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AlisonKent — 2009-06-03 08:40:42

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- To increase your appreciation and, better yet, to help preserve Yolo County bird life and habitat, see the ["Yolo Audubon Society"] ([http://www.yoloaudubon.org/ website]). Davis is also the home to the ["California Raptor Center"]. Be sure to check out the [http://fog.ccsf.cc.ca.us/~jmorlan/yol.htm Yolo County Birding Statistics] site and Steve Hampton's online guide to [http://www.geocities.com/RainForest/Canopy/6181/yolo.html Yolo County Birding]. There is a [http://www.ucdavis.edu/spotlight/0309/birder_brains.html group] that meets at noon at the UC Davis Arboretum to bird over the lunch hour on Thursdays; all are welcome. Meeting places vary so ask to join the listserve for more information about this (email alkent@ucdavis.edu).	+ To increase your appreciation and, better yet, to help preserve Yolo County bird life and habitat, see the ["Yolo Audubon Society"] ([http://www.yoloaudubon.org/ website]). Davis is also the home to the ["California Raptor Center"]. Be sure to check out the [http://fog.ccsf.cc.ca.us/~jmorlan/yol.htm Yolo County Birding Statistics] site and Steve Hampton's online guide to [http://www.geocities.com/RainForest/Canopy/6181/yolo.html Yolo County Birding]. There is a [http://www.ucdavis.edu/spotlight/0309/birder_brains.html group] that meets at noon at the UC Davis Arboretum to bird over the lunch hour on Thursdays; all are welcome. Meeting places vary so ask to join the listserve for more information about this (email alkent@ucdavis.edu). PLEASE NOTE: this group is taking a break over summer 2009; lunchtime walks will resume in September.

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AlisonKent — 2009-05-14 09:04:57

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- To increase your appreciation and, better yet, to help preserve Yolo County bird life and habitat, see the ["Yolo Audubon Society"] ([http://www.yoloaudubon.org/ website]). Davis is also the home to the ["California Raptor Center"]. Be sure to check out the [http://fog.ccsf.cc.ca.us/~jmorlan/yol.htm Yolo County Birding Statistics] site and Steve Hampton's online guide to [http://www.geocities.com/RainForest/Canopy/6181/yolo.html Yolo County Birding]. There is a "group" [http://www.ucdavis.edu/spotlight/0309/birder_brains.html] that meets at noon at the UC Davis Arboretum to bird over the lunch hour on Thursdays; all are welcome. Meeting places vary so ask to join the listserve for more information about this (email alkent@ucdavis.edu).	+ To increase your appreciation and, better yet, to help preserve Yolo County bird life and habitat, see the ["Yolo Audubon Society"] ([http://www.yoloaudubon.org/ website]). Davis is also the home to the ["California Raptor Center"]. Be sure to check out the [http://fog.ccsf.cc.ca.us/~jmorlan/yol.htm Yolo County Birding Statistics] site and Steve Hampton's online guide to [http://www.geocities.com/RainForest/Canopy/6181/yolo.html Yolo County Birding]. There is a [http://www.ucdavis.edu/spotlight/0309/birder_brains.html group] that meets at noon at the UC Davis Arboretum to bird over the lunch hour on Thursdays; all are welcome. Meeting places vary so ask to join the listserve for more information about this (email alkent@ucdavis.edu).

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AlisonKent — 2009-05-14 09:01:42

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- To increase your appreciation and, better yet, to help preserve Yolo County bird life and habitat, see the ["Yolo Audubon Society"] ([http://www.yoloaudubon.org/ website]). Davis is also the home to the ["California Raptor Center"]. Be sure to check out the [http://fog.ccsf.cc.ca.us/~jmorlan/yol.htm Yolo County Birding Statistics] site and Steve Hampton's online guide to [http://www.geocities.com/RainForest/Canopy/6181/yolo.html Yolo County Birding].	+ To increase your appreciation and, better yet, to help preserve Yolo County bird life and habitat, see the ["Yolo Audubon Society"] ([http://www.yoloaudubon.org/ website]). Davis is also the home to the ["California Raptor Center"]. Be sure to check out the [http://fog.ccsf.cc.ca.us/~jmorlan/yol.htm Yolo County Birding Statistics] site and Steve Hampton's online guide to [http://www.geocities.com/RainForest/Canopy/6181/yolo.html Yolo County Birding]. There is a "group" [http://www.ucdavis.edu/spotlight/0309/birder_brains.html] that meets at noon at the UC Davis Arboretum to bird over the lunch hour on Thursdays; all are welcome. Meeting places vary so ask to join the listserve for more information about this (email alkent@ucdavis.edu).

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JoePomidor — 2009-02-10 18:20:56

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- ["West Nile Virus"] is causing some of the birds in Davis to drop dead. ["Crow Migration" Crow] carcases litter the ground in some parts of Davis.	+ ["West Nile Virus"] is causing some of the birds in Davis to drop dead. ["Crow Migration" Crow] carcasses litter the ground in some parts of Davis.

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JasonAller — 2008-09-06 21:38:44

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- ''2006-01-13 11:38:30'' [[nbsp]] "Crow carcasses litter the ground"??? Where would that be? --["AlphaDog"] - ''Try the area near The Domes and the human resources building near campus --["MatthewTom"]	+ ''2006-01-13 11:38:30'' [[nbsp]] "Crow carcasses litter the ground"??? Where would that be? --["Users/AlphaDog"] + ''Try the area near The Domes and the human resources building near campus --["Users/MatthewTom"]
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- ''2007-02-14 20:21:05'' [[nbsp]] I've seen a ["Cormorants" cormorant] (type unknown) sunning itself on the shore of Lake Spafford the past two days in a row. I'll try to get a pic up soon. --["LeonardMarque"]	+ ''2007-02-14 20:21:05'' [[nbsp]] I've seen a ["Cormorants" cormorant] (type unknown) sunning itself on the shore of Lake Spafford the past two days in a row. I'll try to get a pic up soon. --["Users/LeonardMarque"]
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- ''2007-04-02 17:41:29'' [[nbsp]] I have many pics of the cormorants from the Arboretum and also of just about every other feathered species mentioned on the wiki (amateur wildlife photographer with a special interest in birds) except the swifts and owls. You can see it on my person page. Perhaps some of these pictures might be useful for birds that have unclear or absent photographs? --["CaitlinMorrow"]	+ ''2007-04-02 17:41:29'' [[nbsp]] I have many pics of the cormorants from the Arboretum and also of just about every other feathered species mentioned on the wiki (amateur wildlife photographer with a special interest in birds) except the swifts and owls. You can see it on my person page. Perhaps some of these pictures might be useful for birds that have unclear or absent photographs? --["Users/CaitlinMorrow"]

