http://groups.yahoo.com/group/central_valley_birds/ Central Valley Birds Sun, 05 Jul 2009 23:37:46 GMT Craig Swolgaard http://groups.yahoo.com/group/central_valley_birds/message/11978 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/central_valley_birds/message/11978 Birders- While bicycling uphill from Folsom town toward the dam today I heard and then saw some Black-headed Grosbeaks along the bike trail. I watched a Sun, 05 Jul 2009 01:06:22 GMT Manfred Kusch http://groups.yahoo.com/group/central_valley_birds/message/11977 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/central_valley_birds/message/11977 I'm beginning to wonder whether the early selasphorous hummers that have been showing up sporadically and now more frequently at my feeders since the middle of Sat, 04 Jul 2009 20:35:19 GMT ERPFROMCA@... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/central_valley_birds/message/11976 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/central_valley_birds/message/11976 Phil Robertson found and photographed a White-winged Dove this morning on a private ranch in Placer County just north of Lincoln. This bird might be Fri, 03 Jul 2009 23:12:14 GMT Adamson, Roger http://groups.yahoo.com/group/central_valley_birds/message/11975 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/central_valley_birds/message/11975 The Davis Wetlands held no great surprises this morning, but show signs of the coming shorebird migration. There was 1 Western Sandpiper, 1 Least Sandpiper Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:03:39 GMT Kasey Foley http://groups.yahoo.com/group/central_valley_birds/message/11974 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/central_valley_birds/message/11974 Please join me for the beginning bird walk at Lodi Lake tomorrow morning, Saturday, July 4, at 8 am.  Meet me on Laurel Street adjacent to the park and we Fri, 03 Jul 2009 04:52:00 GMT Brian Acord http://groups.yahoo.com/group/central_valley_birds/message/11973 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/central_valley_birds/message/11973 A pair of Bald Eagles have successfully nested at Folsom Lake in 2008 (fledged 2) and 2009 (fledged 1, a couple of weeks ago). As far as I know, this is a Fri, 03 Jul 2009 03:21:18 GMT granatellus http://groups.yahoo.com/group/central_valley_birds/message/11972 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/central_valley_birds/message/11972 This afternoon there was a family group of four Purple Martins on the formerly known as Olive-sided Flycatcher/Merlin branch in the tall sycamore behind my Fri, 03 Jul 2009 01:23:20 GMT Dominik Mosur http://groups.yahoo.com/group/central_valley_birds/message/11971 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/central_valley_birds/message/11971 Greetings Central Valley birders, Can someone help me with the directions to the Purple Martin nesting colony in Sacramento? Also, are there any spots where Thu, 02 Jul 2009 23:06:32 GMT chadaakre http://groups.yahoo.com/group/central_valley_birds/message/11970 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/central_valley_birds/message/11970 Hello Folks, I took a spin around the Lincoln Sewage Ponds at lunch today and saw the following: Western Sandpiper - 7 - mud flats just SW of the east ponds. Thu, 02 Jul 2009 21:34:00 GMT jxpearce http://groups.yahoo.com/group/central_valley_birds/message/11969 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/central_valley_birds/message/11969 While fishing at Folsom Lake this morning, I spotted a mature bald eagle on the peninsula west of the mouth of the south fork (Brown's Ravine). I see them Thu, 02 Jul 2009 05:42:11 GMT Steve Abbott http://groups.yahoo.com/group/central_valley_birds/message/11968 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/central_valley_birds/message/11968 Bill and CVBirders, I was able to photograph the YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO this afternoon in Shingle Springs, El Dorado County. Thanks to Bill for his liaison work Wed, 01 Jul 2009 23:53:57 GMT chadaakre http://groups.yahoo.com/group/central_valley_birds/message/11967 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/central_valley_birds/message/11967 During a cruise at lunch around the Lincoln sewage ponds. Western Sandpiper - 4 - mud flat near the east ponds. American Avocet - 2 - mud flat. Swainson's Hawk Wed, 01 Jul 2009 03:05:15 GMT BRUCE DEUEL http://groups.yahoo.com/group/central_valley_birds/message/11966 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/central_valley_birds/message/11966 Hi all, There is a small colony of nesting Great-tailed Grackles in the ponds on the east side of I-5 just north of Maxwell Road. I'll bet Mark's bird is part Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:42:05 GMT Susan M Schneider http://groups.yahoo.com/group/central_valley_birds/message/11965 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/central_valley_birds/message/11965 On Sunday, the birding highlight was a female/immature Costa?s Hummingbird, observed about 15 feet away for several minutes near MP 10.4 (right where the Tue, 30 Jun 2009 20:56:18 GMT chadaakre http://groups.yahoo.com/group/central_valley_birds/message/11964 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/central_valley_birds/message/11964 Hello All, I have been birding the Lincoln WTP during my lunch break and then keep forgeting to post my findings. Here is a summary of the last few visits.