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FIELD TRIPS

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andpiperSFEBRUARY 2010

Redwood Region Audubon Society

The

Annual Banquet & Auctions

Every Saturday: Arcata Marsh and Wildlife Sanctuary.These are our famous, rain-or-shine field trips at the marsh;take your binocular(s) and have a great morning birding!Meet in the Klopp Lake parking lot at 8:30 a.m. Call KerryRoss (839-4365) for more information.

Saturday, February 13: Del Norte County. Join RobFowler for this excursion to the far north of California.The trip will cover the Crescent City Harbor to the SmithRiver Bottoms and beyond! This is an all day trip and willend around 3 or 4 p.m. In Arcata meet at Espresso 101 offGiuntoli at 0700. In Crescent City well meet near the ChartRoom Restaurant off of Anchor Way at 0830. Carpoolingis recommended. Bring snacks or a lunch as stops will belimited.

Sunday, February 14 and March 14, Humboldt BayNational Wildlife Refuge. This is a wonderful, two-to-three hour trip for people wanting to learn the birds of theHumboldt Bay area. It takes a leisurely pace with emphasison enjoying the birds! Beginners are more than welcome.Meet at the Refuge Visitor Center at 9 a.m. Call Jude Poweror David Fix (822-3613) for more information.

Sunday, February 21 and March 21: Eureka Marsh.Join this monthly walk for some great birding in downtownEureka. We will spend an hour or two on a flat loop trailthat will take us through a variety of habitats from bay andmudflat to riparian and marshland. Meet in the parking lotat the foot of West Del Norte Street at 8:30 a.m. Call KerryRoss (707-839-4365) for more information.

Saturday, February 28: Hiller Park. Join Kerry Ross (707-839-4365) for some fun morning birding at this great localpark. We will bird a variety of habitats including shore pines,willows along the creek, and ponds at the water treatmentplant, and do a sea-watch from the bluff. Meet at 9:00a.m. in the parking lot, off Hiller Road just west of 101 inMcKinleyville (take School Road from the south or MurrayRoad from the north). This is a weather dependent walk (rainwill cancel) call Kerry for questions.

Winter Raptor Counts: This winters Loleta-Ferndaleraptor counts will not be prescheduled; they will be conductedopportunistically based on weather and the coordinatorsavailability. If you want to participate, contact Ken Burton,brdnrd@sbcglobal.net or 825-1124 to be notified when datesare decided.

Monday, March 1: Raptor Survey Route Birding & HabitatDescription For the past three winters weve been countingraptors along a 27.5-mile route from Loleta to Ferndale.Now we need to characterize the habitats along the routeto evaluate patterns of habitat use by the raptors. This willinvolve stopping every half mile and deciding the categoryof the dominant habitat on each side of the road, birding aswe go. Meet project coordinator, Ken Burton (825-1124), atthe first pullout on Ranch Road, just west of Highway 101 atthe Hookton Road exit, at 8:00 a.m. for this all-day trip.

HAZWOPER TrainingI am gathering names of people interested in being part ofa search and collection team to collect animals impactedduring oil spills for transport to a rehabilitation facility.

If selected to be part of the team, you will be trained at nocost to you, and participants on the team are volunteers.Participants must complete a 3 day hazardous wasteoperations training (24 hour Hazwoper), commit to an 8hour annual Hazwoper refresher and there will be a 1 1/2day search and collection training. If you are interested ingetting involved, you must be available for the trainings,commit to the annual refresher, and be available toparticipate during a spill response. Additionally, participants should have animal handling experience. Formore information please contact Tamar at 826-4034 ortd6@humboldt.edu.

Saturday, February 20th, 2010Red Lion Inn, 1929 4th Street, Eureka e banquet features a scrumptious buffet dinner, silent and live auctions, and

awards. A no-host social hour from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. wil be folowed by dinner at 6:30p.m. and the eaker at 7:30 p.m.

Youve probaly been hearing a lot abouteBird(www.ebird.org) lately, the website and online birdingtool that is changing the face of modern birding. eBird

is an internet-based checklist program built for birdersby birders, whose goal is to harness the power of bothbirding and science. Join eBird Project LeaderBrianSulivan for a look at this remarkale tool, and getempowered to make your observations count!

eBirdWHERE BIRDING MEETS SCIENCE

Brian Sulivan has conducted fieldwork on birds throughout North America for the past 17 years. He is curently projectleader for eBird (www.ebird.org) and the Avian Knowledge Network (www.avianknowledge.net), photographic editor ofthe Birds of North America Online (hp://bna.birds.cornel.edu/BNA/) at the Cornel Laboratory of Ornithology, and

photographic editor for the journal North American Birds (hp://www.americanbirding.org/pubs/nab/index.html).

Brian Sullivan

Tickets are availale on a sliding scale from $30 to $50. Send checks made payale to RRAS, with Banquet in the notation line,to RRAS, P.O. Box 1054, Eureka, CA 95502. To charge tickets, phone Jay Sooter of Jay Sooters Spas and Saunas at (707) 444-8001.

You must purchase banquet tickets to aend the lecture. Banquet info: (707) 839-4365.

Last day to purchase tickets is February 14th!

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Keep Up-to-DateThrough RRAS Listserve

Be reminded about field trips and programs and learnabout upcoming meetings, public hearings, and symposiaof interest to RRAS members and other concerned naturelovers. Subscribe in 1 of 2 ways: through a Web page linkat http://groups.yahoo.com/group/rras or by e-mail to

rras-subscribe@yahoogroups.com. Postings should havecomplete information. This listserv is not for posting birdsightings.

Thinking of Joining theNational Audubon Society?

If so, please use the coupon below. By sending in yourmembership on this form, rather than replying to solicita-tions from National Audubon, $20 is sent directly to RRAS.This is how NAS rewards local chapters for recruitingnational members. (Otherwise, the RRAS dues share pernew member is only a couple of dollars.) Thank you.

Chapter Membership ApplicationYes, Id like to join.Please enroll me as a member of the National AudubonSociety and of my local chapter. Please sendAUDUBON magazine and my membership card to theaddress below.

