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| Discussion of other Raptor species; their anatomy, biology, ecology, etc. | |
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| Patti | Dec 9 2010, 06:21 AM Post #721 |
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Local Bald eagle sighting December 8th (2010) on the mainland. Arnold Rd is in Oxnard near the wetland area or in Ventura. I will check this out to be sure. It's a favorite birder spot for the Ventura County birders. This was posted in Ventura County Birders Yahoo Group on December 8th at 11:47 p.m. Arnold Rd is in Oxnard in the Ormond Beach area...great birding here. Bald Eagle--Arnold Rd~~Blue I.D. TagsHello birders, I went looking for the bittern at Arnold Rd. this afternoon and ended up spotting a bald eagle instead. The bird flew up the stream toward the base, disturbing all sorts of birds along the way. The eagle also had blue wing tags on it. Unfortunately I couldn't see anything more than the color of the tags. Other than that, I did manage to spot the Moorhen and Sora (lifer!) both near the white gate. The Sora was in the ditch on the side near the parking log while the Moorhen was under the bridge on the side toward the beach. After that things got a little tricky. It was one of those trips where you can't possibly turn your head fast enough to catch everything. Birds I recognized: 2 White-Tailed Kites 1 Green Heron 2 American Kestrels (one catching a small snake and then later diving after what appeared to be a western meadowlark) 1 Common Moorhen 1 Sora 1 Bald Eagle Blue-Gray Gnatcatchers - out in force and not very shy at all Birds I caught glimpses of: 2 small, black Sora-shaped birds along the trail that I startled. They were smaller than the Sora, but with long yellow legs. 1 long legged, reddish/rusty colored bird also along the trail near the water's edge. This bird was a bit larger than the Sora, but had the same sort of shape to it. 2 large, dark hawks. The only notable feature I picked up on them was that one of them had a very bright white band around the base of the tail, which seemed odd to me. 8-10 of what I would guess were Western Meadowlarks.. They had yellow in the face/chest area and what appeared to be a black bib around the chest and the size seemed about right. They were, however, far away and I didn't get great looks at them. I wish I had pics of those birds I missed, but I'm hoping someone else will recognize them from recent trips. I did try to get some of the hawk, so if those came out I'll post them to the picture group. Frank Ventura, CA |
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| sfstucco | Dec 16 2010, 06:52 PM Post #722 |
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Hey, Patti! Nice that you passed on that blue-tagged BAEA sighting. I assume he was speaking of an adult, since he didn't specify. I am on a number of Yahoo birding groups in my area, and anytime someone posts a new eagle sighting, I always write them personally & ask if they noticed any wing tags -- none seen so far. They probably would write about it if they saw any tags, but I like to be 100% sure, cuz I wouldn't want to miss any witnessed Channel Island eagle adventures! |
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| Patti | Dec 24 2010, 07:46 AM Post #723 |
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Hi Karen/SF --I've done that too, emailed off to the Yahoo group, and those birders are eager to share anything they know. Sorry that I've not been around this thread. It's been hectic here and not related to holiday tidings, more like dog-sitting "overload" and business related legal issues, not personal legal issues. Saw this in today's Ventura County Birders Yahoo Digest: Ferruginous Hawk at Lake Casitas Thu Dec 23, 2010 11:51 pm "Took advantage of the sunshine to go birding at Lake Casitas this morning. A light phase, juvenile Ferruginous Hawk was sitting on a power pole along Santa Ana road as I arrived. Nice walk, but no other birds of any particular interest today." |
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| Patti | Dec 29 2010, 08:22 AM Post #724 |
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Another hawk report...the Zone-tailed hawk has been sighted mainly in Ojai that I've observed through the Ventura County Birding group. Zone-tailed Hawk in Ojai Posted by: davidroine Tue Dec 28, 2010 12:04 pm (PST) This morning at 9:30 I saw the Zone-tailed Hawk in a eucalyptus tree behind the Presbyterian Church on W. Aliso St. near Mallory Way. |
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| Patti | Jan 2 2011, 07:01 AM Post #725 |
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Not sure where Canada Larga is located in our local area, but the Ventura County Birding birders often report great sightings from this location! After a little researching: This general area is very familiar to me, just don't know the road names. Ventura River area. Zoom out on this Google map if necessary. Canada Larga Rd location Canada Larga Posted by: "davidroine" davidroine Sat Jan 1, 2011 3:59 pm (PST) "This morning Becky Donahue and I birded Canada Larga. A Prairie Falcon circled high overhead with two Red-tailed Hawks. A Peregrine Falcon sat atop a utility tower just east of the horse corral near the "narrow bridge" sign. Other raptors spotted were a Northern Harrier, two White-tailed Kites, a Red-shouldered Hawk, and several Kestrels. We also had two Loggerhead Shrikes and two Red-breasted Sapsuckers, one of which called incessantly to the other. A single Lewis's Woodpecker flew in and out of a walnut tree before the gate and opposite the windmill." David Roine Ojai |
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| Patti | Jan 6 2011, 09:05 AM Post #726 |
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I watched this 2008 PBS Nature series program "American Eagle" again last night and it's terrific. The Bald eagle is the sole focus and is beautifully documented. You can view it online here: "American Eagle" from PBS's Nature program--2008 |
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| Patti | Jan 6 2011, 06:58 PM Post #727 |
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The local West End Barn owls (and Avalon gas prices! ). I started from the bottom up after listening to the first top five and also thought the fourth (4th) recording from the bottom of Owl Recordings was a pretty good match to our West End barn owls.
