A male TUFTED DUCK was among the roughly 600 scaup at Borax Lake, seen from 4:45-5:00 pm this afternoon (Feb. 26). Pure black back and long tuft--no signs of ...
23 February 2005 - 4:00 PM - A swan (probable Tundra but should be checked out) was reported in Lake County in the flooded fields West of Tule Lake - South of...
Just got this message from one of my fellow board members of the California Council for Wildlife Rehabilitators. Thought it may be of interest to other birders...
As many of you know, BLM recently purchased 1132 acres of the Stornetta Ranch located at the mouth of the Garcia River in Mendocino county. This spring and...
"Birds of Borneo" Returns as a Benefit A Journey to Another World Special to the Journal by Kate Marianchild Matthew Matthiessen's "Birds of Borneo" slide...
"Birds of Borneo," Matthew Matthiessen's stunning slide presentation, is returning to Ukiah as a benefit. Come and be dazzled by astonishing colorful birds,...
Hello Birders, At approx. 2:00 PM Wed 2/16 I went to the flooded rice fields by the Nice-Lucerne Cutoff (Robinson Lk.) to scan the waterfowl. 30 Canadas were...
This morning's Press Democrat has an article on page A4 about a California Fish and Game recommendation that all bird feeders in Northern California be removed...
Mon, 14 Feb 2005 -- This afternoon I had a male LESSER GOLDFINCH with an entirely black back visit my thistle feeder amid a swarm of green-backed birds. I have...
14 February 2005 - Wow ...the power of Internet communication is incredible! Thanks to all of you who have responded to "AL's" (the Laysan Albatross that uses...
I didn't realize cackling geese were such a rarity here! On January 18th I was at Lake Cleone in Mackerricher Park. First I saw a flock of Canadian geese....
10 February 2005 - I was asked about the history of "AL", the Laysan Albatross that has been using Point Arena Cove for the last 11 winters, and thought that...
Thanks to Bob Keiffer for publishing the information on the famous Laysan Albatross. The details for this bird have needed to be clarified for a very long...
Mike Stephens to Speak on Northern Spotted Owls Special to the Journal by Kate Marianchild Northern Spotted Owls: birds that used to strike terror in timber...
A flock of 20+ Red Crossbills found by Darlene Hecomovich has been fairly reliable in Ponderosa Pines near the office building in Boggs State Forest for the...
Yesterday, February 4th, I birded Round Valley (Covelo) and vicinity. There were 3 Ferruginous Hawks including a dark morph, 2 Prairie Falcons, one adult and...
Last night (Mon Feb 25), George Chaniot, Roger Foote, and I were able to confirm the presence of two BARRED OWLS at Montgomery Woods. We initially heard a...
Hi all, This is the time for the Aleutian Cackling Goose to arrive in numbers in Humboldt and Del Norte County. I have never heard reports of them in ...
Congratulations to Chuck Vaughn. The Common Eider he discovered last July in Crescent City has been officially accepted as the 1st state record by the...
Here are the more interesting birds I saw in southern Lake County on Saturday the 29th: At Hidden Valley Lake: COMMON LOON: 1 WESTERN GREBE: 1 At Hidden Valley...
Hi Mendo birders, I am visiting my sister near Elk from 2/3-2/14 and plan to do a lot of birding (starting at Lake Mendocino; don't let those Tufted Ducks...
Sunday, January 30 There were two Barn Swallows at the Spring Ranch between Mendocino and Little River during what was otherwise a very quiet, but beautiful,...
In Mendocino County near noon on the Old Toll Road there were 2 Lawrence's Goldfinch's . A singing (if you can call what they do a song) Sage Sparrow was...
I visited the Hidden Valley Lake Water Reclamation Plant (aka sewage ponds) today and saw the following birds: GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE: 7 NORTHERN...
Saturday, Gary and Judy Maddox and I saw one Tufted Duck in a grouping of Scaup fairly close to shore at Pomo C. The ducks were quite active as we arrived...
Common sightings in the hills near Confusion Hill: Red Tailed Hawks .... young and old hovering over clearings Flocks of Black Birds making noise at sunrise ...
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Greetings Mendobirders- This morning I saw at least 12 (6m, 6f) Lawrence's Goldfinches at HREC. They were in a mixed group of several hundred Carduelis...