My check for $20 is enclosed. (Introductory offer)

NAME_______________________________ADDRESS___________________________CITY ______________________________STATE____________ZIP______________email ______________________________Local Chapter Code: C0ZC240ZPlease make checks to the National Audubon Society.

Send this application and your check to:National Audubon SocietyP.O. Box 422250Palm Coast, FL 32142-2250

--------------LOCAL CHAPTER-------------REDWOOD REGION AUDUBON SOCIETY

P.O. BOX 1054EUREKA, CA 95502

CHAPTER LEADERS

OFFICERS

President Ken Burton.................................825-1124

President-Elect Kerry Ross ..... 839-4365

SecretaryAdam Brown............abrown@prbo.org

TreasurerSusan Calla.................................465-6191

DIRECTORS

Jim Clark ........................... 445-8311

Rob Fowler ................ 822-5095

Sean McAllister ..............................................268-0592

Lew & Judie Norton.......................................445-1791

Chet Ogan .............. 442-9353Kerry Ross ......................................................839-4365

C.J. Ralph .......................................................822-2015

Jay Sooter .......... 444-8001

COMMITTEE CHAIRS

ConservationChet Ogan ..........................442-9353

Education -- vacant

Field TripsKerry Ross ..........................839-4365

HistorianJohn Hewston ..........................822-5288

MembershipLew & Judie Norton.............445-1791

NEC RepresentativeC.J. Ralph.................822-2015

Field NotesSean McAllister ......................268-0592

ProgramsC.J. Ralph...................................822-2015

PublicitySue Leskiw....................................442-5444

SandpiperDavid Schumaker...............530-227-5192

Gary Bloomfield........................822-0210

Volunteer Coordinator

-----------HELP!-------------------Lake Earl BranchSue Calla.......................465-6191

RRAS Web Page......................................www.rras.org

Arcata Bird Alert .....................822-LOON (822-5666)

The Sandpiper is published nine times each year byRedwood Region Audubon SocietyP.O. Box 1054, Eureka, CA 95502.

New MembersRedwood Region Audubon Society welcomesthe following new members and subscribers:

Arcata Gunilla Doremus, Daniel Fuller, Katherine Henry,Kendra Miers, Jeanne Pfeiffer, Jane Spini, Erica Stephens,Robert Stewart, Janet StockBayside June LabolleBlue Lake Tracie Brandt, Eshea BusmanBridgeville Cathy TorresCarlotta Rosalinda BrainerdCrescent City Gloria Curone, Rosemary Garcia, EarleKoeble, Teresa Mandel,Karen Morton, Terry StevensEureka Michael Carroll, John Clagett, Ward Estelle,Valerie Gizinski, Cynthia Hill, Christina Hutton, TeresaKosmac, Zachary Loman, Carrie Mays, Karen Smith,

Susan Willan & Mary Lou Ward, Harriet Willard,Rita WilsonFortuna The Robinson Family, Victor & Lenore WolffGarberville Catherine KidwellHydesville Claude YoungKlamath Gayle HeadleyLoleta Marjorie WalkerMcKinleyville Naomi Marshall, Glenda Nikolauson,Alice VaughnMiranda South Fork High School LibraryRedway Giuliana Bratton, Amy Conway, KarinGoodmanRio Dell Shirley VelasquezTrinidad Stanley Binnie, Loretta & Bill Marshall, PaulSoderburg, Edmund WrightWhitethorn Janice Sadon

We look forward to seeing you on field tripsand at our monthly programs.

Godwit Days

Celebrates 15 Years

Extraordinary birding opportunities abound at the15th Annual Godwit Days Spring MigrationBird Festival, held April 16-18 at the ArcataCommunity Center. Pre- and post-festival eventsextend the core dates from April 15 to 21.

The 2010 program consists of over100 field trips, workshops, lectures, boattrips, a banquet, and events like the BigDay, where participants travel

by bus around Humboldt Countyto spot over 110 bird species. Theprogram is not limited tobirds, with sessionsfocusing onreptiles &

a m p h i b i a n s ,botany, mammals, and insects.Leaders are trained professionals,local biologists, and experts in birdand other wildlife identification.

Free events for the local community include anopening reception and Friday night lecture, Bird Fair vendorbooths, art show, live birds of prey on display, family natureactivities, and selected field trips and lectures that requirepreregistration. All entries in the K-12 student bird art

contest sponsored by Redwood Region Audubon and Friendsof Arcata Marsh will be on display, with awards presentedApril 17 at 11:30 a.m.

The 2010 festival artwork was designed by local artistCarol Andersen. Her image of a Marbled Godwit in flightwill appear on the festival poster and T-shirts. The keynotespeaker, Jeff Bouton, is a research biologist, professionalnature tour guide, and product specialist for Leica SportOptics. The lecture is on April 17 at 7:30 p.m.; all registrationplans include a keynote ticket.

Visit www.godwitdays.com to review the event scheduleand register. Registration also can be done by phone at 707-826-7050 or 1-800-908-WING.

Parcel 4Parcel 4 consists of two parcels located between the railroadright of way and Humboldt Bay, behind the Bayshore Mall.

Redwood Region Audubon Society is now the publicsteward of the open space above Parcel 4. In an agreementwith the Coastal Conservancy (to make a long story shorter)the city was to develop the property in ten years or pay theConservancy for development rights. Failing these options,the open space would be dedicated to the Conservancy whowould then turn it over to public stewardship. Nineteen yearslater RRAS is the public steward, on behalf of the CoastalConservancy, for the open space above Parcel 4, which isstill owned by the city.

Our role as public steward of the open space over Parcel4 is officially to assure that inappropriate developmentdoes not take place. Our mission, however, requires thatwe try to enhance its use as wildlife habitat and for publicviewing of wildlife, as stated by the conditions of the CoastalConservancy.

