RBA
* Northwestern California Bird Alert
* 20 December 2006
CANW0612.20
Birds Mentioned:
Mute Swan
Brant
Eurasian Green-winged Teal
Redhead
Canvasback
Black Scoter
Long-tailed Duck
Barrow's Goldeneye
Hooded Merganser
Ruffed Grouse
Brown Pelican
Sooty Shearwater
Short-tailed Shearwater
LITTLE BLUE HERON
Osprey
Bald Eagle
Ferruginous Hawk
Rough-legged Hawk
Golden Eagle
Glaucous Gull
Northern Shrike
Black-legged Kittiwake
Burrowing Owl
Eurasian Collared Dove
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Western Bluebird
Yellow Warbler
Palm Warbler
Black-and-white Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
Chipping Sparrow
Clay-colored Sparrow
American Tree Sparrow
Harris's Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Yellow-headed Blackbird
hotline: Northwestern California Bird Alert
date(s): 11-17 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: 20 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!
11 Dec.
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No reports.
12 Nov.
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The HARRIS'S SPARROW continues on Boilier Avenue in McKinleyville (Kerry
Ross).
Two BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHERS continue northwest of the Log Pond at the Arcata
Marsh (Pablo Herrera).
An AMERICAN TREE SPARROW was found on the V-Street Loop. The bird was with a
flock of mixed sparrows in the second field ( with lots of rushes and
thistles in it) on the north side of the road after the last barn and house
when driving west on the V-Street Loop. The AMERICAN TREE SPARROW ranged
from the southest corner of the field to about 50-60 yards north of the road
along the eastern edge of the field (Ken Irwin, Rob Fowler).
Two EURASIAN GREEN-WINGED TEAL Butcher Slough Log Pond. A male REDHEAD and a
female CANVASBACK were on Gearheart Marsh. At Klopp Lake a female type
HOODED MERGANSER and a male CANVASBACK were present (Stan Harris).
13 Dec.
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No reports.
14 Dec.
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The AMERICAN TREE SPARROW was refound on the V-Street Loop in the area
described above (Jherimie Kellerman).
At Fay Slough Wildlife Area an adult BALD EAGLE was present. A FERRUGINOUS
HAWK was near the intersection Highway 36 and Highway 101. Another
FERRUGINOUS HAWK was present near the Eel River Saw Mill, just before the
Highway 101 bridge to Rio Dell. On Bear River Ridge 3 FERRUGINOUS HAWKS, 4
ROUGH-LEGGED HAWKS, and 2 GOLDEN EAGLES were seen. At Crab Park, at the end
of Cannibal Island Road in the Loleta Bottoms, were around 350 BROWN
PELICANS and 4,000-5,000 gulls (Kerry Ross).
15 Dec.
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A female WESTERN BLUEBIRD was seen on the beach at Dry Lagoon (Brad
Freeman).
A female BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER was seen in the western-most riparian patch
west of the end of 8th street in Arcata (Scott Carey).
A RUFFED GROUSE was seen in the McKinleyville area. The bird was seen above
Beau Pre Road which is east of Central Avenue. Take Norton Road from Central
Avenue past the golf course club house. The access to the trail head is
right above the large steel water tanks. The grouse was seen about a 1/2
mile into the trail (Lauren Lester fide Gary Lester).
A juvenile swan was seen in a wetland area near Freshwater Farms but was not
identified to species (Tom Leskiw). Note: this bird has since been
identified as a juvenile MUTE SWAN.
16 Dec.
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An OSPREY was seen near the Woodley Island Bridge in Eureka (Rob Hewitt).
The Arcata Christmas Bird Count was held today. A total of 173 species was
found. Brief recounts of highlights were as follows: LONG-TAILED DUCK (1;
North Jetty?), SHORT-TAILED SHEARWATER (1; North Jetty), BLACK-LEGGED
KITTIWAKE (North Jetty), NORTHERN SHRIKE (1; Mad River Slough), YELLOW
WARBLER (2; Eureka), PALM WARBLER (many; mostly Arcata Marsh),
BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER (2; Arcata), COMMON YELLOWTHROAT (2?; Arcata),
CHIPPING SPARROW (1; Eureka), AMERICAN TREE SPARROW (1; continuing along
V-Street Loop), and 1 YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRD [1; Lanphere Road, (fide CBC
compiler: Kerry Ross)]
17 Dec.
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The DEL NORTE COUNTY Christmas Bird Count took place today. A total of 165
species were seen. Highlights were: SOOTY SHEARWATER (1; Point Saint
George), 2 BRANT (Lake Earl/Talawa?), BARROW'S GOLDENEYE (1 male; Smith
River), LITTLE BLUE HERON (1 continuing bird at Alexander Dairy), GLAUCOUS
GULL (2; 1 adult flew by Point Saint George), BURROWING OWL (1; Pacific
Shores subdivision), EURASIAN COLLARED DOVE (18; Town of Smith River),
BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHER (1; end of Lakeview Drive), COMMON YELLOWTHROAT (2;
Crescent City Harbor and near Fort Dick), CLAY-COLORED SPARROW (1; end of
Pala Road). High numbers of BLACK SCOTERS and REDHEADS (over 100 of each)
were numerical highlights (fide CBC compiler: Alan Barron).
The CLAY-COLORED SPARROW continues in Eureka; it was seen in the reedy area
at the end of Vigo Street, north of the Bayshore Mall. Two PALM WARBLERS
were seen along the trail that borders the Eureka Marsh and a WHITE-THROATED
SPARROW was near the north end of the trail (Pablo Herrera).
