4 evening grosbeaks at S end of Sea Ranch yesterday, Sept 29, photographed by Gary Hopkins. We have a number of red-breasted nuthatches seen and heard this month too.
Diane Hichwa
Email: <dhichwa...>
Telephone: 707-785-1922 (Sea Ranch)
707-483-3130 (cell)
More Tail Wagging!!! Less Barking!!
Millie 2007
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Date: Saturday, September 26, 2026 at 4:15 PM
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Cc: CALBIRDS <CALBIRDS...>, Central Valley Birds <centralvalleybirds...>, Birds North Bay <northbaybirds...>
Subject: Re: [northbaybirds] Montane Bird Irruptions
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Resent-Date: Sat, 26 Sep 2026 16:15:02 -0700
Today inhad a red-breasted Nuthatch, briefly, in small oak trees in my semi-urban neighborhood in Novato.
First time for that species since I started keeping a log in 2009.
Maggie Rufo
Novato
On Sep 24, 2026, at 3:44 PM, Denise Hamilton via groups.io <2napabirders...> wrote:
Hi all,
As many of you have already noticed, there are irruptions of Clark's Nutcrackers, Evening Grosbeaks and especially Red-breasted Nuthatches 9and maybe others) the past few weeks. David and I were at Pt. Reyes this past Monday and the nuthatches were everywhere! Out at the lighthouse they were climbing all over the rocks next to the stairs going down to the lighthouse (among the multiple ones in the trees and elsewhere). At the fish docks, there were some in the parking lot climbing around the fence posts. Every stop we made that day, they were there!
I just received my weekly "Flight Calls" from the ABA and they have an article about it. I am assuming that even folks that aren't members can look at this if you are interested:
Ongoing Montane Bird Irruptions in Fall 2026 - American Birding Association