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MattJurach — 2008-07-14 14:58:45

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- * ["California Quail" Chicken-like Birds] - Quail, Pheasants, Peafowl (there's at least one peahen in the arboretum)	+ * Chicken-like Birds - ["California Quail" Quail], Pheasants, ["Helmeted Guineafowl" Guineafowl], ["Peacocks" Peafowl] (there's at least one peahen in the arboretum)

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AgnieszkaZalicka — 2007-08-21 17:24:44

Upload of image black bird at the Perimiter Greenbelt in North Davis.JPG.

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JasonAller — 2007-04-25 19:21:33

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CaitlinMorrow — 2007-04-02 16:41:29

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	+ ------ + ''2007-04-02 17:41:29'' [[nbsp]] I have many pics of the cormorants from the Arboretum and also of just about every other feathered species mentioned on the wiki (amateur wildlife photographer with a special interest in birds) except the swifts and owls. You can see it on my person page. Perhaps some of these pictures might be useful for birds that have unclear or absent photographs? --["CaitlinMorrow"]

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LillianChow — 2007-02-22 09:06:07

+Duck Days field trips

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	+ The ["Yolo Basin Foundation"] organizes field trips to local birding hotspots during California Duck Days, an annual event held in February. +

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CarlMcCabe — 2007-02-18 08:17:39

+ cormorant link

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- ''2007-02-14 20:21:05'' [[nbsp]] I've seen a cormorant (type unknown) sunning itself on the shore of Lake Spafford the past two days in a row. I'll try to get a pic up soon. --["LeonardMarque"]	+ ''2007-02-14 20:21:05'' [[nbsp]] I've seen a ["Cormorants" cormorant] (type unknown) sunning itself on the shore of Lake Spafford the past two days in a row. I'll try to get a pic up soon. --["LeonardMarque"]

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LeonardMarque — 2007-02-14 20:21:05

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	+ ------ + ''2007-02-14 20:21:05'' [[nbsp]] I've seen a cormorant (type unknown) sunning itself on the shore of Lake Spafford the past two days in a row. I'll try to get a pic up soon. --["LeonardMarque"]

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LeonardMarque — 2007-02-04 12:35:35

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LeonardMarque — 2007-02-04 12:32:56

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LeonardMarque — 2007-02-04 12:29:52

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LeonardMarque — 2007-02-04 12:26:35

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LeonardMarque — 2007-02-04 12:23:29

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LeonardMarque — 2007-02-04 12:22:01

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LeonardMarque — 2007-02-04 12:20:36

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LeonardMarque — 2007-02-04 12:17:47

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LeonardMarque — 2007-02-04 12:16:32

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LeonardMarque — 2007-02-04 12:14:22

Upload of image unid4.jpg.

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OliverBinitial — 2006-11-20 13:34:22

Upload of image greenheron.jpg.

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EliseKane — 2006-05-09 23:31:34

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- To increase your appreciation and, better yet, to help preserve Yolo County bird life and habitat, see the ["Yolo Audubon Society"] ([http://www.yoloaudubon.org/ website]). Davis is also the home to the ["California Raptor Center"]. - Be sure to check out the [http://fog.ccsf.cc.ca.us/~jmorlan/yol.htm Yolo County Birding Statistics] site and Steve Hampton's online guide to [http://www.geocities.com/RainForest/Canopy/6181/yolo.html Yolo County Birding].	+ To increase your appreciation and, better yet, to help preserve Yolo County bird life and habitat, see the ["Yolo Audubon Society"] ([http://www.yoloaudubon.org/ website]). Davis is also the home to the ["California Raptor Center"]. Be sure to check out the [http://fog.ccsf.cc.ca.us/~jmorlan/yol.htm Yolo County Birding Statistics] site and Steve Hampton's online guide to [http://www.geocities.com/RainForest/Canopy/6181/yolo.html Yolo County Birding].
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EliseKane — 2006-04-02 11:16:49

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PhilipNeustrom — 2006-03-01 13:46:07

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MatthewTom — 2006-02-17 20:25:18

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AlphaDog — 2006-01-13 10:44:58

+West Nile link, rem report request [see wnv page], format

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- West Nile Virus is causing some of the birds in Davis to drop dead. ["Crow Migration" Crow] carcases litter the ground in some parts of Davis. It's important that you report dead birds to the local authorities. See [http://westnile.ca.gov/bird_report_id.htm website] to report dead birds.	+ ["West Nile Virus"] is causing some of the birds in Davis to drop dead. ["Crow Migration" Crow] carcases litter the ground in some parts of Davis.

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AlphaDog — 2006-01-13 10:38:30

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	+ ------ + ''2006-01-13 11:38:30'' [[nbsp]] "Crow carcasses litter the ground"??? Where would that be? --["AlphaDog"]

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MarkSabugal — 2005-11-23 17:13:38

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MarkSabugal — 2005-11-23 17:13:15

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AndrewChen — 2005-09-08 20:10:08

+Wildhorse Ag Buffer

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JasonAller — 2005-05-16 17:33:19

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CarlMcCabe — 2005-03-22 10:35:09

Revert to version dated 2005-03-19 19:29:41.

