Hello Birders,
I plan to cover the Putah Creek area on Friday this week. ?First time that side of the town. ?Is it safe to sport a Camera and long lens ? ?Also any recommendation / hot spots for birding there ? ?I read about a few Pygmy Owls in that side a well. ?Any pointers will be appreciated.
Madhan
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Ditto Catherine Hanson... Great shots!.? Lovely bird.
On Sat, Sep 30, 2023 at 4:48?PM Subhash Chand via <SubhashC= [email protected]> wrote:
This afternoon we had an unexpected visitor - a Cooper's Hawk.? It apparently saw the birds on our backyard feeder and came at sat on the fence waiting for them to come back.? He waited for more than 20 minutes but the other birds were not going to come while he was there.? Anyway, it gave me plenty of time to get some nice shots.
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This afternoon we had an unexpected visitor - a Cooper's Hawk.? It apparently saw the birds on our backyard feeder and came at sat on the fence waiting for them to come back.? He waited for more than 20 minutes but the
other birds were not going to come while he was there.? Anyway, it gave me plenty of time to get some nice shots.
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On Sep 30, 2023, at 4:48 PM, Subhash Chand via groups.io <SubhashC@...> wrote:
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This afternoon we had an unexpected visitor - a Cooper's Hawk.? It apparently saw the birds on our backyard feeder and came at sat on the fence waiting for them to come back.? He waited for more than 20 minutes but the other birds were not going to come while he was there.? Anyway, it gave me plenty of time to get some nice shots.
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This afternoon we had an unexpected visitor - a Cooper's Hawk.? It apparently saw the birds on our backyard feeder and came at sat on the fence waiting for them to come back.? He waited for more than 20 minutes but the other birds were not going to come while he was there.? Anyway, it gave me plenty of time to get some nice shots.
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What a nice and unexpected surprise.
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On Aug 24, 2023, at 12:35 PM, Subhash Chand via groups.io <SubhashC@...> wrote:
?While Anna's Hummers are here everyday, Rufous Hummers are not seen often. Today, a female Rufous was in my Fair Oaks backyard for at least an hour, but instead of going to the feeder, it was hanging around in an olive tree.
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Thanks for sharing, Angela!
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I have had Rufous Hummers at my Carmichael feeder (sometimes 2 at a time fighting for possession) for the past several days. Video is from a distance with iPhone. They are very skittish. female? Juvie?
Angela Boyle
On Aug 24, 2023, at 1:17 PM, Judith Poxon <jlpoxon@...> wrote:
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Eating insects, perhaps?
Great pictures, Subhash!
Judith
While Anna's Hummers are here everyday, Rufous Hummers are not seen often.? Today, a female Rufous was in my Fair Oaks backyard for at least an hour, but instead of going to the feeder, it was hanging around in an olive tree.
Subhash
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I have had Rufous Hummers at my Carmichael feeder (sometimes 2 at a time fighting for possession) for the past several days. Video is from a distance with iPhone. They are very skittish. female? Juvie? Angela Boyle
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On Aug 24, 2023, at 1:17 PM, Judith Poxon <jlpoxon@...> wrote:
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Eating insects, perhaps?
Great pictures, Subhash!
Judith
While Anna's Hummers are here everyday, Rufous Hummers are not seen often.? Today, a female Rufous was in my Fair Oaks backyard for at least an hour, but instead of going to the feeder, it was hanging around in an olive tree.
Subhash
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Eating insects, perhaps?
Great pictures, Subhash!
Judith
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While Anna's Hummers are here everyday, Rufous Hummers are not seen often.? Today, a female Rufous was in my Fair Oaks backyard for at least an hour, but instead of going to the feeder, it was hanging around in an olive tree.
Subhash
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While Anna's Hummers are here everyday, Rufous Hummers are not seen often.? Today, a female Rufous was in my Fair Oaks backyard for at least an hour, but instead of going to the feeder, it was hanging around in an olive tree.
Subhash
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Re: Song Sparrow and Yellow-Breasted Chat
Beautiful picture. Thanks for sending it out…. ? Sent from for Windows ?
