birdwest
on the weekend. I am going to start doing a daily summary that will only be
posted on Northwest Calbird, which can be accessed without subscription at
the California Birding lists digest: http://www.sialia.com/s/calists.pl. You
can also subscribe to NW Calbird here if you’d like to. Good Birding!
HIGHLIGHTS:
Pacific Golden-Plover
Lesser Yellowlegs
BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER
Ruff
Common Tern
Bobolink
1 Sep
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In Eureka 2 LESSER YELLOWLEGS were at the Eureka Marsh. Three juvenile
COMMON TERNS and 1 alternate plumaged adult PACIFIC GOLDEN-PLOVER were at
the mouth of the Elk River, best seen from the end of Trusdale Avenue (Barry
Sauppe).
2 Sep
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A BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER was detected in a newly plowed field on Lanphere
road, just west of Mad River Road in the Arcata Bottoms (Ken Irwin). The
bird was seen later in the afternoon (Rob Fowler) and was also seen on 3
September (Scott Carey).
A juvenile RUFF was found out at the Eel River Wildlife Area (ERWA) and was
associating with about 35 LESSER YELLOWLEGS and about 250 Greater
Yellowlegs. There was also a very vocal juvenile BOBOLINK present (Sean
McAllister).
Sean also reported that, on the 31st of August, there were 4 RED KNOTS
present at ERWA and 1 present there on the 30th. On the 29th he had a HOUSE
WREN at Elk River Wildlife Area (rare on the coast) and on the 28th he had a
juvenile WANDERING TATTLER at Cock Robin Island, near the mouth of the Eel
River.
3 Sep
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A PEREGRINE FALCON was seen in Mckinleyville (Ieda Parkinson; spelling?).
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* Arcata Bird Box Weekly Summary
* 4 September 2005
- Transcript
hotline: Arcata Bird Box
date(s): 1 September-3 September 2005
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: 1 September 2005 at 8:40 p.m.
transcriber: Rob C. Fowler
This is a summary of reports from the Arcata Bird Box
BirdBox, sponsored by the City of Arcata and Redwood Region Audubon Society,
compiled 3 September 2005 at 9:00 a.m. 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). This is the weekly summary that will be posted to Birdwest
on the weekend. I am going to start doing a daily summary that will only be
posted on Northwest Calbird, which can be accessed without subscription at
the California Birding lists digest: http://www.sialia.com/s/calists.pl. You
can also subscribe to NW Calbird here if you’d like to. Good Birding!
HIGHLIGHTS:
Pacific Golden-Plover
Lesser Yellowlegs
BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER
Ruff
Common Tern
Bobolink
1 Sep
--------
In Eureka 2 LESSER YELLOWLEGS were at the Eureka Marsh. Three juvenile
COMMON TERNS and 1 alternate plumaged adult PACIFIC GOLDEN-PLOVER were at
the mouth of the Elk River, best seen from the end of Trusdale Avenue (Barry
Sauppe).
2 Sep
--------
A BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER was detected in a newly plowed field on Lanphere
road, just west of Mad River Road in the Arcata Bottoms (Ken Irwin). The
bird was seen later in the afternoon (Rob Fowler) and was also seen on 3
September (Scott Carey).
A juvenile RUFF was found out at the Eel River Wildlife Area (ERWA) and was
associating with about 35 LESSER YELLOWLEGS and about 250 Greater
Yellowlegs. There was also a very vocal juvenile BOBOLINK present (Sean
McAllister).
Sean also reported that, on the 31st of August, there were 4 RED KNOTS
present at ERWA and 1 present there on the 30th. On the 29th he had a HOUSE
WREN at Elk River Wildlife Area (rare on the coast) and on the 28th he had a
juvenile WANDERING TATTLER at Cock Robin Island, near the mouth of the Eel
River.
3 Sep
--------
A PEREGRINE FALCON was seen in Mckinleyville (Ieda Parkinson; spelling?).
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