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- While[[nbsp]]["Davis" Davis][[nbsp]]and[[nbsp]]["Outskirts" vicinity][[nbsp]]may[[nbsp]]not[[nbsp]]be[[nbsp]]a[[nbsp]]mecca[[nbsp]]for[[nbsp]]the[[nbsp]]ornithological[[nbsp]]community,[[nbsp]]it[[nbsp]]does[[nbsp]]provide[[nbsp]]habitats[[nbsp]]for[[nbsp]]an[[nbsp]]impressive[[nbsp]]variety[[nbsp]]of[[nbsp]]birds.[[nbsp]][[nbsp]]Some[[nbsp]]of[[nbsp]]the[[nbsp]]more[[nbsp]]common[[nbsp]]birds[[nbsp]]that[[nbsp]]may[[nbsp]]be[[nbsp]]seen[[nbsp]]in[[nbsp]]or[[nbsp]]around[[nbsp]]Davis:	+ While ["Davis"] and ["Outskirts" vicinity] may not be a mecca for the ornithological community, it does provide habitats for an impressive variety of birds. Some of the more common birds that may be seen in or around Davis:
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- [[nbsp]][[nbsp]]["Waterbirds" Waterbirds][[nbsp]]-[[nbsp]]Ducks,[[nbsp]]Geese,[[nbsp]]Grebes,[[nbsp]]Cormorants - [[nbsp]][[nbsp]]["Herons & Egrets" Wading_Birds][[nbsp]][[nbsp]]-[[nbsp]]Herons[[nbsp]]&[[nbsp]]Egrets - [[nbsp]][[nbsp]]["Raptors" Raptors][[nbsp]]-[[nbsp]]Hawks,[[nbsp]]Eagles,[[nbsp]]Vultures - [[nbsp]][[nbsp]]["California Quail" Chicken-like_Birds][[nbsp]]-[[nbsp]]Quail[[nbsp]]&[[nbsp]]Pheasants - [[nbsp]][[nbsp]]["Gulls" Gulls] - [[nbsp]][[nbsp]]["Owls" Owls] - [[nbsp]][[nbsp]]["Hummingbirds" Hummingbirds] - [[nbsp]][[nbsp]]["Woodpeckers" Woodpeckers] - [[nbsp]][[nbsp]]["Crows, Jays, Magpies" Crows,_Jays,_Magpies] - [[nbsp]][[nbsp]]["Blackbirds" Blackbirds]	+ * ["Waterbirds" Waterbirds] - Ducks, Geese, Grebes, Cormorants + * ["Herons & Egrets" Wading Birds] - Herons & Egrets + * ["Raptors" Raptors] - Hawks, Eagles, Vultures + * ["California Quail" Chicken-like Birds] - Quail & Pheasants + * ["Gulls"] + * ["Owls"] + * ["Hummingbirds"] + * ["Woodpeckers"] + * ["Crows, Jays, Magpies"] + * ["Blackbirds"]
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- Want[[nbsp]]to[[nbsp]]know[[nbsp]]the[[nbsp]]correct[[nbsp]]taxonomic[[nbsp]]classification[[nbsp]]for[[nbsp]]a[[nbsp]]bird?[[nbsp]][[nbsp]]Check[[nbsp]]out[[nbsp]][http://species.wikipedia.org/ Wikispecies].	+ Want to know the correct taxonomic classification for a bird? Check out [http://species.wikipedia.org/ Wikispecies].
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- To[[nbsp]]increase[[nbsp]]your[[nbsp]]appreciation[[nbsp]]and,[[nbsp]]better[[nbsp]]yet,[[nbsp]]to[[nbsp]]help[[nbsp]]preserve[[nbsp]]Yolo[[nbsp]]County[[nbsp]]bird[[nbsp]]life[[nbsp]]and[[nbsp]]habitat,[[nbsp]]see[[nbsp]]the[[nbsp]]["Yolo Audubon Society" Yolo_Audubon_Society][[nbsp]]([http://www.yoloaudubon.org/ website]).[[nbsp]][[nbsp]]Davis[[nbsp]]is[[nbsp]]also[[nbsp]]the[[nbsp]]home[[nbsp]]to[[nbsp]]the[[nbsp]]["California Raptor Center" California_Raptor_Center]. - Be[[nbsp]]sure[[nbsp]]to[[nbsp]]check[[nbsp]]out[[nbsp]]the[[nbsp]][http://fog.ccsf.cc.ca.us/~jmorlan/yol.htm Yolo County Birding Statistics][[nbsp]]site[[nbsp]]and[[nbsp]]Steve[[nbsp]]Hampton's[[nbsp]]online[[nbsp]]guide[[nbsp]]to[[nbsp]][http://www.geocities.com/RainForest/Canopy/6181/yolo.html Yolo County Birding].	+ To increase your appreciation and, better yet, to help preserve Yolo County bird life and habitat, see the ["Yolo Audubon Society"] ([http://www.yoloaudubon.org/ website]). Davis is also the home to the ["California Raptor Center"]. + Be sure to check out the [http://fog.ccsf.cc.ca.us/~jmorlan/yol.htm Yolo County Birding Statistics] site and Steve Hampton's online guide to [http://www.geocities.com/RainForest/Canopy/6181/yolo.html Yolo County Birding].
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- If[[nbsp]]this[[nbsp]]site[[nbsp]]has[[nbsp]]convinced[[nbsp]]you[[nbsp]]to[[nbsp]]become[[nbsp]]a[[nbsp]]birder,[[nbsp]]please[[nbsp]]post[[nbsp]]your[[nbsp]]sightings[[nbsp]]on[[nbsp]]the[[nbsp]][http://groups.yahoo.com/group/central_valley_birds/ Central Valley Birding Forum].[[nbsp]][[nbsp]]This[[nbsp]]forum[[nbsp]]is[[nbsp]]part[[nbsp]]of[[nbsp]]the[[nbsp]][http://www.cvbirds.org Central Valley Bird Club].	+ If this site has convinced you to become a birder, please post your sightings on the [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/central_valley_birds/ Central Valley Birding Forum]. This forum is part of the [http://www.cvbirds.org Central Valley Bird Club].
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- [[nbsp]][[Thumbnail(unid3.jpg, 300, "Blurry photo of a great egret (''Ardea alba'') seen in a pond in North Davis")]]	+ [[Thumbnail(unid3.jpg, 300, "Blurry photo of a great egret (''Ardea alba'') seen in a pond in North Davis")]]
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- [[nbsp]][[Thumbnail(ukb.jpg, 335, "Western Scrub Jay (''Aphelocoma californica'').")]]	+ [[Thumbnail(ukb.jpg, 335, "Western Scrub Jay (''Aphelocoma californica'').")]]