The city is currently in the process of preparing a roadmap

for appropriate development of Parcel 4. This includes asummary of appropriate uses to be presented to the CityCouncil and changing the zoning from Coastal DependentIndustrial to Natural Resources which will also require anamendment to the citys Local Coastal Plan (LCP).

Compliance with the LCP is essential for developmentto take place, even minimal environmentally friendlydevelopment from plan compliance to wildlife habitat designand interpretation. This will provide an opportunity for manyRRAS members to participate. As RRAS liaison to Eurekaon this project, it is my goal to keep you all informed of itsprogress so you can become involved when your preferredtopic comes up.

Just a few topics that will need to be addressed are: Culturaland industrial history, natural history, bird inventory, habitatmapping, interpretation, grant writing, trail (water and land)integration, engineering and public forum facilitation.

2009byCarolAndersen

California Redwoods

Bird & Nature Festival

Every March from 1999 to 2008, the Aleutian GooseFestival celebrated the return of these endangered birds.Thousands of small Aleutian geese flocked to CastleRock National Wildlife Refuge and the verdant fields ofDel Norte County as a stopover on their spring migrationroute. Festival participants who joined the pre-dawngoose fly off witnessed firsthand the growing populationof Aleutian geese each year and celebrated their recoveryfrom near extinction. Today the Aleutian goose is a fully

recovered species with a population surpassing 100,000.Sadly, the majority of geese that once visited our CrescentCity shores each spring have moved on to greenerpastures and now find nourishment in the rich bottomlands of Humboldt County.In response, organizers have reinvented the AleutianGoose Festival with a new name and date: the CaliforniaRedwoods Bird & Nature Festival premieres May 7,8,9,2010.The California Redwoods Bird & Nature Festival promisesa better festival in many ways, notably the festival shiftsfrom wet March to warmer May. Another benefit is thatmore birds will be migrating, courting, singing, andnesting. Alan Barron, Del Norte Countys premier birder,reports that a single Big Day foray one recent Mayobserved 160 bird species.The new name also ties in with Del Norte CountysCalifornia Redwoods Birding Trail, and its free map andguide enjoyed by many local and out-of-area birders. The

new May date coincides with, and highlights, InternationalMigratory Bird Day, celebrated every year on the secondSaturday in May throughout the Americas. As anotherbonus wildflower shows in Crescent City and HumboldtCounty occur on the adjacent weekends, assuring primebotanizing for native plant enthusiasts.Rhododendrons will be glowing in the redwood forestsand wildflowers everywhere will be showing off theirblossoms. The high country of the Smith River watershedwill be more accessible. The Klamath and Smith riverswill still be full of water for drift trips. Last, but not least,the weather will definitely be betterdry and warm(Organizers and participants remember only two sunnyGoose Festivals in 10 years. This is no small thing as thehorizontal rain cancelled ocean, lagoon and river boattrips).Like its predecessor, California Redwoods Bird & NatureFestival will continue to focus on the outstanding naturalfeatures and cultural treasures of Del Norte County while

offering many new programs and field trips. Keynotepresenter Mike Fay, National Geographics Explorer-in- Residence, will share discoveries from his recentlycompleted yearlong 700-mile hikeTransecting theRedwood Forest. The weekend fare includes bird watching,nature excursions, plant walks, and local native heritageworkshops. Much-loved community daytime and eveningevents from the Aleutian Goose Festival era will continueto delight attendees, such as the Wine & Food TastingGala, Wings & Whales Vendors Fair, Kids & GoslingsCorner, and Wild Birds of Prey on display.So mark your calendars for next May 7-9, 2010. Formore information and to register online go to: www.calredbirdfest.org . We hope to see you there!

Otter ProjectJeff Black, HSU ornithology

professor, reports that manyAudubon members have sent riverotter records to him over the yearsand he would like to let the clubknow of a recent report published inNorthwestern Naturalist. He wouldalso to report that the otter study isstill alive.See recent HSU news about river otterCitizen Science At http://now.humboldt.edu/news/citizens-lend-a-hand-with-otter-research/You can read more about the river otter project on http://www.humboldt.edu/~wildlife/faculty/black/research/otters.html

RRAS Writing ContestFor the fifth year, RRAS is sponsoring a student naturewriting contest. One to three cash prizes will be awarded forthe best essay(s) or poem(s) by a student in grades 4-12 onthe topic, What nature means to me. The winning essaywill be published in The Sandpiper.

Entries should be 200-300 words; one per person. Includestudents name, home address, phone number, teacher name,grade, and school. Deadline for receipt: Monday, March22. Send submissions as text within the body of an e-mailto tomleskiw@suddenlink.net or mail a printout to TomLeskiw, 5440 Cummings Rd, Eureka 95503. Award(s) will

be presented at Godwit Days in mid-April.

RonLeValley

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March 26 Deadlinefor Student Bird Art

Contest Entries

For the seventh year, Friends of the Arcata Marsh andRedwood Region Audubon Society are co-sponsoringa Student Bird Art Contest. Over $500 in prizes will beawarded to students from kindergarten through high schoolwho submit a drawing of one of 40 selected bird species.Special prize(s) also will be awarded for the best renditionof a bird in its natural habitat.

Entries will be judged by local wildlife artists and educators.Winners will be announced at the 15th Godwit Days SpringMigration Bird Festival on Saturday, April 17. Entries willbe displayed at the Arcata Community Center during theFestival and copies of winning artwork will be shown at the

Arcata Marsh Interpretive Center during May.Artwork may be in color or black and white. Any mediamay be used (e.g., crayons, pastels, paint, pencil, collage).Maximum size is 8.5 x 11 inches. Artwork must be lightenough to be push-pinned to a wall for display. Subject mustbe a rendering of bird(s) from a list of 40 species. One entryper person.

Flyers with complete rules and a list of eligible birds areavailable at the Arcata Marsh Interpretive Center andStrictly for the Birds in Old Town Eureka or by sending aself-addressed stamped envelope to Louise Bacon-Ogden,2337 B Street, Eureka 95501.

