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  1. ayasuda

    Rogue Bald Eagle snatches eaglets from nest

    http://www.kare11.com/video/player.aspx?aid=71625&bw= The attack was seen by web visitors from a nest cam monitoring a Bald Eagle pair with two chicks on Santa Cruz Island in California. The chicks survived the attack. Although the images are startling, they are not gory. See for yourself.
  2. ayasuda

    World & International Migratory Bird Day

    http://www.worldmigratorybirdday.org/2008/ Throw a party for the birds. o:D This years theme is Ambassadors for Biodiversity. :eek!: http://www.birdday.org/ Visit locations celebrating International Migratory Bird Day, and help your local bird rescue center by throwing a party.3:-) This...
  3. ayasuda

    Rescue Team Find Proof of Success

    Here's some encouraging news. http://www.heraldexpress.co.uk/displayNode.jsp?nodeId=134844&command=displayContent&sourceNode=134828&contentPK=19195073&moduleName=InternalSearch&formname=sidebarsearch
  4. ayasuda

    Cosco Busan Oil Spill San Francisco Bay, California

    A flood of memories and comparisons from an earlier spill back in 2001 come to mind as I lead a group of tired, happy volunteers to Heart's Desire Beach in Tomales Bay. Now, I can watch new volunteers experience what I felt back in the Luckenbach oil spill in 2001. Their happy expressions told...
  5. ayasuda

    Cosco Busan Oil Spill San Francisco Bay, California

    A flood of memories and comparisons from an earlier spill back in 2001 come to mind as I lead a group of tired, happy volunteers to Heart's Desire Beach in Tomales Bay. Now, I can watch new volunteers experience what I felt back in the Luckenbach oil spill in 2001. Their happy expressions told...
  6. ayasuda

    Nigel Blake's Mycena maculata

    Just wanted to let forum members know that I enjoy everyones contribution to the tree, shrub, fungus gallery, but I spotted one photo that was really captivates me. The photo is by Nigel Blake and I love the way he photographed a small patch of ground and turn it into a miniture mushroom...
  7. ayasuda

    Counting Raptors on Hawk Hill in San Francisco, Calif.

    It was a lovely day on top of Hawk Hill in the Marin Headlands near the Golden Gate Bridge. Visibility was phenomenal, no fog to speak of and a clear view of at least 50 miles in any direction. The slight haze across the bay did not hinder any sightings of migrating hawks across the water. A...
  8. ayasuda

    Sparrow ID - northern california

    Not quite sure what I have. Help is appreciated.
  9. ayasuda

    Unknown passerine - Northern Calif.

    I hope someone can help me. I have don't have a clue as to what this bird might be. The photos are of the same bird. Thanks.
  10. ayasuda

    Gull Confirmation - California

    I suspect this is a Franklin Gull, but I'll leave it to the gull experts to be sure.
  11. ayasuda

    Hummer ID California

    Hi, Can someone ID this hummer for me. Could you also let me know if this is a juvenile or adult. Thanks :-O
  12. ayasuda

    Unknown Sparrow types - California

    Hi, Could someone help ID these little guys. I think number four is a House Sparrow. The others I'm not sure.:eek!:
  13. ayasuda

    Please ID possible Kingbird? - California

    There were Western Kingbirds roosting near and in this tree, but I'm not sure if these are juvenile Western Kingbirds. I did see the brownish/red tailed individual feeding one of the other birds, hence my confusion. I am not sure if picture four might be another species. Let me know what you...
  14. ayasuda

    Does anyone collect bird stamps?

    I haven't had international mail in a while and I was wondering which country has the coolest stamps. I've seen some on the internet, but I'm curious if there are any twitchers/ bird watchers that collect bird stamps as well. Post your favorite, I just might be convinced to pick up a new hobby...
  15. ayasuda

    My favorite picture

    Here's my favorite. I think you'll either love it or leave it. It is still an amazing composition of water reflection, monochrome backdrop and a colorful subject. http://www.birdforum.net/gallery/showphoto.php/photo/143917:t: :-O Kudos to Keith Reeder.
  16. ayasuda

    Scientists often baffled when animals appear in the oddest places

    Here's an interesting article presented by the Contra Costa Times about animals found in unusual places around the Americas. http://www.contracostatimes.com/ci_6056787?source=most_viewed
  17. ayasuda

    Birding horror stories share yours

    Has anyone else had a bad day while out bird watching. My story comes from a event last year when I was invited to participate in a spring bird count. Happily I agreed. I choose a wetlands quadrant so I could be useful to the group conducting the survey. I was warned about the possibilities...
  18. ayasuda

    Plea entered for 300 tern deaths

    This case has been in the works for almost one year. Just a quick rehash for those who not familiar with the case. Several dead fledgling terns washed ashore last year in Long Beach, California. Investigators discovered that the terns came from one of two barges located in the harbor. News...
  19. ayasuda

    A bad place to be a mouse - hawks grounded

    First of all, I apologize for the crummy pictures. Yesterday I visited one of my favorite hawk patches and was treated to a spectacle I've never seen before. I stopped to watch three hawks flying over some trees, one was being harassed by a red winged blackbird. Suddenly I saw five hawks, I...
  20. ayasuda

    Looking for tips on birding a dense coniferous forest

    I can hear them, but I'm having a hard time pinpointing their location with my binoculars. Is there a secret to spotting birds in forested areas. The best birding I've had in the mountains, is near the shoreline of a lake or around fire devastated areas. I would like to go back to Lassen...
  21. ayasuda

    Chocolate Red Tail - Opinions please

    This is one of two 'dark morphs' I found sitting on a telephone pole near one of my favorite raptor haunts. The other hawk was photo shy and it was a difficult shot to take because the sun had already gone down. I'm guessing this is a juvenile red tail, but I've never seen one, let alone two...
  22. ayasuda

    ID help - California

    I took this picture at the Sacramento Wildlife Refuge in Northern California. The picture is not the greatest, but I'm hoping there is enough detail for someone to identify these birds.
  23. ayasuda

    Hello from California

    Hello everyone! I'm excited to be a new member of birdforum. I spent the last six years as a volunteer and staff member for an aquatic bird rehabilition facility in northern California. I was hooked the minute I saw all the different water bird species. I love to ID raptors and take photos...
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