The White-tailed Kite -
A Success Story?
November General Meeting
Pee Wee Explores Sandy Beaches and Rocky Shores
Thank You
MAS Seeks Info on Local Kite Roosts
Bird Boxes a Pee Wee Success
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Observations
Midweek Walkabout Report
Field Trip Report
Beginners Bird Walk Report
Midweek Refuge Trip
Lake Sonoma Land Swap Update
Welcome New Members
Christmas Bird Count Season Approaches
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Northern San Francisco Bay Flyway Festival
How Many Shopping Days 'til Christmas?
Discount Shopping
Nature Kits Available
Errata
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on Local Kite Roosts
White-tailed Kites are known to roost communally in fall and winterin Sonoma County. We are seeking cooperation from our members and localcommunity in identifying these roost sites in order to expand our knowledgeand data base on this important bird.
Concentrations of them have been found in recent winters near Rohnert ParkHewlett-Packard (the same general area where 237 of these birds were observedby G. Bolander, J. Arnold, and M. Parmeter in 1969) and also at Willow Creeknear the mouth of the Russian River. Numbers of these birds flying north-westare consistently seen at dusk late in December over the intersection ofMarlowe Road and Guerneville Road in Santa Rosa. Where are they going? Thereare undoubtedly other roost sites we have not located. Please help us byrecording these roosts by noting the number of birds, types of trees orbushes used, and extreme dates of these observations (e.g. Nov. 15 to Feb.1).Please alert us by phone to these roosts (Betty Burridge 527-0225) whenyou first see them, and follow up with the written information when theroost dissipates.
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