Artwork may be dropped off at Strictly for the Birds, 123F Street, Eureka, or the Arcata Marsh Interpretive Center,South G Street, Arcata, or mailed to Sue Leskiw, 5440Cummings Road, Eureka 95503. Entries must be receivedby Friday, March 26 to be considered.

The road miles are long from Humboldt County tothe southern California desert. To make the time passwhile I drove, Sue read to me from John McKinneyssection on Saddleback State Park, in his book, WalkingCalifornias State Parks:

The Spartan country around the butte once supportedthousands of pronghorn antelopehence the nameAntelope Valleyand the numerous Native Americantribes who hunted them. The antelope are gone now,victims to hunting and encroaching civilization. By

interrupting the antelopes migration, Southern Pacificrailroad tracks also doomed the animals; the antelopescould easily cross the tracks, but instinct preventedthem from doing this, and they soon perished fromexposure to harsh winters and the shrinkage of theirhabitat.

The year 2009 markedcan it be?... a half-centurysince I lived in Lancaster in the Antelope Valley. Mymemory is imprecise, hazy, but, as best as I can recall,Id never before thought about how Antelope Valleygot its name. Such irony: a mere four days before, Idcome across the following passage in Richard LouvsLast Child in the Woods:

This new, symbolic demarcation line suggest thatbaby boomersAmericans born between 1946 and1964may constitute the last generation of Americans

to share an intimate, familial attachment to the landand water.

I was born smack-dab in the middle of the babyboomer time frame. So, a tumultuous suite of emotionsaccompanied the realization that Id never wonderedabout the origin of the place name Antelope Valley.Sheepishness (Id always considered myself adefender of wild creatures and their habitats. What amonumental oversight!). Rationalization and denial.(Of course, when I lived there between the ages of5 and 6, my priorities were different: constructingtumbleweed forts and learning how to ride a bike. Andwe lived but two years in the area).

Next up on our February desert itinerary was a hike upBorrego-Palm Canyon, located west of the Salton Sea.While doing research for the trip, the thought of hiking

Western Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia hypugaea)

By Terry A. Schulz

It is easy to become enamored with the beguiling little owloften be seen during the day standing guard near the entranceto its burrow. It may also tolerate close approach watchingthe intruder with its piercing stare while bobbing up anddown and vocalizing.California has one of the largest year round migrant andresident populations of Burrowing owls in North America. Itis the only bird of prey or Raptor that nests underground in awide range of habitat consisting of low and open vegetation.Burrowing owls utilize burrows dug by ground squirrels,badgers, and other fossorial (burrowing) mammals andwill readily nest in man- made underground burrows. InCalifornia breeding begins from March to August with somerare exceptions as early as February and as late as November.Burrowing owls may raise a second brood in years when

food is abundant. They are opportunistic predators but theirmain prey is small rodents and insects.Burrowing owls often nest close to one another consistent

with colonial nesters. However, the distance between nestsvary within a site and among sites and depending on burrowand prey availability.The Burrowing Owl was first identified as a Species ofSpecial Concern (Species at risk) in California in 1978due to population declines primarily caused by habitat lossand destruction of fossorial mammal colonies in particularthe California ground squirrel (Spermophilus beecheyi).A species at risk means that in order to maintain viablepopulations in California conservation actions must takeplace. Today the owl remains on the revised list (2007)and efforts by concerned biologist and conservation groupsfeel there is enough evidence to warrant designation asa candidate species and formal consideration for listingas threatened or Endangered under the CESA (CaliforniaEndangered Species Act).

this canyon held great appeal. While Id visited a numberof desert oases over the past quarter-century, none of themhad included flowing water. Maybe a small reflection pool,seep, or tinajanatural rock depressionbut never thatmost incongruous and magic of desert attributes:flowingwater. Our guidebooks mentioned that the quantity of thesurface water was highly dependent upon the amount ofrecent rain. Because southern California was blessed withabove-normal rainfall during the 2007-08 winter, we werehopeful that both wildflowers and water in Borrego-PalmCanyon would be plentiful.

I may have been unaware of the historical occurrence ofantelope near Lancaster, but I was acquainted with theterm borrego: Spanish for desert bighorn lamb. With aplethora of place namesBorrego-Palm Canyon, BorregoSprings, Anza-Borrego State Parkeven the inattentivecouldnt help but ponder, Whats a borrego? Bighornewes start dropping their lambs in February; Borrego-Palm Canyon was arguably our best chance to see desertbighorn sheep, a creature that had thus far eluded me.

The hike up Palm Canyon begins by crossing a bajada, asemi-level, sparsely vegetated outwash plain of sedimentstransported down from the mountains by gravity andwater. Only after we walked for a time did the canyonnarrow, andyes!!we saw flowing water, sparkling inthe morning sun. Upon reaching a cluster of palms, welingered in the grove, taking photo after photo. A hiker weencountered told us that in his many years of hiking the

canyon, hed never seen so much water.

We making our way back down thecanyon when movement caught myeye. A group of one...twothreefourrams, their hooves clattering acrossbedrock, came walking upstream.Either being habituated to humans, orhaving poor eyesight, the foursome washeading straight for us. Dumbstruck, Ifinally reached for my camera. As the

bighorns passed within 30 feet, I pausedmy photographic efforts long enoughto drink deeply of the here and now. Istudied their segmented, curving hornsand muscular hind quartersand theease with which they negotiated the

slick, sloping bedrock. They were past us now, causingthe next sequence of photos to be butt-shots as thefour rams left the canyon bottom and bounded theirway toward the ridgeline.

When it was over, Sue and I, faces aglow, high-fivedand grasped for words to re-live the experience. Buteven words like awesome, thunderstruck, charismatic,and regal failed us, sounded hollow to our ears.

Later that day, I thought back to my sheepishness atnever before having pondered how Antelope Valley

got its name. Born too late to experience the valleysnamesake, my experience serves as a microcosm: oncesevered, connections are difficult to re-build. And, ageneration or two down the line, few people knoworseem to careabout the way things used to be.

