Archive for the 'Winter' Category

Bald Eagles on Eaton Road

Friday, February 16th, 2007

For the last three days I have seen Bald Eagles just NE of the intersection of Eaton Road and Cohasset Road. They are in the Willow Trees about 300 yards North of Eaton Road. For a Google Map Click here.

Burrowing Owl

Wednesday, February 7th, 2007

Dennis M. spotted a Burrowing Owl inside a vernal pool area North of Valley Forge Dr. near Sycamore Creek diversion channel on January 23, 2007.

Golden Eagle Sighting in Chico

Friday, January 5th, 2007

Thursday January 4, a Golden Eagle was sighted in a tree on Ceres Ave. north of of East Ave. It was a mature bird and seen by several different people.

Black Butte March 7, 2006

Friday, March 10th, 2006

Birds sighted at Black Butte
Western Grebe, American White Pelican, Turkey Vulture, Mallard, Northern Harrier, Red-tailed Hawk, American Kestrel, California Quail. American Coot, A variety of Gulls, Mourning Dove, Lewis’s Woodpecker, Acorn Woodpecker, Northern Flicker, Black Phoebe, Say’s Phoebe, Loggerhead Shrike, Western Scrub Jay, American Crow, Tree Swallow, Oak Titmouse, Western Bluebird, American Robin, European Starling, Phainopepla, Yellow-rumped Warbler, Savannah Sparrow, Oregon Junco, Red-winged Blackbird, Western Meadowlark, Brewer’s Blackbird

Horseshoe Lake February 21, 2006

Wednesday, February 22nd, 2006

Birds sighted at Horseshoe Lake and golf course

Turkey Vulture, Canada Goose, Mallard, Hooded Merganser, Wood Duck, Bufflehead, Red-tailed Hawk, American Coot, Red-shouldered Hawk, Killdeer, Anna’s Hummingbird, Acorn Woodpecker, Downey Woodpecker, Northern Flicker, Western Scrub Jay, Yellow-Billed Magpie, American Crow, Violet Green, Swallow, White-breasted Nuthatch, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Western Bluebird, European Starling, American Robin, White-crowned Sparrow, Golden Crowned Sparrow, Yellow-rumped Warbler, Western Meadowlark, Brewer’s Blackbird, Lesser Goldfinch, American Goldfinch