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- [[nbsp]][[nbsp]]["Lake Solano County Park" Lake_Solano_County_Park] - [[nbsp]][[nbsp]]["North Area Pond" North_Area_Pond] - [[nbsp]][[nbsp]]["Arboretum" UC_Davis_Arboretum] - [[nbsp]][[nbsp]]["Davis Wetlands" Davis_Wetlands] - [[nbsp]][[nbsp]]["West Area Pond" West_Area_Pond] - [[nbsp]][[nbsp]]["Vic Fazio Yolo Wildlife Area" Yolo_Bypass_Wildlife_Area] - [[nbsp]][[nbsp]]["Grasslands Park" Grasslands_Regional_Park] - [[nbsp]][[nbsp]]["Solano Park Gardens" Solano_Park_Gardens] - [[nbsp]][[nbsp]]["Manor Park or Slide Hill Park" Slide_Hill_Park] - [[nbsp]][[nbsp]]["Willowbank Ditch" Willowbank_Ditch] - [[nbsp]][[nbsp]]["Landfill" UC_Davis_Landfill] - [[nbsp]][[nbsp]]["Putah Creek Picnic Area" Putah_Creek_Picnic_Area] - [[nbsp]]*[[nbsp]]["Fremont Weir State Wildlife Area" Fremont_Weir_State_Wildlife_Area]	+ * ["Lake Solano County Park"] + * ["North Area Pond"] + * ["Arboretum" UC Davis Arboretum] + * ["Davis Wetlands"] + * ["West Area Pond"] + * ["Vic Fazio Yolo Wildlife Area" Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area] + * ["Grasslands Park" Grasslands Regional Park] + * ["Solano Park Gardens"] + * ["Manor Park or Slide Hill Park" Slide Hill Park] + * ["Willowbank Ditch"] + * ["Landfill" UC Davis Landfill] + * ["Putah Creek Picnic Area"] + * ["Fremont Weir State Wildlife Area"]
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- (''please[[nbsp]]add[[nbsp]]your[[nbsp]]mystery[[nbsp]]photos[[nbsp]]below[[nbsp]](or[[nbsp]]name[[nbsp]]one[[nbsp]]if[[nbsp]]you[[nbsp]]know[[nbsp]]the[[nbsp]]name)'')	+ (''please add your mystery photos below (or name one if you know the name)'')
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- ''"An[[nbsp]]Introduction[[nbsp]]to[[nbsp]]Northern[[nbsp]]California[[nbsp]]Birds"''[[nbsp]]by[[nbsp]]Herbert[[nbsp]]Clarke.[[nbsp]](Mountain[[nbsp]]Press[[nbsp]]Publishing[[nbsp]]Company[[nbsp]]1995)	+ ''"An Introduction to Northern California Birds"'' by Herbert Clarke. (Mountain Press Publishing Company 1995)
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- ''"Birding[[nbsp]]Northern[[nbsp]]California"''[[nbsp]]by[[nbsp]]John[[nbsp]]Kemper,[[nbsp]]a[[nbsp]]["Woodland" Woodland][[nbsp]]native.[[nbsp]](Falcon[[nbsp]]Press,[[nbsp]]1999)	+ ''"Birding Northern California"'' by John Kemper, a ["Woodland"] native. (Falcon Press, 1999)
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- ''"Birds[[nbsp]]of[[nbsp]]Northern[[nbsp]]California"''[[nbsp]]by[[nbsp]]David[[nbsp]]Fix,[[nbsp]]Andy[[nbsp]]Bezener.[[nbsp]](Lone[[nbsp]]Pine[[nbsp]]Publishing[[nbsp]]2000)	+ ''"Birds of Northern California"'' by David Fix, Andy Bezener. (Lone Pine Publishing 2000)
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- ''"National[[nbsp]]Audubon[[nbsp]]Society[[nbsp]]Regional[[nbsp]]Guide[[nbsp]]to[[nbsp]]California"''[[nbsp]]by[[nbsp]]National[[nbsp]]Audubon[[nbsp]]Society,[[nbsp]]Peter[[nbsp]]Alden[[nbsp]](Knopf[[nbsp]][[nbsp]]1998)	+ ''"National Audubon Society Regional Guide to California"'' by National Audubon Society, Peter Alden (Knopf 1998)
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- ''"The[[nbsp]]Sibley[[nbsp]]Field[[nbsp]]Guide[[nbsp]]to[[nbsp]]Birds[[nbsp]]of[[nbsp]]Western[[nbsp]]North[[nbsp]]America"''[[nbsp]]by[[nbsp]]David[[nbsp]]Allen[[nbsp]]Sibley.[[nbsp]](Knopf[[nbsp]]2003) - [[nbsp]][[nbsp]][[nbsp]][[nbsp]]*This[[nbsp]]is[[nbsp]]the[[nbsp]]best[[nbsp]]field[[nbsp]]guide[[nbsp]]if[[nbsp]]you[[nbsp]]are[[nbsp]]serious[[nbsp]]about[[nbsp]]birding.[[nbsp]][[nbsp]]The[[nbsp]]illustrations[[nbsp]]are[[nbsp]]better[[nbsp]]than[[nbsp]]any[[nbsp]]other[[nbsp]]guide[[nbsp]]out[[nbsp]]there.	+ ''"The Sibley Field Guide to Birds of Western North America"'' by David Allen Sibley. (Knopf 2003) + *This is the best field guide if you are serious about birding. The illustrations are better than any other guide out there.
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- West[[nbsp]]Nile[[nbsp]]Virus[[nbsp]]is[[nbsp]]causing[[nbsp]]some[[nbsp]]of[[nbsp]]the[[nbsp]]birds[[nbsp]]in[[nbsp]]Davis[[nbsp]]to[[nbsp]]drop[[nbsp]]dead.[[nbsp]]["Crow Migration" Crow][[nbsp]]carcases[[nbsp]]litter[[nbsp]]the[[nbsp]]ground[[nbsp]]in[[nbsp]]some[[nbsp]]parts[[nbsp]]of[[nbsp]]Davis.[[nbsp]]It's[[nbsp]]important[[nbsp]]that[[nbsp]]you[[nbsp]]report[[nbsp]]dead[[nbsp]]birds[[nbsp]]to[[nbsp]]the[[nbsp]]local[[nbsp]]authorities.[[nbsp]]See[[nbsp]][http://westnile.ca.gov/bird_report_id.htm website][[nbsp]]to[[nbsp]]report[[nbsp]]dead[[nbsp]]birds.	+ West Nile Virus is causing some of the birds in Davis to drop dead. ["Crow Migration" Crow] carcases litter the ground in some parts of Davis. It's important that you report dead birds to the local authorities. See [http://westnile.ca.gov/bird_report_id.htm website] to report dead birds.
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- For[[nbsp]]info[[nbsp]]on[[nbsp]]'''other[[nbsp]]types[[nbsp]]of[[nbsp]]Davis[[nbsp]]fauna''',[[nbsp]]see[[nbsp]]the[[nbsp]]page[[nbsp]]on[[nbsp]]Davis'[[nbsp]]["Town Wildlife" town_wildlife].	+ For info on '''other types of Davis fauna''', see the page on Davis' ["Town Wildlife" town wildlife].

