RBA
* Northwestern California Bird Alert
* 20 February 2007
CANW0702.20
Birds Mentioned:
Long-tailed Duck
Bald Eagle
Ferruginous Hawk
Golden Eagle
CRESTED CARACARA*
Peregrine Falcon
Glaucous Gull
Thayer's Gull
Black-legged Kittiwake
Rufous Hummingbird
Say's Phoebe
Tree Swallow
Western Bluebird
Palm Warbler
Western Tanager
American Tree Sparrow
Harris's Sparrow
hotline: Northwestern California Bird Alert
date(s): 13 Feb.-19 Feb. 2007
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 Feb. 2007 at 5:40 p.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!
13 Feb.
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A female-type WESTERN TANAGER has been seen since the 9th at Fort Humboldt
State Park in Eureka. The bird has been seen coming to the suet feeder on
the eastern side of the state park office (Amber Transou).
The first RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRD of the year, a male, visited a feeder in
McKinleyville (Paul Roush via NWCALBIRD).
14 Feb.
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The CRESTED CARACARA* that has been seen sporadically in the Ferndale
Bottoms was refound; it was seen just west of 41 Centerville Road, west of
Ferndale (Liz ?). The bird was refound later in the afternoon on Meridian
Avenue which intersects Centerville Road (Daryl Coldren).
An adult BALD EAGLE was seen flying towards Humboldt Bay on Highway 101
between Eureka and Arcata (Scott Carey).
A male WESTERN BLUEBIRD was seen near the intersection of Arlington and 5th
street in Ferndale (Anna Thaler).
15 Feb.
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A PALM WARBLER was seen along the fence line bordering the northern edge of
the new pond (Johnson's Pond) on I Street at the Arcata Marsh (Elias Elias).
A HARRIS'S SPARROW made a return to a feeder at 1087 12th Street in Arcata.
The bird has been very sporadic; probably the best time to try for it is in
the morning before 10:00. Also, the AMERICAN TREE SPARROW has reappeard on
the V Street Loop after being absent for awhile. Go west on the V Street
Loop (Old Samoa Road) past the last ranch house, go over slough. About 300
yards west of the slough is a metal gate on the north side of the road and
here in the pullout, where bird seed is spread, is where the TREE SPARROW is
hanging out with other sparrows (Scott Carey).
16 Feb.
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The CRESTED CARACARA* was refound in the Ferndale Bottoms today. The bird
was seen along Centerville Road, just west of Meridian. There was also a
PALM WARBLER along Meridian Road and another along Russ Lane (Alexandra
Lamb).
The AMERICAN TREE SPARROW was seen at the same location on the V Street Loop
(Elias Elias).
A male RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRD visited a feeder on Azalea Hill in McKinleyville
(Gary Lester).
An adult GOLDEN EAGLE was seen about 1/4 mile east of Centerville Beach in
the Ferndale Bottoms. A PALM WARBLER was along Meridian Road where the wood
bridge goes across road. There were also 2 BALD EAGLES (1 adult and 1
subadult) and 15-20 TREE SWALLOWS in the vicinity (Scott Carey).
Twelve WESTERN BLUEBIRDS continue (since 12 January) in the Azalea Hill
vicinity in McKinleyville. A continuing BALD EAGLE and 2 adult FERRUGINOUS
HAWKS were seen flying east towards the Mill Creek drainage to probably
roost for the evening (Gary Lester).
17 Feb.
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The CRESTED CARACARA* was seen in the afternoon in the Ferndale area. The
bird was located in pastures just south of Arlington & 5th and was observed
for some time and then flew towards the northwest but not refound after
that. Also seen was a BALD EAGLE near the end of Russ Avenue and a PEREGRINE
FALCON on Van Ness, west of Van Ness and 5th (Anna Thaler).
A report came in from the seldom-birded area of the Mattole River. Most
interesting was a singing BLACK-CAPPED CHICKADEE in the willows near the
mouth of the Mattole. This is the southernmost record (by about 17 miles?)
on the west coast. Also of interest was a 1st year GLAUCOUS GULL, 3
BLACK-LEGGED KITTIWAKES (2 adult, 1 1st winter), and 12 THAYER'S GULLS (Jim
Tietz, Elias Elias).
18 Feb.
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A SAY'S PHOEBE was seen near the intersection of Port Kenyon and Dillon
Roads in the Ferndale Bottoms. Six TREE SWALLOWS were seen in the vicinity.
On the South Spit 2 BURROWING OWLS were seen; one LONG-TAILED DUCK was seen
in Humboldt Bay near the northern end of of the spit (Scott Carey).
The AMERICAN TREE SPARROW continued in it's usual location along the V
Street Loop (Gary Lester).
19 Feb.
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No reports.