On the other hand, whoever coined the term sheepishcouldnt possibly have been referring to a group ofdesert bighorn rams. No way: maybe lambs, or ewestrying to stay under a mountain lions radar. Seeing therams was a welcome tonic. Pronghorn antelope maybe gone from Antelope Valley, but ramsand theirborrego offspring most definitely still grace thedesert mountains of southern California.

Tom LeskiwDecember, 2009

Of Antelope and Borrego

Tom Leskiw

owls in Humboldt County in the past near or on the coast.On December 31, 2006 Rob Fowler observed 3 individualBurrowing owls at the South spit of Humboldt Bay (e birds).More recently a Burrowing owl was observed on the southspit on December 27, 2009 by Zachary Loman.References:Lincer, J.L. and Steenhof, K. Ed. 1997, The Burrowing Owl,its Biology and Management including the Proceedings ofthe First International Burrowing Owl Symposium. RaptorResearch Reports. No. 9, 177 pp.Barclay, J.H. et al, Ed. 2003, Proceedings of the CaliforniaBurrowing Owl Symposium. Bird Populations MonographsNo.1, 2007, 197 pp.

Since the early 90s the Institute for Bird Populations hascoordinated a statewide volunteer-based survey to assessowl distribution and abundance in the Great Basin and desertareas. Dedicated volunteers working primarily through localAudubon chapters and other birding groups have providedvaluable data on the Burrowing owl population.The results of the study show that 70% of the states remainingBurrowing owl population resides in the agricultural land ofthe Imperial Valley. In addition the survey concluded thatthe population is highly fragmented and generally declining.Some populations have virtually disappeared from thecoastal slope and San Francisco Bay area. Those that remainare found on military bases and airports. Some pairs clingtenaciously to their breeding sites in spite of developmentpressure.

Clearly rapid development taking place in California togetherwith ground squirrel control has dealt a major impact on theBurrowing owl population.In the early 80s I was privileged to have the opportunityto lead interested community and student volunteers at theUC Davis Raptor Center in efforts to preserve the smallcolony of Burrowing Owls that remained on campus. Wealso placed artificial burrows in appropriate areas to increasethe nesting habitat and provide opportunities for fosteringorphaned owls. We convinced the University administrationto put up informative signs in designated owl habitat andhelp educate the grounds maintenance department prior totheir annual ground squirrel control efforts. Other interestedparties on campus and in the community also pressured theuniversity officials to preserve owl habitat.I recall one opportunity to visit the Chancellor who at thetime had a photo of a Burrowing owl on the wall behindhis desk. He assured me that he would do everything in hispower to prevent the loss of the owl colony on campus.

Today the habitat that Burrowing owls once occupied oncampus has been developed with a state of the art Footballfield and student housing. This is a sad reminder that evengreat universities who teach and promote conservationmay have more important priorities than saving BurrowingOwls.Since moving to the North Coast in January of 2009 Ihave had the pleasure of seeing once again an old friend(Burrowing owl) while walking along the Mad River nearthe mouth of Widow White Creek. I first observed two owlsearlier in the year as late as March. Recently on November3, 2009 I found another Burrowing owl in the same generalarea and continued to find the owl on each visit. I observedtwo owls on November 14. The last sighting of only oneowl was on November 17 and since then the owl has notbeen seen by Gary Lester or me. The site is often heavilytraversed by people and their dogs that may have driven theowl away.There have been several sightings of wintering Burrowing

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Field Notes By Sean McAllisterSUMMARY OF NORTHWESTERN

CALIFORNIA BIRD REPORTS

19 November 2009 5 January 2010Highlights this period include a male TUFTED DUCK pickedout of a large flock of scaup at Big Lagoon by Jeff Allen; a rarecoastal sighting of an adult NORTHERN GOSHAWK seenby Melody Hamilton on two dates near Trinidad; reports ofan extremely late or over-wintering AMERICAN GOLDENPLOVER, first heard-only by Ken Irwin and sighted days laterduring the Arcata Christmas Bird Count by Gary Bloomfield

and others is pending detailed descriptions, as this species hasnot been documented so late anywhere along the west coast;two separate observations ofMOUNTAIN PLOVER, one atClam Beach by Gary and Lauren Lester and a second at theSouth Jetty by Daryl Coldren and Leslie Tucci, which wascounted during the Centerville CBC count week may have beenthe same bird; and finally, a VIRGINIAS WARBLER, thefirst chaseable one in Humboldt in 10 years, appeared in GaryBloomfields yard in Arcata.

Abbreviations : ACBC = Arcata Christmas Bird Count;BSLP =Butcher Slough Log Pond; CCBC = Centerville Christmas BirdCount; HBNWR = Humboldt Bay National Wildlife Refuge;

MSP = MacKerricher State Park

Snow Goose: 1, Arcata, 17 Nov (DFx); 3, Bayside, 16 Dec(RFo) Rosss Goose: 1,Arcata Marsh , 12-14 Dec (KRo, RSm,RFo); 2, Arcata Bottoms--V St. Loop, 30 Dec (BBa) Brant(Black): 2000, King Salmon, 23 Dec (MWa) Brant (Atlantic):1, King Salmon, 23 Dec (MWa) Eurasian Wigeon: 4,Arcata

Marsh, 18 Nov (EE); 1, Arcata Marsh--BSLP, 5 Dec (TKu,LTo); 1, HB Eureka Channel, 7 Dec (TKu, JSa); 1, ArcataMarsh, 14 Dec (JMo, JWo); 1, HB--Eureka Channel, 19 Dec(RFo); 1,Eel River Delta, 1 Jan (LNo, JNo); 1, Fields Landing,7 Jan (DCo, LHa) Eurasian x American Wigeon(hybrid): 1,Arcata Bottoms, 14-16 Dec (JMo, JWo, RFo) Blue-wingedTeal: 2, Arcata Marsh, 14 Dec (JMo, JWo) Green-wingedTeal (Eurasian): 1,HB,19 Dec (RFo); 1,Arcata Marsh--BSLP ,30 Dec 3 Jan (JCP, DFx, DCo, LTu) Canvasback: 150,BigLagoon, 30 Dec (JAl) Redhead: 2, MSPLake Cleone, 29Nov (DTo); 350, King Salmon, 23 Dec (MWa); 4, Big Lagoon,30 Dec (JAl) Ring-necked Duck: 500,Big Lagoon, 30 Dec(Jal) TUFTED DUCK: 1, Big Lagoon, 30 Dec 1 Jan (JAl,BBa, DFi, CMo, KBu) Lesser Scaup: 2000,Big Lagoon, 30Dec (JAl) Harlequin Duck: 1,HBSouth Spit, 23 Dec (DCo);1, HBNorth Jetty, 25-28 Dec (LLa, LDo, KBu, SCa); 1,

