http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nwcalbird/ North-western California (Humboldt, Del Norte and Trinity Counties) birdwatching and information exchange Mon, 20 May 2013 16:02:11 GMT Tom Leskiw http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nwcalbird/message/4964 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nwcalbird/message/4964 At SoHum Comm. Park on Sunday 5/19 were 4 White-throated Swifts and 1 Ash-throated Fly Loleta Wetlands had an A. Bittern and a Purple Martin Thanks, Dave for Mon, 20 May 2013 05:03:13 GMT AT&T Online Services http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nwcalbird/message/4963 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nwcalbird/message/4963 This evening from about 6 to 7 there were about 110 gulls over north Humboldt Bay seen from the foot of I Street. About 70 were California Gulls, most of them Mon, 20 May 2013 04:53:02 GMT John Sterling http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nwcalbird/message/4962 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nwcalbird/message/4962 Just returned from a pelagic trip off Ft. Bragg organized by Karen Havlena for the local Audubon group. I co-led the trip with Todd Pterodroma Easterla and Mon, 20 May 2013 01:05:38 GMT Jude Claire Power http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nwcalbird/message/4961 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nwcalbird/message/4961 There was an Eastern Phoebe on my neighbor's sweet gum tree this morning. Sun, 19 May 2013 01:33:46 GMT Rob Fowler http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nwcalbird/message/4960 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nwcalbird/message/4960 Hi all, Nice find on the early Willow Flycatcher today by Steve Gellman, Brad Elvert and whoever else was present. This is an early arrival date for this Sat, 18 May 2013 23:19:32 GMT Brad Elvert http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nwcalbird/message/4959 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nwcalbird/message/4959 This is a recording I took this morning of a Willow Flycatcher making a single call....it calls at the 6 second mark.... <object Sat, 18 May 2013 22:24:30 GMT Brad Elvert http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nwcalbird/message/4957 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nwcalbird/message/4957 By clicking on this link you can find the other 2 photos of this bird...I am currently trying to figure out how to upload the recording.... <a Sat, 18 May 2013 20:57:49 GMT Brad Elvert http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nwcalbird/message/4956 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nwcalbird/message/4956 This morning around 1040 I ran into some fellow birders and as we were talking, Steve Gellman heard a Willow Flycatcher...we observed it sing a handful of Sat, 18 May 2013 19:09:28 GMT Jude Claire Power http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nwcalbird/message/4955 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nwcalbird/message/4955 This morning, there were approx. 40 Red Crossbills in the pines by the I St. parking lot at Arcata Marsh and Wildlife Sanctuary. Many were dropping to the Sat, 18 May 2013 18:09:48 GMT Gary Lester http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nwcalbird/message/4954 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nwcalbird/message/4954 This morning, there was a female Yellow-headed Blackbird with a small flock of Red-winged Blackbirds near the edge of the dried-up southern pond opposite the Sat, 18 May 2013 17:28:05 GMT Tom Leskiw http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nwcalbird/message/4953 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nwcalbird/message/4953 Birders, Sheryl Wrigley (707-442-4816) called me today about getting or giving a ride to tomorrow’s walk at Southern Humboldt Community Park. I am leaving Wed, 15 May 2013 18:07:43 GMT erpfromca@... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nwcalbird/message/4952 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nwcalbird/message/4952 Registration is now open for the 38th Annual Conference of Western Field Ornithologists. Go to the WFO web site Tue, 14 May 2013 05:56:39 GMT lucasbrug http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nwcalbird/message/4951 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nwcalbird/message/4951 Today a pair of Mountain Bluebirds was along the Dr Rock trail (which runs off the G-O Road at about 17 miles), in excactly the same area where they fledged Sat, 11 May 2013 21:11:14 GMT Brad Elvert http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nwcalbird/message/4950 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nwcalbird/message/4950 This morning around 9:45, I came across this guy near the community garden at the Potawot Health Village in Arcata, CA...follow trail along garden and head to Sat, 11 May 2013 05:08:25 GMT Carol Wilson http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nwcalbird/message/4949 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nwcalbird/message/4949 Late this afternoon (May 10, 2013) there was a Lark Sparrow under the Klamath River Bridge on US 101, near the north bank of the river, and adjacent to Camper