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- While ["Davis"] and ["Outskirts" vicinity] may not be a mecca for the ornithological community, it does provide habitats for an impressive variety of birds. Some of the more common birds that may be seen in or around Davis:	+ While[[nbsp]]["Davis" Davis][[nbsp]]and[[nbsp]]["Outskirts" vicinity][[nbsp]]may[[nbsp]]not[[nbsp]]be[[nbsp]]a[[nbsp]]mecca[[nbsp]]for[[nbsp]]the[[nbsp]]ornithological[[nbsp]]community,[[nbsp]]it[[nbsp]]does[[nbsp]]provide[[nbsp]]habitats[[nbsp]]for[[nbsp]]an[[nbsp]]impressive[[nbsp]]variety[[nbsp]]of[[nbsp]]birds.[[nbsp]][[nbsp]]Some[[nbsp]]of[[nbsp]]the[[nbsp]]more[[nbsp]]common[[nbsp]]birds[[nbsp]]that[[nbsp]]may[[nbsp]]be[[nbsp]]seen[[nbsp]]in[[nbsp]]or[[nbsp]]around[[nbsp]]Davis:
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- * ["Waterbirds" Waterbirds] - Ducks, Geese, Grebes, Cormorants - * ["Herons & Egrets" Wading Birds] - Herons & Egrets - * ["Raptors" Raptors] - Hawks, Eagles, Vultures - * ["California Quail" Chicken-like Birds] - Quail & Pheasants - * ["Gulls"] - * ["Owls"] - * ["Hummingbirds"] - * ["Woodpeckers"] - * ["Crows, Jays, Magpies"] - * ["Blackbirds"]	+ [[nbsp]][[nbsp]]["Waterbirds" Waterbirds][[nbsp]]-[[nbsp]]Ducks,[[nbsp]]Geese,[[nbsp]]Grebes,[[nbsp]]Cormorants + [[nbsp]][[nbsp]]["Herons & Egrets" Wading_Birds][[nbsp]][[nbsp]]-[[nbsp]]Herons[[nbsp]]&[[nbsp]]Egrets + [[nbsp]][[nbsp]]["Raptors" Raptors][[nbsp]]-[[nbsp]]Hawks,[[nbsp]]Eagles,[[nbsp]]Vultures + [[nbsp]][[nbsp]]["California Quail" Chicken-like_Birds][[nbsp]]-[[nbsp]]Quail[[nbsp]]&[[nbsp]]Pheasants + [[nbsp]][[nbsp]]["Gulls" Gulls] + [[nbsp]][[nbsp]]["Owls" Owls] + [[nbsp]][[nbsp]]["Hummingbirds" Hummingbirds] + [[nbsp]][[nbsp]]["Woodpeckers" Woodpeckers] + [[nbsp]][[nbsp]]["Crows, Jays, Magpies" Crows,_Jays,_Magpies] + [[nbsp]][[nbsp]]["Blackbirds" Blackbirds]
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- Want to know the correct taxonomic classification for a bird? Check out [http://species.wikipedia.org/ Wikispecies].	+ Want[[nbsp]]to[[nbsp]]know[[nbsp]]the[[nbsp]]correct[[nbsp]]taxonomic[[nbsp]]classification[[nbsp]]for[[nbsp]]a[[nbsp]]bird?[[nbsp]][[nbsp]]Check[[nbsp]]out[[nbsp]][http://species.wikipedia.org/ Wikispecies].
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- To increase your appreciation and, better yet, to help preserve Yolo County bird life and habitat, see the ["Yolo Audubon Society"] ([http://www.yoloaudubon.org/ website]). Davis is also the home to the ["California Raptor Center"]. - Be sure to check out the [http://fog.ccsf.cc.ca.us/~jmorlan/yol.htm Yolo County Birding Statistics] site and Steve Hampton's online guide to [http://www.geocities.com/RainForest/Canopy/6181/yolo.html Yolo County Birding].	+ To[[nbsp]]increase[[nbsp]]your[[nbsp]]appreciation[[nbsp]]and,[[nbsp]]better[[nbsp]]yet,[[nbsp]]to[[nbsp]]help[[nbsp]]preserve[[nbsp]]Yolo[[nbsp]]County[[nbsp]]bird[[nbsp]]life[[nbsp]]and[[nbsp]]habitat,[[nbsp]]see[[nbsp]]the[[nbsp]]["Yolo Audubon Society" Yolo_Audubon_Society][[nbsp]]([http://www.yoloaudubon.org/ website]).[[nbsp]][[nbsp]]Davis[[nbsp]]is[[nbsp]]also[[nbsp]]the[[nbsp]]home[[nbsp]]to[[nbsp]]the[[nbsp]]["California Raptor Center" California_Raptor_Center]. + Be[[nbsp]]sure[[nbsp]]to[[nbsp]]check[[nbsp]]out[[nbsp]]the[[nbsp]][http://fog.ccsf.cc.ca.us/~jmorlan/yol.htm Yolo County Birding Statistics][[nbsp]]site[[nbsp]]and[[nbsp]]Steve[[nbsp]]Hampton's[[nbsp]]online[[nbsp]]guide[[nbsp]]to[[nbsp]][http://www.geocities.com/RainForest/Canopy/6181/yolo.html Yolo County Birding].
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- If this site has convinced you to become a birder, please post your sightings on the [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/central_valley_birds/ Central Valley Birding Forum]. This forum is part of the [http://www.cvbirds.org Central Valley Bird Club].	+ If[[nbsp]]this[[nbsp]]site[[nbsp]]has[[nbsp]]convinced[[nbsp]]you[[nbsp]]to[[nbsp]]become[[nbsp]]a[[nbsp]]birder,[[nbsp]]please[[nbsp]]post[[nbsp]]your[[nbsp]]sightings[[nbsp]]on[[nbsp]]the[[nbsp]][http://groups.yahoo.com/group/central_valley_birds/ Central Valley Birding Forum].[[nbsp]][[nbsp]]This[[nbsp]]forum[[nbsp]]is[[nbsp]]part[[nbsp]]of[[nbsp]]the[[nbsp]][http://www.cvbirds.org Central Valley Bird Club].
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- [[Thumbnail(unid3.jpg, 300, "Blurry photo of a great egret (''Ardea alba'') seen in a pond in North Davis")]]	+ [[nbsp]][[Thumbnail(unid3.jpg, 300, "Blurry photo of a great egret (''Ardea alba'') seen in a pond in North Davis")]]
