RBA
* Northwestern California Bird Alert
* 4 December 2006
CANW0612.04
Birds Mentioned:
Emperor Goose
Eurasian Widgeon
Canvasback
Long-tailed Duck
Common Goldeneye
Hooded Merganser
BROWN BOOBY*
Osprey
Northern Goshawk
Harlan's Red-tailed Hawk
Ferruginous Hawk
Rough-legged Hawk
Pacific Golden-Plover
Bonaparte's Gull
Thayer's Gull
Caspian Tern
THICK-BILLED MURRE*
Burrowing Owl
Yellow-shafted x Red-shafted Flicker
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Western Bluebird
Palm Warbler
Vesper Sparrow
Clay-colored Sparrow
Harris's Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Lapland Longspur
Snow Bunting*
hotline: Northwestern California Bird Alert
date(s): 27Nov.-3 Dec. 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: 4 Dec. 2006 at 11:30 a.m.
transcriber: Rob C. Fowler
Begin transcript-
This is a 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 less than 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).
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!
27 Nov.
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An EMPEROR GOOSE was found in the first field west of Arcata on the south
side of Samoa Boulevard. The bird was associating with Canada Geese [Kyle
Spragens(the original finder) fide Kerry Ross ]. The bird was seen by many
other birders.
A HARRIS'S SPARROW was found at a private residence in McKinleyville (Kerry
Ross).
On the Stone Lagoon Spit, north of Trinidad, a BURROWING OWL was present. At
Freshwater Lagoon 23 HOODED MERGANSERS, 3 CANVASBACKS, 1 OSPREY, and 3
BONAPARTE'S GULLS were the highlights. At the mouth of Redwood Creek one
1st winter THAYER'S GULL was present. In the Arcata Bottoms another 1st year
THAYER'S GULL was seen at the 1st bend at Mad River Road. Three PALM
WARBLERS were seen along the railroad tracks west of I Street at the Arcata
Marsh (Rob Fowler).
28 Nov.
-----------
The EMPEROR GOOSE was reported at the same location as mentioned above at
various times in the morning (Scott Carey, Steve Tucker). The bird was also
seen later in the day at the corner of Foster and Jackson Ranch (Keith
Slauson fide Chet Ogan) but was not reported to the bird box. The bird has
not been reported since.
29 Nov.
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An immature BROWN BOOBY* was seen flying past the North Jetty of Humboldt
Bay. The bird was seen well following fishing boats and was heading to the
north (Keith Slauson). This was Humboldt Countie's first record!
A CLAY-COLORED SPARROW was reported from the extreme north end of the
Bayshore Mall parking lot in Eureka. The bird was with a flock of
Zonotrichia sparrows (Tom Leskiw).
The HARRIS'S SPARROW was still present at the residence in McKinleyville
(Kerry Ross).
Two LONG-TAILED DUCKS were about 1/2 mile west of the Cock Robin Island
Bridge. One PACIFIC GOLDEN-PLOVER was with other plovers in the field north
of the Cock Robin Island/Cannibal Island Road intersection in the Loleta
Bottoms. Four CASPIAN TERNS were at the mouth of the Eel River at the end of
Cannibal Island Road. About 60 LAPLAND LONGSPURS were in the stubble corn
field at the end of Cannibal Island Road Crab Park (Rob Fowler)
30 Nov.
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The HARLAN'S RED-TAILED HAWK, returning for it's 8th (?) winter was seen
flying over Highway 101between Eureka and Arcata (David Fix).
The previously reported CLAY-COLORED SPARROW was refound at the above
mentioned location in Eureka (Scott Carey).
A PALM WARBLER and white-striped WHITE-THROATED SPARROW was seen along the
I-street Levee (Daryl Coldren).
1 Dec.
-----------
A THICK-BILLED MURRE was seen from northwestern Point Saint George in DEL
NORTE COUNTY. The bird, which was sick, was seen getting picked on by gulls,
surviving, and then apparently dropping dead; it then drifted out to sea,
never to be seen again (Alan Barron). This is the 2nd county record.
A EURASIAN WIDGEON was seen in Humboldt Bay offshore from the Eureka Marsh.
A PALM WARBLER was seen in the aforementioned location that the CLAY-COLORED
SPARROW was seen at (Tom Leskiw).