-End transcript
* Northwestern California Bird Alert
* 20 February 2007
CANW0702.20
Birds Mentioned:
Long-tailed Duck
Bald Eagle
Ferruginous Hawk
Golden Eagle
CRESTED CARACARA*
Peregrine Falcon
Glaucous Gull
Thayer's Gull
Black-legged Kittiwake
Rufous Hummingbird
Say's Phoebe
Tree Swallow
Western Bluebird
Palm Warbler
Western Tanager
American Tree Sparrow
Harris's Sparrow
hotline: Northwestern California Bird Alert
date(s): 13 Feb.-19 Feb. 2007
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 Feb. 2007 at 5:40 p.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!
13 Feb.
-----------
A female-type WESTERN TANAGER has been seen since the 9th at Fort Humboldt
State Park in Eureka. The bird has been seen coming to the suet feeder on
the eastern side of the state park office (Amber Transou).
The first RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRD of the year, a male, visited a feeder in
McKinleyville (Paul Roush via NWCALBIRD).
14 Feb.
-----------
The CRESTED CARACARA* that has been seen sporadically in the Ferndale
Bottoms was refound; it was seen just west of 41 Centerville Road, west of
Ferndale (Liz ?). The bird was refound later in the afternoon on Meridian
Avenue which intersects Centerville Road (Daryl Coldren).
An adult BALD EAGLE was seen flying towards Humboldt Bay on Highway 101
between Eureka and Arcata (Scott Carey).
A male WESTERN BLUEBIRD was seen near the intersection of Arlington and 5th
street in Ferndale (Anna Thaler).
15 Feb.
-----------
A PALM WARBLER was seen along the fence line bordering the northern edge of
the new pond (Johnson's Pond) on I Street at the Arcata Marsh (Elias Elias).
A HARRIS'S SPARROW made a return to a feeder at 1087 12th Street in Arcata.
The bird has been very sporadic; probably the best time to try for it is in
the morning before 10:00. Also, the AMERICAN TREE SPARROW has reappeard on
the V Street Loop after being absent for awhile. Go west on the V Street
Loop (Old Samoa Road) past the last ranch house, go over slough. About 300
yards west of the slough is a metal gate on the north side of the road and
here in the pullout, where bird seed is spread, is where the TREE SPARROW is
hanging out with other sparrows (Scott Carey).
16 Feb.
-----------
The CRESTED CARACARA* was refound in the Ferndale Bottoms today. The bird
was seen along Centerville Road, just west of Meridian. There was also a
PALM WARBLER along Meridian Road and another along Russ Lane (Alexandra
Lamb).
The AMERICAN TREE SPARROW was seen at the same location on the V Street Loop
(Elias Elias).
A male RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRD visited a feeder on Azalea Hill in McKinleyville
(Gary Lester).
An adult GOLDEN EAGLE was seen about 1/4 mile east of Centerville Beach in
the Ferndale Bottoms. A PALM WARBLER was along Meridian Road where the wood
bridge goes across road. There were also 2 BALD EAGLES (1 adult and 1
subadult) and 15-20 TREE SWALLOWS in the vicinity (Scott Carey).
Twelve WESTERN BLUEBIRDS continue (since 12 January) in the Azalea Hill
vicinity in McKinleyville. A continuing BALD EAGLE and 2 adult FERRUGINOUS
HAWKS were seen flying east towards the Mill Creek drainage to probably
roost for the evening (Gary Lester).
17 Feb.
-----------
The CRESTED CARACARA* was seen in the afternoon in the Ferndale area. The
bird was located in pastures just south of Arlington & 5th and was observed
for some time and then flew towards the northwest but not refound after
that. Also seen was a BALD EAGLE near the end of Russ Avenue and a PEREGRINE
FALCON on Van Ness, west of Van Ness and 5th (Anna Thaler).
A report came in from the seldom-birded area of the Mattole River. Most
interesting was a singing BLACK-CAPPED CHICKADEE in the willows near the
mouth of the Mattole. This is the southernmost record (by about 17 miles?)
on the west coast. Also of interest was a 1st year GLAUCOUS GULL, 3
BLACK-LEGGED KITTIWAKES (2 adult, 1 1st winter), and 12 THAYER'S GULLS (Jim
Tietz, Elias Elias).
18 Feb.
-----------
A SAY'S PHOEBE was seen near the intersection of Port Kenyon and Dillon
Roads in the Ferndale Bottoms. Six TREE SWALLOWS were seen in the vicinity.
On the South Spit 2 BURROWING OWLS were seen; one LONG-TAILED DUCK was seen
in Humboldt Bay near the northern end of of the spit (Scott Carey).
The AMERICAN TREE SPARROW continued in it's usual location along the V
Street Loop (Gary Lester).
19 Feb.
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No reports.
-End transcript