Birding in Chico » Winter

Bald Eagles on Eaton Road

Carl — Sat, 17 Feb 2007 04:01:07 +0000

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

Carl — Wed, 07 Feb 2007 21:44:01 +0000

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

Carl — Fri, 05 Jan 2007 21:44:57 +0000

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

Carl — Sat, 11 Mar 2006 00:17:53 +0000

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

Carl — Thu, 23 Feb 2006 01:22:03 +0000

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

Indian Fisheries February 7, 2006

Carl — Wed, 08 Feb 2006 01:25:41 +0000

Birds seen at Indian Fisheries

Pied-billed Grebe, Great Blue Heron, Great Egret, Turkey Vulture, Greater White-fronted Goose, Snow Goose, Wood Duck, Red-tailed Hawk, Red Shouldered Hawk, Sandhill Crane, Mourning Dove, Belted Kingfisher, Acorn Woodpecker, Downey Woodpecker, Northern Flicker, Black Phoebe, Yellow-Billed Magpie, American Crow, Oak Titmouse, White-breasted Nuthatch, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Wrentit, Spotted (Rufous Sided) Towhee, California Towhee, House Finch

Chico Oxidation Ponds January 31, 2006

Carl — Wed, 01 Feb 2006 01:37:36 +0000

Birds seen at the Oxidation Ponds on 1/31/06:

Great Egret, Canada Goose, Cinnamon Teal, Northern Shoveler, Lesser Scaup, Northern Pintail, Bufflehead, Ruddy Duck, Northern Harrier, Cooper’s Hawk (imm), Red-tailed Hawk, American Kestrel, Ring-necked Pheasant, American Coot, Sandhill Crane, Killdeer, Lesser Yellowlegs, Least SandPiper, Belted Kingfisher, Loggerhead Shrike, Yellow-Billed Magpie, Great Horned Owl, American Crow, Tree Swallow, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, European Starling, American Pipit, California Towhee, Spotted Towhee, Savannah Sparrow, White-crowned Sparrow, Golden Crowned Sparrow, Brewer’s Blackbird

Llano Seco, 7 Mile Lane

Carl — Wed, 25 Jan 2006 01:47:00 +0000

Birds sighted at Llano Seco on 7 Mile Ln. The Golden Eagle was a real treat.

Great Egret, Turkey Vulture, Canada Goose, Tundra Swan, Gadwal,l American Wigeon, Mallard, Northern Shoveler, Northern Pintail, Ring-necked Duck, Bufflehead, Bald Eagle, Northern Harrier, Red Shouldered Hawk, Red-tailed Hawk, Golden Eagle, American Kestrel, Common Moorhen, American Coot, Sandhill Crane, Killdeer, Long-billed Curlew, Least SandPiper, Mourning Dove, California Gull, Belted Kingfisher, Northern Flicker, Black Phoebe, Loggerhead Shrike, American Crow, Marsh Wren, American Pipit, European Starling, White-crowned Sparrow, Savannah Sparrow, Red-winged Blackbird, Western Meadowlark, Brewer’s Blackbird