Date: 6/12/25 8:47 am From: Liam Huber via groups.io <Liamhuber24...> Subject: [centralvalleybirds] Roseate Spoonbill - Glenn County
Hello all,A Roseate Spoonbill was photographed on Rd. 57 in Glenn County on June 9th. This is just a couple miles north of Sacramento NWR. The bird was originally reported on Reddit, then spread more widely on WhatsApp yesterday morning. Here is the original post: https://www.reddit.com/r/birding/comments/1l7oz5v/roseate_spoonbill_in_northern_california/Myself and a couple hours spent much of the day yesterday searching many of the rice field roads north of the refuge. No luck. The best spots for egrets in the area covered yesterday seem to be:Flooded field directly east of Willows Cemetery (north side). This spot had decent numbers of herons and egrets, and provides a viewing point for herons and egrets coming and going from nesting sites in town. 39.524899,-122.183759Fields on Rd. 57 where the bird was first discovered. This spot had the best concentration of mixed egrets and herons:39.494320,-122.157722I will be out most of the day today searching. Best of luck to anyone else that joins in.It seems very plausible that this could be the same bird observed in San Joaquin and Stanislaus (perhaps Kern as well) counties last year.