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| Patti | Jan 24 2011, 08:55 AM Post #728 |
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California Condors are sighted at Lake Piru in the Ventura County Birding digest. I haven't reported other recent interesting hawk sightings, but this one seemed special on the Condors. Lake Piru (California Condor sighting)Dear Ventura Birders, I spent the morning birding the west side of Lake Piru. The road is closed close to the entrance, so access to the trails on the north side requires a long road walk (or a bike I guess). The highlights were 4 California Condors including 1 immature bird, 1 Osprey, Bufflehead, Ruddy Duck, and Western and Clark's Grebes. There was one pair of Western Grebe's performing a courtship dance; I guess it's that time of year again. Terrestrial birds included one Red-breasted Sapsucker at the boat-launch, many European Starlings, Audubon's Warblers, Acorn Woodpeckers, Brewer's Blackbirds and other expected birds. Someone approached me asking about the Bald Eagle(s), but I didn't see any. The Condors first appeared above Reasoner Canyon at about 1045 and continued to circle on thermals and slowly heading north. They were very distant, but still visible until about 1300. Cheers, Walter Szeliga Canyon Country, CA |
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| Patti | Jan 26 2011, 06:50 AM Post #729 |
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Bald Eagle sighted at our local Lake Casitas. Photos are included within this link. BALD EAGLE / Ventura County Birding posted Wed Jan 26, 2011 1:40 am: "About a week ago I was at Lake Casitas and a Bald Eagle flew into a tree next to me with a coot in it's talons. The lighting wasn't very good but it was awesome to watch. I put 4 pictures in the raptor folder. They are they last ones in the folder. Jeff C, Vta" ____________________________________________________________________ Jeff Cartier's 4 photos are terrific. They look professional quality to me. The eagle appears to be maybe 4 years old and it is UNTAGGED. Photo by Jeff Cartier ![]() |
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| Patti | Jan 30 2011, 08:26 PM Post #730 |
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The LA Times paper edition also featured a nice photo of Olivia....she'll miss her caller when the suspected "he" departs. I don't see her photo here, but still a nice read. Sightseers flock to see wild bald eagle roosting outside O.C. Zoo's bald eagle exhibit |
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| Patti | Feb 15 2011, 07:16 AM Post #731 |
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Another Ventura County Birding post: Burrowing Owl on East Anacapa IslandMon Feb 14, 2011 2:34 pm Just posted 2 photos of a BUOW from East Anacapa in the owls folder. I've seen one several times recently on the island, and was fortunate to get a good look at bird and burrow (and pellets) yesterday. Not sure if there is more than 1 on the island. We were careful not to disturb anything and moved away quickly. Carolyn Greene Newbury Park Volunteer, Channel Islands National Park cgnpark@... (Assume Carolyn Greene took these photos)
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| Patti | Feb 21 2011, 08:18 AM Post #732 |
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(On a personal note, I don't know if there are other nesting Bald eagles, but the Ventura County Birding members get out and about...wonder what's going on in the Lake Piru area, though. I hope birders do not disturb these Lake Casitas Bald eagles....think they would be cautious.) Lake Casitas this pm – Ventura County Birding Sun Feb 20, 2011 5:22 pm Hi, Birders. The pair of Bald Eagles is definitely nesting in the eucalyptus at the east side high point before the trail to the dam begins. They are easily viewed from outside the fence with a scope or even bins. If I'm not mistaken, they might be the first recorded Bald Eagle nesting in Ventura County? Still lots of species of duck on the lake. Rock wren on the dam. Kay Regester, Ventura Reply #4145 From: scre@... Date: Sun Feb 20, 2011 8:51 pm Subject: Re: Lake Casitas this pm I believe this is the first breeding record for the mainland part of the county in almost 90 years. The last record that in a quick check I could find was 1922 from the Pt Mugu area, where they were formerly regular breeder's. They also were common breeder's on all the Channel Islands and were regular breeder's until the 1950's. Its great to know that we have a breeding species back! Good birding. David Vander Pluym Lake Havasu City, Az |
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| Patti | Feb 23 2011, 03:26 PM Post #733 |