Marsh, 30 Dec (BBa);1,Arcata Marsh , 2 Jan (GZi) Osprey: 1,Ten-mile River, 29 Nov (KHv); 1, HBNorth Spit, 19 Dec(ACBC fide Rfo); 1,HBNorth Spit., 8 Jan (EE) Bald Eagle:1, McKinleyville, 8 Dec (KRo, RSm); 1, Tyee City, 16 Dec(RFo); 3, Big Lagoon, 30 Dec (JAl); 2, Big Lagoon, 31 Dec(BBa, DFi, JAl);1,HBNWR, 1 Jan (LNo, JNo) NORTHERNGOSHAWK: 1, Trinidad, 14 Dec (MHa); 1, Trinidad, 3 Jan(MHa) Red-tailed Hawk (Harlans): 1, Bayside, 16 Dec(RFo);1,Bayside, 17 Dec (TKu) Ferruginous Hawk: 1, Ten-mile River, 29 Nov (KHv); 1,McKinleyville, 29 Nov (KSl); 1,

Eel River Bottoms , 7 Dec (TKu, JSa, DCo); 3,Bear River Ridge,7 Dec (KRo, RSm); 1, Tyee City, 17 Dec (RFo); 1, Fortuna, 5Jan (DCo, LTu, JSa); 1,ArcataBottoms, 8 Jan (RFo) Rough-legged Hawk: 1, ArcataBottomsV St. Loop, 25 Nov (KRo,RSm, RSm);1,Bear River Ridge, 7 Dec (KRo, RSm); 1,Arcata

Bottoms, 12 Dec (CWi) Golden Eagle: 1 (need description?),HBNWR, 3 Jan (CCBC fide GSL) Merlin: 1,HBSouth Spit,28 Dec (LNo, JNo); 1, Arcata Marsh, 2 Jan (GZi); 1 (suckleyi),

Arcata Marsh, 3 Jan (Ltu, Dco) Peregrine Falcon: 1, BlueLake, 24 Nov (KIr); 2, Arcata Marsh, 12 Dec (KRo, RSm,RSm); 2, Arcata Marsh, 14 Dec (JMo, JWo); 1, Trinidad, 14Dec (MHa); 1, Big Lagoon, 31 Dec (BBa, DFi, JAl) PrairieFalcon: 1,Blue Lake, 24 Nov (KIr); 1, Orick, 24 Nov (KSc); 1,

Arcata Marsh, 1 Dec (DCo, LTu); 1, Loleta Bottoms, 2 Jan(DFx); 1, Mail Ridge, 3 Jan (JGa) Common Moorhen: 1,

MSPLake Cleone , 24-26 Dec (DTo, RHu, HKo) AMERICANGOLDEN-PLOVER: 1, Arcata Bottoms, 13-18 Dec (KIr,GAB, et al) Pacific Golden-Plover: 2, Alexandre Dairy, 22Dec (LBr) Snowy Plover: 7, King Salmon, 23 Dec (MWa); 30,Centerville Beach, 3 Jan (CCBC fide GSL) Killdeer: 200,Trinidad, 8 Dec (MHa); 1000s,Alexandre Dairy , 22 Dec (LBr) MOUNTAIN PLOVER: 1, Clam Beach, 6-10 Dec (GSL,LGL, TKu, DCo, EE, LFe); 1, HBSouth Jetty, 5 Jan (DCo,LTu, JSa) Black Oystercatcher: 38, Trinidad, 5 Jan (MHa); 8,

HBSouth Jetty, 7 Jan (DCo, LHa) Spotted Sandpiper: 1,

TyeeCity, 17 Dec (RFo); 1,Arcata, 19 Dec (KRo, RSm, RSm) Wandering Tattler: 1, HBNorth Jetty, 28 Dec (SCa) Whimbrel: 1,Arcata MarshMcKay Ponds , 3 Dec (DFx, JCP) Long-billed Curlew: 50, Arcata MarshMcKay Ponds, 3Dec (DFx, JCP) Ruddy Turnstone: 1,ArcataMarsh, 24 Nov(LPi); 1, Woodley Island, 28 Dec (SCa); 1,HBFieldsLanding,1 Jan (LNo, JNo) Black Turnstone: 1,Arcata MarshKlopp

Lake, 3 Dec (DFx, JCP) Red Knot: 1, Arcata Marsh, 1 Dec(DCo, LTu); 3, Arcata MarshKlopp Lake, 30 Dec (BBa); 2,

Arcata MarshKlopp Lake, 3 Jan (DCo, LTu) RockSandpiper: 1, MSPLaguna Point, 3 Dec (DTo); 1, VirginCreekMSP, 25 Dec (HKo); 4, HBNorth Jetty, 25-28 Dec(KBu, LDo, LLa, SCa); 1, HBSouth Jetty, 5 Jan (DCo, LTu,JSa) Red Phalarope: 6, offshore, 19 Dec (ACBC fide RFo); 6,

Lake Tolowa, 22 Dec (LBr); 7, offshore, 3 Jan (CCBC fide GSL)