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From: Troy Edson-SmithSent: Tuesday, August 22, 2023 2:23 PM To: [email protected]Subject: Re: [sacramento-birds] Song Sparrow and Yellow-Breasted Chat ? Rescue, CA. ? On Tue, Aug 22, 2023 at 2:19 PM, Judith Poxon Lovely, Troy. Where was this taken? 
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Song Sparrow and Yellow-Breasted Chat
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Thanks for the photos Rosalyn!? That's what I saw.
Nancy
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Male and female. The young’ins will be kind of black/white and spotted (black spots).
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Nancy, the Black-Headed Grosbeaks are migrating through now so that is probably what you saw.? They do visit feeders.? Tom Cadle
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I saw a bird today at my ground feeder with a reddish orange breast and the wings were black with white running through them.? I'm not an expert birder like most of you so I wonder if anyone knows what bird this is.? Unfortunately I didn't have my camera handy.? I've never seen it before and mostly just get white crowned sparrows, dark eyed junkos, scrub jays and mourning doves at the feeder so I was surprised and happy to see him or her.
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Male and female. The young’ins will be kind of black/white and spotted (black spots). ?
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From: [email protected] < [email protected]> On Behalf Of Tom Cadle Sent: Monday, April 17, 2023 7:18 PM To: [email protected]Subject: Re: [sacramento-birds] QUESTION ? Nancy, the Black-Headed Grosbeaks are migrating through now so that is probably what you saw.? They do visit feeders.? Tom Cadle ? ? I saw a bird today at my ground feeder with a reddish orange breast and the wings were black with white running through them.? I'm not an expert birder like most of you so I wonder if anyone knows what bird this is.? Unfortunately I didn't have my camera handy.? I've never seen it before and mostly just get white crowned sparrows, dark eyed junkos, scrub jays and mourning doves at the feeder so I was surprised and happy to see him or her.
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That's it!? I just checked for a picture of the Black-Headed Grosbeak and that is definitely the bird I saw.? I will watch for more and hopefully get some pictures.?
Thanks so much Tom!
Nancy
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Nancy, the Black-Headed Grosbeaks are migrating through now so that is probably what you saw.? They do visit feeders.? Tom Cadle
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I saw a bird today at my ground feeder with a reddish orange breast and the wings were black with white running through them.? I'm not an expert birder like most
of you so I wonder if anyone knows what bird this is.? Unfortunately I didn't have my camera handy.? I've never seen it before and mostly just get white crowned sparrows, dark eyed junkos, scrub jays and mourning doves at the feeder so I was surprised and
happy to see him or her.
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Nancy, the Black-Headed Grosbeaks are migrating through now so that is probably what you saw.? They do visit feeders.? Tom Cadle
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On Behalf Of Nancy via groups.io
Sent: Monday, April 17, 2023 6:19 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: [sacramento-birds] QUESTION
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I saw a bird today at my ground feeder with a reddish orange breast and the wings were black with white running through them.? I'm not an expert birder like most
of you so I wonder if anyone knows what bird this is.? Unfortunately I didn't have my camera handy.? I've never seen it before and mostly just get white crowned sparrows, dark eyed junkos, scrub jays and mourning doves at the feeder so I was surprised and
happy to see him or her.
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Hi Everyone-
I saw a bird today at my ground feeder with a reddish orange breast and the wings were black with white running through them.? I'm not an expert birder like most of you so I wonder if anyone knows what bird this is.? Unfortunately I didn't have my camera handy.? I've never seen it before and mostly just get white crowned sparrows, dark eyed junkos, scrub jays and mourning doves at the feeder so I was surprised and happy to see him or her.
Thanks in advance!
Nancy
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Oodles of finch and geese galore…
?Greetings, fellow birders! It’s been a rough couple of months of inclement weather for our feathered friends but we’re still seeing throngs of finch flocking to our feeders and fountain, lots of ducks at the duckpond in William Land Park (including a lone brilliantly-colored wood duck), and just yesterday, during our walk on the Pocket Canal Parkway, a couple of arguing Canada geese on a rooftop. They were making such a racket I walked over to investigate and took a quick video with my phone. They were arguing for at least 10 minutes, (maybe about which way the rest of their group had flown?) when finally, one of the pair flew back down to the canal. By the end of our walk it was starting to rain and that’s when we heard them flying overhead (hopefully in the right direction), still arguing noisily….
Di and Morris
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