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Another Ventura County Birding update on the Lake Casitas Bald eagles observed in a nest. This morning I emailed Matthew Page asking if he had seen the nest and received an interesting response. Matthew’s response follows his post. Ventura County Birding Bald Eagle update (Matthew Page)Tue Feb 22, 2011 11:32 am (PST) Hello all, Yesterday, February 21, I went up to Lake Casitas to observe the Bald Eagles that were reported there by Kay Regester. I easily found them as she described, in one of the Eucalyptus trees that line the top of the hill along the road that leads east toward the dam trail. I saw an adult or near adult first, and then a juvenile next. The adult bird had just a little brown in the head and a faint eyeline, and smudgy brown in the tail, suggesting that it may be a fourth year bird. The juvenile did not allow for good views, but did show to be brown in the head and it had a brown tail. The (near) adult bird had a coot in its talons, and flew across Santa Ana road to a cluster of oaks, where it viciously consumed the coot (including swallowing a leg and foot whole) before returning to the Euc across the street. The pair remained in the tree until I left. Elsewhere, at Camino Real Park I searched for the Hermit Warbler but was unable to relocate it. However, I did get good looks at a Black-throated Gray Warbler in the Jacaranda trees just south of the basketball courts. Townsend's and Orange-crowned warblers were also present. Above Ojai, in Matilija Canyon, there were dozens of Violet-Green swallows foraging up and down the river above the dam. Matthew Page Simi Valley, Ca. Matthew Page responds to my question asking if he saw a nest: Hi Patti, I saw several nests in the eucalyptus tree that the eagles were in. There were also several Turkey Vultures present in the same tree. The adult eagle did fly in with a stick in its mouth and appeared to incorporate the stick into the largest nest in the tree, but I don't know if that is proof that the eagles are breeding. It would be interesting to see if there is another adult in the area or if it is just the (near) adult and the juvenile present at this time. Matthew Page Simi Valley, Ca. |
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| Patti | Feb 26 2011, 08:52 AM Post #734 |
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I subscribe to the email digest and read these a bit later than if I were to check the Yahoo Ventura County Birding website daily. I should return to my habit of daily checking because there have been a number of great posts recently. Ventura County Birding Casitas Bald Eagle update (Bill Crowe)Fri Feb 25, 2011 10:52 am Yesterday I went to Lake Casitas to view the bald eagles and was not disappointed. I was able to get some good looks. Their nest is in a eucalyptus tree that contains several old blue heron nests as well as the eagles' nest. The adult was carrying branches into the nest and the juvenile was constantly calling. As I observed the eagles a peregrine falcon showed up and began to harass the juve. I was able to get a few pics of the juve and will post as soon as they are uploaded. I also saw a female kestral along Santa Ana Rd. and a snow goose by the ramps close to the cafe. Good birding Bill Crowe Simi Valley CA Bald eagle juvenile by Bill Crowe
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| Patti | Feb 28 2011, 11:29 AM Post #735 |
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Sunday several more Ventura County Birding (birders) were out to Lake Casitas to observe the Bald eagle couple. I've included their photos as well. Lake Casitas-Bald Eagles (patty_ojai_ca & reply by Eric Waian) Sun Feb 27, 2011 8:37 pm Was honored to observe both bald eagles this afternoon at Lake Casitas in the tall Eucalyptus trees as described. Took a few pictures of each and will post. The younger bald eagle took 3 flights nearby during the 2 hours, the other Bald Eagle remained perched near a large nest and hopped inside the nest once briefly. Re: [venturacobirding] Lake Casitas-Bald Eagles Mon Feb 28, 2011 7:50 am Inez and I also watched the Bald Eagles for a while yesterday. The 3rd year looking bird was observed bringing a stick into the nest, sitting in the nest and eating something at the edge of the nest. The adult bird mostly just perched there. I assume the darker bird is not mature enough to breed but they certainly appear to be a couple. As reported previously there is a Snow Goose, Cackling Goose and 3 Canada Geese near the cafe boat launch. Eric Waian Ventura CA Photos by patty_ojai_ca ![]() ![]() Photos by junetaborshowhorses ~~~~~~~~ Appearing so robust! ~~~~~~~~
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--I've done that too, emailed off to the Yahoo group, and those birders are eager to share anything they know. Sorry that I've not been around this thread. It's been hectic here and not related to holiday tidings, more like dog-sitting "overload" and business related legal issues, not personal legal issues.
). I started from the bottom up after listening to the first top five and also thought the fourth (4th) recording from the bottom of Owl Recordings was a pretty good match to our West End barn owls. 






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