Birding in Chico » Outings http://chicobirding.com Chico-area bird watching by sites and seasons Tue, 06 Apr 2010 16:13:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Birds Sighted on Seven Mile Lane 11/12/09 http://chicobirding.com/2009/11/12/birds-sighted-on-seven-mile-lane-111209/ http://chicobirding.com/2009/11/12/birds-sighted-on-seven-mile-lane-111209/#comments Thu, 12 Nov 2009 22:40:31 +0000 Carl http://chicobirding.com/2009/11/12/birds-sighted-on-seven-mile-lane-111209/


Great Blue Heron

Great Egret

Black-crowned Night-Heron

Turkey Vulture

Greater White-fronted Goose

Snow Goose

Canada Goose

Eurasian Wigeon

American Wigeon

Northern Shoveler

Northern Pintail

Bufflehead

Red-shouldered Hawk

Red-tailed Hawk

American Kestrel

California Quail

American Coot

Sandhill Crane

Killdeer

Greater Yellowlegs

Eurasian Collared Dove *

Black Phoebe

Northern Shrike

Western Scrub Jay

Yellow-Billed Magpie

American Crow

Northern Mockingbird

European Starling

American Pipit

Savannah Sparrow

Red-winged Blackbird

Western Meadowlark

Brewer’s Blackbird

Lesser Goldfinch

 

 

*Note This is my 3rd sighting of an Eurasian Collared Dove in the last 2 months.

 


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Double Crested Cormorant

Turkey Vulture

Bufflehead

Red-tailed Hawk

California Gull

Rock Dove

Anna’s Hummingbird

Acorn Woodpecker

Nuttall’s Woodpecker

Northern Flicker

Black Phoebe

Western Scrub Jay

American Crow

Oak Titmouse

Ruby-crowned Kinglet

Northern Mockingbird

European Starling

Yellow Warbler

Spotted Towhee

Lark Sparrow

White-crowned Sparrow

Golden-crowned Sparrow

Dark-eyed Junco

Western Meadowlark

House Sparrow

 

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Turkey Vulture

Killdeer

Rock Dove

Acorn Woodpecker

Olive-sided Flycatcher

Eastern Kingbird

Western Scrub Jay

American Crow

Oak Titmouse

Bush Tit

Brown Creeper

Ruby-crowned Kinglet

Northern Mockingbird

European Starling

Spotted Towhee

Savannah Sparrow

White-crowned Sparrow

Dark-eyed Junco

Western Meadowlark

Lesser Goldfinch

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Pied-billed Grebe

Great Blue Heron

Great Egret

Turkey Vulture

Cooper’s Hawk

Red-tailed Hawk

California Quail

Rock Dove

Acorn Woodpecker

Nuttall’s Woodpecker

Northern Flicker

Black Phoebe

Western Scrub Jay

Yellow-Billed Magpie

American Crow

Oak Titmouse

Bush Tit

White-breasted Nuthatch

Ruby-crowned Kinglet

American Robin

Northern Mockingbird

European Starling

Cedar Waxing

Yellow Warbler

Spotted Towhee

California Towhee

Dark-eyed Junco

Red-winged Blackbird

Western Meadowlark

House Finch

 

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Great Blue Heron

Turkey Vulture

Mallard

American Kestrel

Rock Dove

Belted Kingfisher

Acorn Woodpecker

Nuttall’s Woodpecker

Northern Flicker

Black Phoebe

Hutton’s Vireo

Western Scrub-Jay

American Crow

Oak Titmouse

Ruby Crowned Kinglet

Western Bluebird

Northern Mockingbird

European Starling

Yellow Warbler

Spotted Towhee

California Towhee

Golden Crowned Sparrow

Oregon Junco

Red-winged Blackbird

Western Meadowlark

Brewer’s Blackbird

]]> http://chicobirding.com/2009/10/23/birds-sighted-at-horseshoe-lake-101509/feed/ 0 OLLI Fall 2009 Schedule http://chicobirding.com/2009/08/28/olli-fall-2009/ http://chicobirding.com/2009/08/28/olli-fall-2009/#comments Fri, 28 Aug 2009 17:39:05 +0000 Carl http://chicobirding.com/2009/08/28/olli-fall-2009/ A tentative schedule of viewing sites follows:

October 15

Upper Bidwell Park

Meet at the Old Rifle Range just above the golf course at 9 A.M.