-End transcript
* Northwestern California Bird Alert
* 20 December 2006
CANW0612.20
Birds Mentioned:
Mute Swan
Brant
Eurasian Green-winged Teal
Redhead
Canvasback
Black Scoter
Long-tailed Duck
Barrow's Goldeneye
Hooded Merganser
Ruffed Grouse
Brown Pelican
Sooty Shearwater
Short-tailed Shearwater
LITTLE BLUE HERON
Osprey
Bald Eagle
Ferruginous Hawk
Rough-legged Hawk
Golden Eagle
Glaucous Gull
Northern Shrike
Black-legged Kittiwake
Burrowing Owl
Eurasian Collared Dove
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Western Bluebird
Yellow Warbler
Palm Warbler
Black-and-white Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
Chipping Sparrow
Clay-colored Sparrow
American Tree Sparrow
Harris's Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Yellow-headed Blackbird
hotline: Northwestern California Bird Alert
date(s): 11-17 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: 20 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!
11 Dec.
-----------
No reports.
12 Nov.
-----------
The HARRIS'S SPARROW continues on Boilier Avenue in McKinleyville (Kerry
Ross).
Two BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHERS continue northwest of the Log Pond at the Arcata
Marsh (Pablo Herrera).
An AMERICAN TREE SPARROW was found on the V-Street Loop. The bird was with a
flock of mixed sparrows in the second field ( with lots of rushes and
thistles in it) on the north side of the road after the last barn and house
when driving west on the V-Street Loop. The AMERICAN TREE SPARROW ranged
from the southest corner of the field to about 50-60 yards north of the road
along the eastern edge of the field (Ken Irwin, Rob Fowler).
Two EURASIAN GREEN-WINGED TEAL Butcher Slough Log Pond. A male REDHEAD and a
female CANVASBACK were on Gearheart Marsh. At Klopp Lake a female type
HOODED MERGANSER and a male CANVASBACK were present (Stan Harris).
13 Dec.
-----------
No reports.
14 Dec.
-----------
The AMERICAN TREE SPARROW was refound on the V-Street Loop in the area
described above (Jherimie Kellerman).
At Fay Slough Wildlife Area an adult BALD EAGLE was present. A FERRUGINOUS
HAWK was near the intersection Highway 36 and Highway 101. Another
FERRUGINOUS HAWK was present near the Eel River Saw Mill, just before the
Highway 101 bridge to Rio Dell. On Bear River Ridge 3 FERRUGINOUS HAWKS, 4
ROUGH-LEGGED HAWKS, and 2 GOLDEN EAGLES were seen. At Crab Park, at the end
of Cannibal Island Road in the Loleta Bottoms, were around 350 BROWN
PELICANS and 4,000-5,000 gulls (Kerry Ross).
15 Dec.
-----------
A female WESTERN BLUEBIRD was seen on the beach at Dry Lagoon (Brad
Freeman).
A female BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER was seen in the western-most riparian patch
west of the end of 8th street in Arcata (Scott Carey).
A RUFFED GROUSE was seen in the McKinleyville area. The bird was seen above
Beau Pre Road which is east of Central Avenue. Take Norton Road from Central
Avenue past the golf course club house. The access to the trail head is
right above the large steel water tanks. The grouse was seen about a 1/2
mile into the trail (Lauren Lester fide Gary Lester).
A juvenile swan was seen in a wetland area near Freshwater Farms but was not
identified to species (Tom Leskiw). Note: this bird has since been
identified as a juvenile MUTE SWAN.
16 Dec.
-----------
An OSPREY was seen near the Woodley Island Bridge in Eureka (Rob Hewitt).
The Arcata Christmas Bird Count was held today. A total of 173 species was
found. Brief recounts of highlights were as follows: LONG-TAILED DUCK (1;
North Jetty?), SHORT-TAILED SHEARWATER (1; North Jetty), BLACK-LEGGED
KITTIWAKE (North Jetty), NORTHERN SHRIKE (1; Mad River Slough), YELLOW
WARBLER (2; Eureka), PALM WARBLER (many; mostly Arcata Marsh),
BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER (2; Arcata), COMMON YELLOWTHROAT (2?; Arcata),
CHIPPING SPARROW (1; Eureka), AMERICAN TREE SPARROW (1; continuing along
V-Street Loop), and 1 YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRD [1; Lanphere Road, (fide CBC
compiler: Kerry Ross)]
17 Dec.
-----------
The DEL NORTE COUNTY Christmas Bird Count took place today. A total of 165
species were seen. Highlights were: SOOTY SHEARWATER (1; Point Saint
George), 2 BRANT (Lake Earl/Talawa?), BARROW'S GOLDENEYE (1 male; Smith
River), LITTLE BLUE HERON (1 continuing bird at Alexander Dairy), GLAUCOUS
GULL (2; 1 adult flew by Point Saint George), BURROWING OWL (1; Pacific
Shores subdivision), EURASIAN COLLARED DOVE (18; Town of Smith River),
BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHER (1; end of Lakeview Drive), COMMON YELLOWTHROAT (2;
Crescent City Harbor and near Fort Dick), CLAY-COLORED SPARROW (1; end of
Pala Road). High numbers of BLACK SCOTERS and REDHEADS (over 100 of each)
were numerical highlights (fide CBC compiler: Alan Barron).
The CLAY-COLORED SPARROW continues in Eureka; it was seen in the reedy area
at the end of Vigo Street, north of the Bayshore Mall. Two PALM WARBLERS
were seen along the trail that borders the Eureka Marsh and a WHITE-THROATED
SPARROW was near the north end of the trail (Pablo Herrera).
-End transcript