Hummingbird: 2, Trinidad, 14 Dec (MHa) Yellow-shaftedFlicker: 1,Arcata, 7 Dec (EKe) Says Phoebe: 1,Mad Rivermouth, 25 Nov (KSl); 1, Arcata BottomsV St. Loop, 7 Dec(TKu, JSa); 1, Copenhagen Rd., 3 Jan (KBu, CMo); 1, CrabPark, 3 Jan (CCBC fide GSL) Northern Shrike: 1, HBSouthSpit, 23 Dec - 7 Jan (DCo, LTu, LHa) Cassins Vireo: 1,

Bayshore Mall willows, 19 Dec (RFo) Gray Jay: 1, FerndaleBottoms, 1 Jan (LNo, JNo) Horned Lark: 13, Bear RiverRidge, 7 Dec (KRo, RSm) Mountain Chickadee: 5, Trinidad,8-14 Dec (MHa) Bewicks Wren: 1, Arcata Marsh, 9 Dec(RFo) American Dipper: 2,Benbow, 26 Nov (JSo); 1,Arcata,19 Dec (KRo, RSm) Western Bluebird: 3, Trinidad, 8 Dec 6Jan (MHa); 10, TableBluff Overlook, 7 Jan (DCo, LHa) Northern Mockingbird: 1, ArcataMarsh, 19 Nov (GZi); 1,

ArcataBottoms, 17 Dec (KIr); 1,Arcata, 19 Dec (KRo, RSm);1, McKinleyville, 28 Dec (RRi); 1, Eureka, 9 Jan (PHe) Orange-crowned Warbler: 1, Eureka, 29 Nov (SCa); 1,

Eureka, 6 Jan (SCa); 2, Eureka, 8 Jan (SCa) NashvilleWarbler: 1, Eureka, 1 Dec (ZLo, JLo); 1, McKinleyville, 19Dec (GSL, BRo); 1, Fortuna, 5 Jan (DCo, LTu. JSa)

Special thanks to Rob Fowler, Gary Lester and EliasElias for their critical reviews of this report:

Thanks to the many observers:Alan Barron, Bob Battigin, Gary Bloomfield, Lucas

Brug, Barbara Burek, Ken Burton, Scott Carey, PhilChaon, Daryl Coldren, Linda Doerflinger, Elias Elias,Laurel Ferreira, Deborah Fitzpatrick, David Fix, RobFowler, John Gaffin, Melody Hamilton, Lauren Harter,Jim Havlena, Karen Havlena, Richard Hubacek, KenIrwin, David Jensen, Elyse Kelly, Helen Kochenderfer,Tony Kurz, Alexandra Lamb, Laurie Lawrence, TomLeskiw, Gary Lester, Lauren Lester, Jill Loman, ZacLoman, Larry Maurin, Sean McAllister, Jeff Moker,Cindy Moyer, Judy Norton, Lew Norton, Larry Pitts,Jude Power, Bill Rodstrom, Kerry Ross, Jesse Sargent,

Terry Schulz, Keith Slauson, Rachel Smith, DavidSpangenberg, Dorothy Tobkin, Lauren Tompkins,Leslie Tucci, Dan Van Zile, Rachel Veal, Holly Vetter,Ron Vetter, Matt Wachs, Jared Wolf

Field Notes is a compilation of bird sighting reportsfor Humboldt, Del Norte, western Trinity and northernMendocino counties. These observations do notnecessarily represent accepted records. Sourcesinclude the Redwood Region Audubon Society bird alertand birders information phone line (707-822-LOON),the online northwestern California birdwatching andinformation exchange (nwcalbird@yahoogroups.com), the Mendocino County birders listserve(mendobirds@yahoogroups.com ), and reportssubmitted directly to the compiler. Future reports maybe submitted to any of the sources mentioned above,or to Sean McAllister: sean@madriverbio.com; 4172nd St., Suite 201 Eureka, CA 95501; (707) 268-0592.

Patricks Point, 1 Jan (BBa); 1-2,HB--North Jetty, 3-5 Jan (HVe,RVe, DCo, LTu, JSa) White-winged Scoter: 1,Arcata Marsh ,24 Nov (LPi); 2, Ten-mile River, 29 Nov (KHv); 1, Arcata

Marsh--Klopp Lake, 5 Dec (TKu, LTo); 1,Luffenholtz Beach, 1Jan (BBa); 2, HBSouth Jetty, 7 Jan (DCo, LHa) BlackScoter: 1-2, Ward AvenueMSP, 8 Jan (RHu, KHv, JHv) Long-tailed Duck: 1, Ten-mile River, 22 Nov- 4 Dec (DTo) Common Goldeneye: 2, Mad River estuary, 16 Dec (RFo); 3,Fields Landing, 7 Jan (DCo, LHa) Hooded Merganser: 25,

Arcata BottomsV St. Loop, 2 Dec (RFo); 26,Arcata BottomsV St. Loop, 3 Dec (KRo, RSm); 2,Arcata BottomsLanphere atSeidel Rd, 16 Dec (RFo); 1, Arcata, 19 Dec (KRo, RSm); 1,Ocean Ranch, 3 Jan (KBu, CMo); 2, Arcata BottomsV St.

Loop, 5 Jan (EE, KBu) Red-throated Loon: 1,Fields Landing,29 Nov (Cog) Pacific Loon: 1000 in 27 minutes, HBNorthJetty, 4 Dec (KSl); 1,HBSouth Jetty, 7 Jan (DCo, LHa) Red-necked Grebe: 2, Mad River estuary, 29 Nov (GSL, TSc); 1,Fields Landing, 29 Nov (COg); 1, Eureka Waterfront, 30 Nov(HVe); 1,HBEureka Channel, 28 Dec (SCa); 1,HBSouth

Jetty, 7 Jan (DCo, LHa); 1, HBFields Landing, 7 Jan (DCo,LHa) Clarks Grebe: 1, Arcata MarshKlopp Lake, 1 Dec(DFx); 1,HBNorth Jetty, 25 Dec (KBu, LLa, LDo); 1,Arcata

Marsh, 29 Dec (KBu); 1, Big Lagoon, 31 Dec-1 Jan (KBu,CMo); 1, Eureka Waterfront, 5 Jan (KBu, EEl); 1, Fields