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- * ["Lake Solano County Park"] - * ["North Area Pond"] - * ["Arboretum" UC Davis Arboretum] - * ["Davis Wetlands"] - * ["West Area Pond"] - * ["Vic Fazio Yolo Wildlife Area" Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area] - * ["Grasslands Park" Grasslands Regional Park] - * ["Solano Park Gardens"] - * ["Manor Park or Slide Hill Park" Slide Hill Park] - * ["Willowbank Ditch"] - * ["Landfill" UC Davis Landfill] - * ["Putah Creek Picnic Area"] - * ["Fremont Weir State Wildlife Area"]	+ [[nbsp]][[nbsp]]["Lake Solano County Park" Lake_Solano_County_Park] + [[nbsp]][[nbsp]]["North Area Pond" North_Area_Pond] + [[nbsp]][[nbsp]]["Arboretum" UC_Davis_Arboretum] + [[nbsp]][[nbsp]]["Davis Wetlands" Davis_Wetlands] + [[nbsp]][[nbsp]]["West Area Pond" West_Area_Pond] + [[nbsp]][[nbsp]]["Vic Fazio Yolo Wildlife Area" Yolo_Bypass_Wildlife_Area] + [[nbsp]][[nbsp]]["Grasslands Park" Grasslands_Regional_Park] + [[nbsp]][[nbsp]]["Solano Park Gardens" Solano_Park_Gardens] + [[nbsp]][[nbsp]]["Manor Park or Slide Hill Park" Slide_Hill_Park] + [[nbsp]][[nbsp]]["Willowbank Ditch" Willowbank_Ditch] + [[nbsp]][[nbsp]]["Landfill" UC_Davis_Landfill] + [[nbsp]][[nbsp]]["Putah Creek Picnic Area" Putah_Creek_Picnic_Area] + [[nbsp]]*[[nbsp]]["Fremont Weir State Wildlife Area" Fremont_Weir_State_Wildlife_Area]
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- (''please add your mystery photos below (or name one if you know the name)'')	+ (''please[[nbsp]]add[[nbsp]]your[[nbsp]]mystery[[nbsp]]photos[[nbsp]]below[[nbsp]](or[[nbsp]]name[[nbsp]]one[[nbsp]]if[[nbsp]]you[[nbsp]]know[[nbsp]]the[[nbsp]]name)'')
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- ''"An Introduction to Northern California Birds"'' by Herbert Clarke. (Mountain Press Publishing Company 1995)	+ ''"An[[nbsp]]Introduction[[nbsp]]to[[nbsp]]Northern[[nbsp]]California[[nbsp]]Birds"''[[nbsp]]by[[nbsp]]Herbert[[nbsp]]Clarke.[[nbsp]](Mountain[[nbsp]]Press[[nbsp]]Publishing[[nbsp]]Company[[nbsp]]1995)
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- ''"Birding Northern California"'' by John Kemper, a ["Woodland"] native. (Falcon Press, 1999)	+ ''"Birding[[nbsp]]Northern[[nbsp]]California"''[[nbsp]]by[[nbsp]]John[[nbsp]]Kemper,[[nbsp]]a[[nbsp]]["Woodland" Woodland][[nbsp]]native.[[nbsp]](Falcon[[nbsp]]Press,[[nbsp]]1999)
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- ''"Birds of Northern California"'' by David Fix, Andy Bezener. (Lone Pine Publishing 2000)	+ ''"Birds[[nbsp]]of[[nbsp]]Northern[[nbsp]]California"''[[nbsp]]by[[nbsp]]David[[nbsp]]Fix,[[nbsp]]Andy[[nbsp]]Bezener.[[nbsp]](Lone[[nbsp]]Pine[[nbsp]]Publishing[[nbsp]]2000)
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- ''"National Audubon Society Regional Guide to California"'' by National Audubon Society, Peter Alden (Knopf 1998)	+ ''"National[[nbsp]]Audubon[[nbsp]]Society[[nbsp]]Regional[[nbsp]]Guide[[nbsp]]to[[nbsp]]California"''[[nbsp]]by[[nbsp]]National[[nbsp]]Audubon[[nbsp]]Society,[[nbsp]]Peter[[nbsp]]Alden[[nbsp]](Knopf[[nbsp]][[nbsp]]1998)
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- ''"The Sibley Field Guide to Birds of Western North America"'' by David Allen Sibley. (Knopf 2003) - *This is the best field guide if you are serious about birding. The illustrations are better than any other guide out there.	+ ''"The[[nbsp]]Sibley[[nbsp]]Field[[nbsp]]Guide[[nbsp]]to[[nbsp]]Birds[[nbsp]]of[[nbsp]]Western[[nbsp]]North[[nbsp]]America"''[[nbsp]]by[[nbsp]]David[[nbsp]]Allen[[nbsp]]Sibley.[[nbsp]](Knopf[[nbsp]]2003) + [[nbsp]][[nbsp]][[nbsp]][[nbsp]]*This[[nbsp]]is[[nbsp]]the[[nbsp]]best[[nbsp]]field[[nbsp]]guide[[nbsp]]if[[nbsp]]you[[nbsp]]are[[nbsp]]serious[[nbsp]]about[[nbsp]]birding.[[nbsp]][[nbsp]]The[[nbsp]]illustrations[[nbsp]]are[[nbsp]]better[[nbsp]]than[[nbsp]]any[[nbsp]]other[[nbsp]]guide[[nbsp]]out[[nbsp]]there.
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- West Nile Virus is causing some of the birds in Davis to drop dead. ["Crow Migration" Crow] carcases litter the ground in some parts of Davis. It's important that you report dead birds to the local authorities. See [http://westnile.ca.gov/bird_report_id.htm website] to report dead birds.	+ West[[nbsp]]Nile[[nbsp]]Virus[[nbsp]]is[[nbsp]]causing[[nbsp]]some[[nbsp]]of[[nbsp]]the[[nbsp]]birds[[nbsp]]in[[nbsp]]Davis[[nbsp]]to[[nbsp]]drop[[nbsp]]dead.[[nbsp]]["Crow Migration" Crow][[nbsp]]carcases[[nbsp]]litter[[nbsp]]the[[nbsp]]ground[[nbsp]]in[[nbsp]]some[[nbsp]]parts[[nbsp]]of[[nbsp]]Davis.[[nbsp]]It's[[nbsp]]important[[nbsp]]that[[nbsp]]you[[nbsp]]report[[nbsp]]dead[[nbsp]]birds[[nbsp]]to[[nbsp]]the[[nbsp]]local[[nbsp]]authorities.[[nbsp]]See[[nbsp]][http://westnile.ca.gov/bird_report_id.htm website][[nbsp]]to[[nbsp]]report[[nbsp]]dead[[nbsp]]birds.
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- For info on '''other types of Davis fauna''', see the page on Davis' ["Town Wildlife" town wildlife].	+ For[[nbsp]]info[[nbsp]]on[[nbsp]]'''other[[nbsp]]types[[nbsp]]of[[nbsp]]Davis[[nbsp]]fauna''',[[nbsp]]see[[nbsp]]the[[nbsp]]page[[nbsp]]on[[nbsp]]Davis'[[nbsp]]["Town Wildlife" town_wildlife].