           

October 22

Bidwell River State Park, Indian Fisheries Unit

Meet at Indian Fisheries, West end of Sacramento Ave. at 9 A.M.

 

October 29

Butte College Wildlife Refuge & Nature Area

Meet at the South end of Raley’s parking lot in Chico, near Kragen Auto Parts.

We will leave the parking lot at at 9:00 A.M Sharp!

November 5

Feather River Parkway, Oroville

Meet at the South end of Raley’s parking lot in Chico, near Kragen Auto Parts.

We will leave the parking lot at 9:00 A.M Sharp!

 

November 12

Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge

Llano Seco, 7 Mile Lane.

Meet at viewing stand at 9 A.M.

 

November 19

Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge, Willows

Meet at the South end of Raley’s parking lot in Chico, near Kragen Auto Parts.

We will leave the parking lot at at 9:00 A.M Sharp! Return around 12:30.

December  3

Cottonwood Road, South of Chico

Meet at the South end of Raley’s parking lot in Chico, near Kragen Auto Parts.

We will leave the parking lot at at 9:00 A.M Sharp! Return around 12:30.

 

Note: Rain will cancel our outing. I will contact you by e-mail before 8:30 a.m. if we have to cancel.

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Great Egret
Mallard
Northern Pintail?
Red-shouldered Hawk
Killdeer
Rock Dove
Acorn Woodpecker
Nuttall’s Woodpecker
Black Phoebe
Tree Swallow
Violet Green Swallow
Oak Titmouse
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Northern Mockingbird
Brewer’s Blackbird

]]> http://chicobirding.com/2008/09/07/birds-sighted-at-horseshoe-lake-9408/feed/ 0 Next Outing- Thursday May 15 http://chicobirding.com/2008/05/14/next-outing-thursday-may-15/ http://chicobirding.com/2008/05/14/next-outing-thursday-may-15/#comments Wed, 14 May 2008 20:32:05 +0000 Carl http://chicobirding.com/2008/05/14/next-outing-thursday-may-15/ Our next and last outing this Spring will be to the Feather River Parkway in Oroville. We will meet at the South Raleys parking Lot near Kragen Auto Parts. We will be leaving the parking lot at 9:00 A.M.

Need a map? Select “Directions to Chico Bird Watching Sites.

Carl

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May 1, 2008

Pied-billed Grebe
Great Blue Heron
Turkey Vulture
Wood Duck
Mallard
Northern Harrier
Red-shouldered Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Mourning Dove
Acorn Woodpecker
Nuttall’s Woodpecker
Black Phoebe
Western Scrub Jay
American Crow
Tree Swallow
White-breasted Nuthatch
Bewick’s Wren
European Starling
Spotted Towhee
California Towhee
Dark-eyed Junco
Bullock’s Oriole
House Finch
Lesser Goldfinch

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American Bittern
Turkey Vulture
Mallard
Northern Pintail
Red-tailed Hawk
American Coot
California Quail
Killdeer
Ring-billed Gull
Mourning Dove
Rock Dove
Acorn Woodpecker
Nuttall’s Woodpecker
Black Phoebe
Western Kingbird
Western Scrub Jay
Yellow-Billed Magpie
Tree Swallow
Cliff Swallow
Western Bluebird
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
European Starling
Yellow Warbler
Savannah Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
Golden-crowned Sparrow
Red-winged Blackbird
Brewer’s Blackbird
Brown-headed Cowbird
Purple Finch
Lesser Goldfinch
House Finch

Carl

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