Landing, 7 Jan (DCo, LHa) Northern Fulmar: 1, LagunaPointMSP, 29 Nov (DTo); 6,HBNorth Spit, 30 Nov (SCa);2,HBNorth Jetty, 4 Dec (KSl) Short-tailed Shearwater: 6,

HBNorth Spit, 19 Dec (ACBC fide RFo); 3, offshore, 3 Jan(CCBC fide GSL) Brandts Cormorant: 1, Eureka, 19 Dec(RFo); 1, HBNorth Jetty, 25 Dec (KBu, LDo, LLa); 12,Trinidad, 5 Jan (MHa) American Bittern: 3,Arcata Marsh, 1

Dec (RFo, RVe);1,Arcata Marsh, 14 Dec (JMo, JWo);1,Arcata

Bonapartes Gull: 2, HBNorth Jetty, 28 Dec (SCa) Heermanns Gull: 6,HBNorth Spit, 30 Nov (SCa) HerringGull: 15,McKinleyville, 25 Nov (KRo, RSm); 5, Crab Park, 7Dec (TKu, JSa, DCo); 2, HBNorth Jetty, 28 Dec (SCa) Thayers Gull: 6,McKinleyville, 25 Nov (KRo, RSm); 1, CrabPark, 7 Dec (TKu, JSa, DCo); 1, Ward AvenueMSP, 26 Dec(HKo); 6,HBNorth Jetty, 28 Dec (SCa); 1,Eel River mouth,3 Jan (KBu, CMo); 2, HBSouth Jetty, 7 Jan (DCo, LHa) Glaucous Gull: 1,Arcata Marsh , 3-5 Dec (DFx, JCP, ZLo, JLo,

TKu, LTo); 1, Eureka, 17 Dec (RFo); 1, HBNorth Jetty, 25Dec (KBu,LDo, LLa); 1, Crab Park & Table Bluff(same bird?),3 Jan (CCBC fide GSL) Black-legged Kittiwake: 1,

McKinleyville, 25 Nov (KRo, RSm); 6, HBNorth Spit, 30 Nov(SCa); 1, Ward AvenueMSP, 26 Dec (HKo); 4, HBNorth

Jetty, 28 Dec (SCa); 1,HBSouth Jetty, 5 Jan (DCo, LTu, JSa) Caspian Tern: 1,Hookton Slough, 3 Jan (CCBC fide GSL) Pomarine Jaeger: 2, HB--North Spit, 19 Dec (ACBC fideRFo);1, Table Bluff Overlook, 3 Jan (CCBC fide GSL) Marbled Murrelet: 2, MSPLaguna Point, 7 Dec (DTo); 2,

HBNorth Jetty, 28 Dec (SCa) AncientMurrelet: 6,MSPLaguna Point, 7 Dec (DTo); 6,HB--North Spit, 19 Dec (ACBCfide RFo); 6, offshore, 3 Jan (CCBC fide GSL) RhinocerosAuklet: 3, offshore, 3 Jan (CCBC fide GSL) Band-tailedPigeon: 1, McKinleyville, 7 Dec (KRo, RSm) BurrowingOwl: 2, Kneeland, 23 Nov (DSp); 1, MSPVirgin Creek, 24Nov 8 Jan (DTo, KHv, JHv, DAi); 1,HBSouth Spit, 27 Dec(ZLo); 1,HBSouth Spit, 7 Jan (DCo, LHa) Barred Owl: 1,

Arcata Community Forest, 19 Dec (ACBC fide RFo) Short-eared Owl: 1,Loleta Bottoms , 3 Jan (CCBC fide GSL) White-throated Swift: 6, Covelo, 22 Nov (DJe, RHu); 8,Benbow, 26Nov (JSo); 8, Bear River Ridge, 24 Dec (KBu) Costas

Hummingbird: 1, Trinidad, 14 Dec (MHa) Selasphorus

Virginias Warbler, Arcata Scott Carey

Townsends Warbler Scott Carey

Northern Pygmy-owl Scott Carey

VIRGINIAS WARBLER: 1,Arcata, 1-5 Jan (GAB, JBl, et al) Yellow Warbler: 1, Arcata Marsh, 16 Dec (EE); 1, ArcataOxidation Ponds, 3 Jan (BBa, DFz) Townsends Warbler: 1,

Arcata MarshBSLP, 14 Dec (JMo, JWo) Palm Warbler: 1,Arcata, 20 Nov (EE); 1, ArcataBottoms, 1 Dec (KRo, RSm) American Redstart: 1, Woodley Island, 19 Dec- 3 Jan (RFo,DCo, LTu, JSa); 1, Manila Community Park, 6 Jan (MHa) Northern Waterthrush: 1, Arcata MarshBSLP, 5-19 Dec(TKu, LTo, KRo, RSm, EE) Common Yellowthroat: 1,

MSPLake Cleone, 21 Nov (KHv); 1, Ocean Ranch, 3 Jan(KBu, CMo) WesternTanager: 1, Fort Bragg, 27 Dec (DJe) Swamp Sparrow: 1-2,Arcata Marsh , 19 Nov 30 Dec (manyobs.) White-throated Sparrow: 1,Eureka, 18 Nov (SMc); 1,

Eureka, 29 Nov (SCa); 1,Eureka, 28 Dec 6 Jan (SCa) Dark-

eyed Junco (Slate-colored): 5, Trinidad, 8-14 Dec (MHa); 1, Mail Ridge, 3 Jan (JGa) Lapland Longspur: 3, ArcataBottoms, 24 Nov 6 Dec (KIr, PCh) Rusty Blackbird: 1 cont.,Arcata Bottoms, 20 Nov (Kbu, Cmo) ORCHARD ORIOLE:1, Fortuna, 3 Jan (CCBC fide GSL) Bullocks Oriole: 1,

Arcata, 17 Dec (TKu); 1,McKinleyville, 19 Dec (GSL, BRo)

OCEAN

RANCH BIRD

OBSERVATIONSWANTED

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