A female GOLDENEYE that was found at Klopp Lake was originially thought to
be a BARROW'S but was then determined to be a yellow-billed COMMON GOLDENEYE
(Stan Harris).
2 Dec.
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A VESPER SPARROW was seen foraging on the road at the first barn when
driving west along the V-street Loop in the Arcata Bottoms. At the
observer's residence in Arcata a YELLOW-SHAFTED X RED-SHAFTED FLICKER was
present for the past 2 days (Rob Fowler).
Eight ROUGH-LEGGED HAWKS, 1 FERRUGINOUS HAWK, and 1 immature NORTHERN
GOSHAWK was seen along Bear River Ridge from Malfunction Junction to Cape
Mendocino. The GOSHAWK was seen just north of Ocean House at Cape Mendocino.
Also on Bear River Ridge was another ROUGH-LEGGED and FERRUGINOUS HAWK. Two
of all ROUGH-LEGGED HAWKS reported were dark-morphs. Also seen in the area
were 5 WESTERN BLUEBIRDS (Kerry Ross).
3 Dec.
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The (or a) immature BROWN BOOBY* was found at Flat Iron Rock from Elk Head
in Trinidad. The bird was seen well by the observers and was then watched as
it flew west out to sea (Rob Hewitt).
Later in the afternoon the immature BROWN BOOBY* was seen again by some
observers (Brian Accord from Northwestern Calbird). While searching for the
immature bird an adult female BROWN BOOBY* was seen by observers (Brian
Accord and Stan Harris) roosting on the south corner of Flat Iron Rock and
was photographed (see photos by B. Accord here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/bcacord/sets/72157594404253444/).
A BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHER continued in the shrubbery behind the interpretive
center at the Arcata Marsh. A PALM WARBLER was seen along the fence line
west of I-street, south of Gearheart Marsh (Rob Hewitt).
Two SNOW BUNTINGS* were seen by observers near the north end of the North
Jetty of Humboldt Bay (Ben Ziler). The birds were seen later in the day by
numerous observers (Daryl Coldren, Scott Carey) before they flew off towards
the South Jetty of Humboldt Bay (Scott Carey). The birds were not refound.
-End transcript
* Northwestern California Bird Alert
* 4 December 2006
CANW0612.04
Birds Mentioned:
Emperor Goose
Eurasian Widgeon
Canvasback
Long-tailed Duck
Common Goldeneye
Hooded Merganser
BROWN BOOBY*
Osprey
Northern Goshawk
Harlan's Red-tailed Hawk
Ferruginous Hawk
Rough-legged Hawk
Pacific Golden-Plover
Bonaparte's Gull
Thayer's Gull
Caspian Tern
THICK-BILLED MURRE*
Burrowing Owl
Yellow-shafted x Red-shafted Flicker
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Western Bluebird
Palm Warbler
Vesper Sparrow
Clay-colored Sparrow
Harris's Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Lapland Longspur
Snow Bunting*
hotline: Northwestern California Bird Alert
date(s): 27Nov.-3 Dec. 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: 4 Dec. 2006 at 11:30 a.m.
transcriber: Rob C. Fowler
Begin transcript-
This is a 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 less than 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).
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!
27 Nov.
-----------
An EMPEROR GOOSE was found in the first field west of Arcata on the south
side of Samoa Boulevard. The bird was associating with Canada Geese [Kyle
Spragens(the original finder) fide Kerry Ross ]. The bird was seen by many
other birders.
A HARRIS'S SPARROW was found at a private residence in McKinleyville (Kerry
Ross).
On the Stone Lagoon Spit, north of Trinidad, a BURROWING OWL was present. At
Freshwater Lagoon 23 HOODED MERGANSERS, 3 CANVASBACKS, 1 OSPREY, and 3
BONAPARTE'S GULLS were the highlights. At the mouth of Redwood Creek one
1st winter THAYER'S GULL was present. In the Arcata Bottoms another 1st year
THAYER'S GULL was seen at the 1st bend at Mad River Road. Three PALM
WARBLERS were seen along the railroad tracks west of I Street at the Arcata
Marsh (Rob Fowler).
28 Nov.
-----------
The EMPEROR GOOSE was reported at the same location as mentioned above at
various times in the morning (Scott Carey, Steve Tucker). The bird was also
seen later in the day at the corner of Foster and Jackson Ranch (Keith
Slauson fide Chet Ogan) but was not reported to the bird box. The bird has
not been reported since.