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ArlenAbraham — 2005-03-19 16:52:39

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CarlMcCabe — 2005-03-07 06:57:56

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MaryChambers — 2005-03-06 22:33:54

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CarlMcCabe — 2005-03-06 22:26:17

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CarlMcCabe — 2005-03-06 22:25:09

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MaryChambers — 2005-03-05 18:06:34

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MaryChambers — 2005-03-05 18:03:48

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- If this site has convinced you to become a birder, please post your sightings on the [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/central_valley_birds/ central valley birding forum]	+ If this site has convinced you to become a birder, please post your sightings on the [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/central_valley_birds/ Central Valley Birding Forum]. This forum is part of the [http://www.cvbirds.org Central Valley Bird Club].

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MaryChambers — 2005-03-02 22:10:59

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MaryChambers — 2005-03-02 21:59:32

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	+ + If this site has convinced you to become a birder, please post your sightings on the [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/central_valley_birds/ central valley birding forum]

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JasonAller — 2005-03-01 18:05:43

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MaryChambers — 2005-03-01 12:51:24

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MaryChambers — 2005-03-01 12:50:57

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MaryChambers — 2005-03-01 12:50:14

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MaryChambers — 2005-03-01 12:14:57

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CarlMcCabe — 2005-03-01 11:55:50

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- Bird watching bird watchers can watch birds in Davis. However, Davis is not known as an mecca for ornithologists.	+ While ["Davis"] and ["Outskirts" vicinity] may not be a mecca for the ornithological community, it does provide habitats for an impressive variety of birds. Some of the more common birds that may be seen in or around Davis:

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AlphaDog — 2005-03-01 11:34:14

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MaryChambers — 2005-02-28 21:39:36

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MaryChambers — 2005-02-28 21:38:41

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MaryChambers — 2005-02-28 21:38:00

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AlphaDog — 2005-02-28 21:36:42

Comment added.

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	+ ------ + ''2005-02-28 21:36:42'' [[nbsp]] What happened to our quails??? --["AlphaDog"]

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MaryChambers — 2005-02-28 21:36:20

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MaryChambers — 2005-02-28 21:35:20

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- Be sure to check out the [http://fog.ccsf.cc.ca.us/~jmorlan/yol.htm Yolo County Birding Statistics] site.	+ Be sure to check out the [http://fog.ccsf.cc.ca.us/~jmorlan/yol.htm Yolo County Birding Statistics] site and Steve Hampton's online guide to [http://www.geocities.com/RainForest/Canopy/6181/yolo.html Yolo County Birding].

