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Slater

Trad climber

Central Coast

Oct 4, 2012 - 09:12pm PT


	South Polar Skua Credit: Slater


	Pink-footed Shearwater Credit: Slater

john hansen

climber

Oct 4, 2012 - 09:13pm PT

here is a fox sparrow i saw today in Fort Bragg, much darker,,


	Credit: john hansen

Slater

Trad climber

Central Coast

Oct 4, 2012 - 09:14pm PT


	fox sparrow Credit: Slater

john hansen

climber

Oct 4, 2012 - 09:24pm PT

Hmmm, that looks like a tropical King bird. The whole breast is yellow.
Global warming maybe.

The local birders are telling me there is one up here at Bodega Bay.

Looked for him today, but no luck. There is also supposed to be a Cat Bird and a Baltimore Orial out there. One more day of birding before I fly south for the winter.

Aloha

Reilly

Mountain climber

The Other Monrovia- CA

Oct 5, 2012 - 02:47pm PT

A slight re-working of one I've previously posted.

Magellanic Woodpecker - same size as our Pileated. After three weeks in
Tierra del Fuego and Patagonia I was frantic that I was going to be skunked
by these guys. Then a half mile from the trailhead on the way out we ran
into a whole family right by the trail! So I now have proof my karma is
not wholly bad.

The missus:

And doesn't everyone fly 7000 miles to go see a House Wren in Patagonia?


	Credit: Reilly

matty

Trad climber

under the sea

Oct 5, 2012 - 03:04pm PT

^^^Sweet pecker!!

I was hoping to get a Pileated this summer in Ontario, but never ran into one. next year maybe...

Tony

Trad climber

Pt. Richmond, CA

Oct 5, 2012 - 09:16pm PT

John,

My guesses for your photos are:
House Finch - plain face, curved culmen
Savannah Sparrow
Heermann's Gull - 1st Winter
Anna's Hummingbird - white line, no rufous in tail
Glaucous-winged Gull - Pale grey upperparts, no contrast of primary tips with rest of the wing

Slater,

I knew you would enjoy your pelagic trip. Even a slow day, like we had last week on a foggy Bodega Bay, is a treat. A Chestnut-sided Warbler landed on our boat. It eventually flew into the cabin and was put into a box for release upon our return. Unfortunately, it didn't survive that long. Not the best circumstances to see a life bird.


	Chestnut-sided Warbler, Bodega Bay RIP Credit: Tony

We also had a Red-breasted Nuthatch land on our boat.


	Red-breasted Nuthatch, Bodega Bay pelagic Credit: Tony

It eventually took off, hopefully for land.

There were a fair number of
Ashy and Fork-tailed Storm-petrels.


	Fork-tailed Storm-petrel Credit: Tony

There were also a fair number of Jaegers- Pomarine and Long-tailed.


	Pomarine Jaeger, Bodega Bay Credit: Tony

Also, several South Polar Skuas like yours


	South Polar Skua, Bodega Bay Credit: Tony

After the pelagic and WFO conference in Petaluma, we went on two-day field trip to Humboldt County,. We missed a couple of the specialties such as Gray Jay, but did see Black-capped Chickadees in one of the few parts of CA that they can be found.

We had excellent looks at a pair of Pileated Woodpeckers.


	Pileated Woodpecker, South Humboldt County Credit: Tony

There was a spot with a number of Pectoral Sandpipers. This was the first time I have seen a flock of them.


	Pectoral Sandpiper, Humboldt County Credit: Tony


	Pectoral Sandpipers, Humboldt County Credit: Tony

They were being stirred up by a couple of Peregrine Falcons


	Peregrine Falcon, Humboldt County Credit: Tony

There was also a very relaxed Virginia Rail that we watched foraging.


	Virginia Rail, Arcata, CA Credit: Tony

By the way, regarding your post of a few pages back, it was very cool about your young son spotting and calling the Summer Tanager. I hope he is fully hooked now.

Tomorrow I will be birding in Point Reyes with Bob D'A. It should be fun.

[Edit] I hope the Common Cuckoo stays. I won't be able to get down there for a while.

Slater: That looks like a Western Kingbird to me. It appears to have white edges to the tail and not such a large bill. Also, Tropical has a notched tail.

Mike Bolte

Trad climber

Planet Earth

Oct 5, 2012 - 11:35pm PT

nice bunch of additions!

No one has seen the Cuckoo since Wednesday.

Couple from this morning


	redtail Credit: Mike Bolte


	Juvenile Redtail Credit: Mike Bolte


	Pigmy Nuthatch Credit: Mike Bolte

john hansen

climber

Oct 6, 2012 - 07:46pm PT

This shot is not really worthy but looking for some ID help

I think the one on the right is a western sand piper, but am having a hard time with the larger ones on the left in winter plummage.

Taken at Bodega bay Ca


	Credit: john hansen

Tony

Trad climber

Pt. Richmond, CA

Oct 6, 2012 - 07:54pm PT

John,

The right one is a Least Sandpiper. Notice the breast band. Westerns have a white breast in winter.. The larger two at the left are Sanderlings.

[Edit] Maybe you meant the one that is half out of the frame at the right. That looks like it may be Western. It seems larger than the Leasts and seems to have a clean breast.

john hansen

climber

Oct 6, 2012 - 09:05pm PT

Thanks Tony, I always think of sanderlings running back and forth by the waves, not hanging out in lagoons.. I think I have seen them from a distance more often and did not realize their realitive size to the sandpipers. The least, really are small.

Tony

Trad climber

Pt. Richmond, CA

Oct 6, 2012 - 09:51pm PT

John,

Those Sanderlings always give me pause when I see them in mudflats rather than at the shoreline. They seem much smaller when they are running back and forth at the shoreline. They are way bigger than the peeps, even they are in the same Calidris genus encompasses a pretty big size range - all the way from Red Knots down to Least Sandpipers.

dee ee

Mountain climber

citizen of planet Earth

Oct 6, 2012 - 10:54pm PT

Last week 4-5 days of birding in a row. Went to Bolsa Chica on Thur. with my sister Kathy, she took a few photos. A crow was harrassing this Osprey, You can see why. Finally saw some Reddish Egrets.

BrassNuts

Trad climber

Save your a_s, reach for the brass...

Oct 7, 2012 - 08:15am PT

Not much time for birding lately and not too many birds locally these days, but here are some of our always fun to see backyard visitors...


	Lesser Goldfinch - not sure how much longer they will be around Credit: BrassNuts


	Male House Finch - common for sure, but still a good lookin fella Credit: BrassNuts


	Freshening up for the ladies Credit: BrassNuts


	Pine Siskin Credit: BrassNuts

TGT

Social climber

So Cal

Oct 7, 2012 - 02:47pm PT

http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/us/2012/10/02/crow-adopts-family.cbc-network

john hansen

climber

Oct 7, 2012 - 08:26pm PT

Found this cool website, I think it would be easier to ID Gulls by their voice than visually. They are quite distinct. I think I will put these all on my phone for quick reference.

http://www.naturesongs.com/birds.html

And here is another for California Rare Bird Alert

http://ebird.org/ebird/alert/summary?sid=SN35464

mike m

Trad climber

black hills

Oct 7, 2012 - 09:18pm PT


	Credit: mike m

Anyone know what kind of bird this is? It was hunkered down at the base of El Matador at Devils Tower. It was not scared of me at all. I did not notice it until I was only about 2 feet away.