29 Nov.
-----------
An immature BROWN BOOBY* was seen flying past the North Jetty of Humboldt
Bay. The bird was seen well following fishing boats and was heading to the
north (Keith Slauson). This was Humboldt Countie's first record!
A CLAY-COLORED SPARROW was reported from the extreme north end of the
Bayshore Mall parking lot in Eureka. The bird was with a flock of
Zonotrichia sparrows (Tom Leskiw).
The HARRIS'S SPARROW was still present at the residence in McKinleyville
(Kerry Ross).
Two LONG-TAILED DUCKS were about 1/2 mile west of the Cock Robin Island
Bridge. One PACIFIC GOLDEN-PLOVER was with other plovers in the field north
of the Cock Robin Island/Cannibal Island Road intersection in the Loleta
Bottoms. Four CASPIAN TERNS were at the mouth of the Eel River at the end of
Cannibal Island Road. About 60 LAPLAND LONGSPURS were in the stubble corn
field at the end of Cannibal Island Road Crab Park (Rob Fowler)
30 Nov.
-----------
The HARLAN'S RED-TAILED HAWK, returning for it's 8th (?) winter was seen
flying over Highway 101between Eureka and Arcata (David Fix).
The previously reported CLAY-COLORED SPARROW was refound at the above
mentioned location in Eureka (Scott Carey).
A PALM WARBLER and white-striped WHITE-THROATED SPARROW was seen along the
I-street Levee (Daryl Coldren).
1 Dec.
-----------
A THICK-BILLED MURRE was seen from northwestern Point Saint George in DEL
NORTE COUNTY. The bird, which was sick, was seen getting picked on by gulls,
surviving, and then apparently dropping dead; it then drifted out to sea,
never to be seen again (Alan Barron). This is the 2nd county record.
A EURASIAN WIDGEON was seen in Humboldt Bay offshore from the Eureka Marsh.
A PALM WARBLER was seen in the aforementioned location that the CLAY-COLORED
SPARROW was seen at (Tom Leskiw).
A female GOLDENEYE that was found at Klopp Lake was originially thought to
be a BARROW'S but was then determined to be a yellow-billed COMMON GOLDENEYE
(Stan Harris).
2 Dec.
-----------
A VESPER SPARROW was seen foraging on the road at the first barn when
driving west along the V-street Loop in the Arcata Bottoms. At the
observer's residence in Arcata a YELLOW-SHAFTED X RED-SHAFTED FLICKER was
present for the past 2 days (Rob Fowler).
Eight ROUGH-LEGGED HAWKS, 1 FERRUGINOUS HAWK, and 1 immature NORTHERN
GOSHAWK was seen along Bear River Ridge from Malfunction Junction to Cape
Mendocino. The GOSHAWK was seen just north of Ocean House at Cape Mendocino.
Also on Bear River Ridge was another ROUGH-LEGGED and FERRUGINOUS HAWK. Two
of all ROUGH-LEGGED HAWKS reported were dark-morphs. Also seen in the area
were 5 WESTERN BLUEBIRDS (Kerry Ross).
3 Dec.
-----------
The (or a) immature BROWN BOOBY* was found at Flat Iron Rock from Elk Head
in Trinidad. The bird was seen well by the observers and was then watched as
it flew west out to sea (Rob Hewitt).
Later in the afternoon the immature BROWN BOOBY* was seen again by some
observers (Brian Accord from Northwestern Calbird). While searching for the
immature bird an adult female BROWN BOOBY* was seen by observers (Brian
Accord and Stan Harris) roosting on the south corner of Flat Iron Rock and
was photographed (see photos by B. Accord here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/bcacord/sets/72157594404253444/).
A BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHER continued in the shrubbery behind the interpretive
center at the Arcata Marsh. A PALM WARBLER was seen along the fence line
west of I-street, south of Gearheart Marsh (Rob Hewitt).
Two SNOW BUNTINGS* were seen by observers near the north end of the North
Jetty of Humboldt Bay (Ben Ziler). The birds were seen later in the day by
numerous observers (Daryl Coldren, Scott Carey) before they flew off towards
the South Jetty of Humboldt Bay (Scott Carey). The birds were not refound.
-End transcript