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MaryChambers — 2005-02-28 21:24:22

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	+ Be sure to check out the [http://fog.ccsf.cc.ca.us/~jmorlan/yol.htm Yolo County Birding Statistics] site.

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MaryChambers — 2005-02-28 20:45:39

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JackHaskel — 2005-02-28 19:31:51

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CarlMcCabe — 2005-02-28 19:23:19

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	+ [[Thumbnail(ukb.jpg, 335, "Photo from the Arboretum. This is a fat bird, or at least it looks so from this angle.")]] +

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CarlMcCabe — 2005-02-28 19:21:49

Upload of image ukb.jpg.

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MaryChambers — 2005-02-28 18:29:18

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MaryChambers — 2005-02-28 18:26:13

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MaryChambers — 2005-02-28 18:25:40

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MaryChambers — 2005-02-28 18:25:08

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MaryChambers — 2005-02-28 18:23:55

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MaryChambers — 2005-02-28 18:23:13

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MaryChambers — 2005-02-28 17:11:36

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MaryChambers — 2005-02-28 17:10:28

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	+ * ["Grasslands Regional Park"] + * ["Solano Park Gardens"] + * ["Slide Hill Park"] + * ["Willowbank Ditch"] + * ["UC Davis Landfill"] + * ["Putah Creek Picnic Area"]

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MaryChambers — 2005-02-28 17:05:24

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- Bird watching bird watchers can watch birds in Davis. However, Davis is not known as an mecca for ornithologists. Among the most common feathered denizens of our fair city are:	+ Bird watching bird watchers can watch birds in Davis. However, Davis is not known as an mecca for ornithologists.
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- * ["American Coot" American coot] - * ["Crow Migration" crows] - * ["Canada Geese" Canada geese] - * ["Western-Scrub Jays" jays] - * ["Gulls" gulls] - * ["Hawks"] - * and of course, the far from endangered ["Ducks" arboretum duck] - - Other slightly less common types of birds may be seen with a little luck. These include: - - * ["Burrowing Owls"] - * ["Cormorants"] - * ["Herons"] - * ["Red Winged Black Birds"] - * ["Yellow Billed Magpies"] - * ["Vultures"]	+ * ["Waterbirds" Ducks/Geese/Grebes/Cormorants] + * ["Wading birds" Herons/Egrets] + * ["Raptors" Hawks/Eagles/Vultures] + * ["Gulls"] + * ["Owls"] + * ["Hummingbirds"]
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AlphaDog — 2005-02-28 14:02:06

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AlphaDog — 2005-02-28 10:55:00

+Swainson's & Harrier Hawks

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MaryChambers — 2005-02-28 09:18:44

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- This is the best field guide if you are serious about birding. The illustrations are better than any other guide out there.	+ *This is the best field guide if you are serious about birding. The illustrations are better than any other guide out there.

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MaryChambers — 2005-02-28 09:15:30

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	+ This is the best field guide if you are serious about birding. The illustrations are better than any other guide out there.

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CarlMcCabe — 2005-02-27 14:22:03

linko fixo

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CarlMcCabe — 2005-02-27 12:32:05

coot2Coot

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CarlMcCabe — 2005-02-27 12:06:10

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- For info on other types of Davis fauna, see the page on Davis' ["Town Wildlife" town wildlife].	+ [[Thumbnail(unid3.jpg, 300, "Blurry photo of a great egret (''Ardea alba'') seen in a pond in North Davis")]] + + [[Thumbnail(bird_a_b.jpg, 300, "Northern mockingbird (''Mimus polyglottos'') seen in the arboretum (2/26/05)")]]
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	+ For info on '''other types of Davis fauna''', see the page on Davis' ["Town Wildlife" town wildlife]. +
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- ------ - ''2005-02-18 10:44:32'' [[nbsp]] I've seen a large white wading bird in fields after it rains. I suppose they're some sort of egret. Anyone know more? --["AndrewChen"] - ------ - ''2005-02-19 18:37:24'' [[nbsp]] Hey Andrew, can you get a photo? --["CarlMcCabe"]

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MaryChambers — 2005-02-27 11:23:50

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	+ ''"The Sibley Field Guide to Birds of Western North America"'' by David Allen Sibley. (Knopf 2003) +

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CarlMcCabe — 2005-02-26 20:11:59

crazy coot

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CarlMcCabe — 2005-02-26 15:07:47

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CarlMcCabe — 2005-02-26 15:06:47

Upload of image bird_a_b.jpg.

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CarlMcCabe — 2005-02-23 21:28:29

upd8 link

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ArlenAbraham — 2005-02-22 20:25:05

org, added red winged black birds

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- Bird watching bird watchers can watch birds in Davis. However, Davis is not known as an mecca for ornithologists. Among the most common feathered denizens of our fair city are the ["Crow Migration" crows], ["Canada Geese" Canada geese], ["Western-Scrub Jays" jays], ["Seagulls" seagulls] and of course, the far from endangered ["Ducks" arboretum duck].	+ Bird watching bird watchers can watch birds in Davis. However, Davis is not known as an mecca for ornithologists. Among the most common feathered denizens of our fair city are: + + * ["Crow Migration" crows] + * ["Canada Geese" Canada geese] + * ["Western-Scrub Jays" jays] + * ["Seagulls" seagulls] + * and of course, the far from endangered ["Ducks" arboretum duck]
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CarlMcCabe — 2005-02-21 20:14:02

heron to own page

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CarlMcCabe — 2005-02-21 19:51:08

western scrub jays

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CarlMcCabe — 2005-02-21 18:32:29

cormorant to its own page

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CarlMcCabe — 2005-02-21 12:18:43

woodpeckers are peckers of wood

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CarlMcCabe — 2005-02-20 11:49:39

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CarlMcCabe — 2005-02-20 11:46:02

you want summa this?

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CarlMcCabe — 2005-02-20 10:05:11

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CarlMcCabe — 2005-02-20 09:44:01

Upload of image unid3.jpg.

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CarlMcCabe — 2005-02-20 09:43:54

Upload of image unid2.jpg.