Hello all, Below is the quarterly reminder for North American Birds. Apologies for the loss of hyperlinks for the email addresses and the loss of format at the...
Steve Glover
countylines@...
Dec 1, 2005 7:01 pm
1533
I had the good luck today of computer problems at work which meant I was able to escape to Mendocino County. After about 50 minutes of driving up and down...
Dear Friends, Please see the article that follows this incredible shot that Matthew Matthiessen got during the last Christmas Bird Count. Mendobirders, you ...
Here's a summary of recent sightings: COMMON LOON: one at Clearlake Park, one at Sulphur Bank Point, 12-04. REDHEAD: one female at Hidden Valley Lake, 12-04;...
Floyd Hayes
floyd_hayes@...
Dec 4, 2005 9:40 pm
1537
Around noon today, I saw two White-winged Scoters lift off the water and fly with a large group of Surf Scoters when disturbed by a small boat. The birds...
This one fell through the floorboards. Toby Tobkin & Becky Bowen saw an American Avocet on the beach off Inglenook Fen on 3 Dec. Please call Art Morley if...
On Sunday I drove to Fort Bragg via Hwy 253 and Anderson Valley. Just before getting off of 101 on to 253 I saw a kestrel fly to the 101 median strip, grab...
Just a quick post to let other Mendobirders know there were ~45 Tundra Swans on the Garcia River slough yesterday morning as I drove to Fort Bragg; they had...
Dear Birders, I'm pleased to announce that the Godwit Days web page is up and ready to receive on-line registrations for the 11th Annual Festival, April 21-23,...
There is a great article about an 85 year old man who started birding in his forties and has recorded 80% of the species in the world! The article is in ...
Saturday, December 10, 2005. An adult Cackling Goose was feeding near the picnic tables at the Lake Cleone parking lot today. Last year, three immature...
David Jensen
djensen@...
Dec 10, 2005 10:37 pm
1544
Sun, 11 Dec 2005 -- Dorothy Tobkin reports from a field trip to the south Mendocino coast today: 35 TUNDRA SWANS seen at Brush Creek from the end of Bristol...
Hi- In addition to the birds noted by Toby Tobkin on 11 December, Karen Havlena saw a Tree Swallow near Brush Creek, followed by David Jensen seeing a few more...
Shoreline, 200 yds south of Glass Beach - Dec 9th. Tim Howe and I observed 3 male and 2 female HARLEQUIN DUCKS, jumping playfully back and forth from a niche...
There was a loose flock of at least 35 Tree Swallows between Quercus Point and Clear Lake State Park this morning. They were seen by boat from near shore to...
Last year I remember seeing about 5 or 6 cackling geese at Lake Cleone, right by the parking lot. I remember thinking, gee, those look like Canadians but they...
The temperature never got above 40 degrees; there was rain, wind, fog and a little snow. Despite all of that the participants were able to tally 142 species...
The Golden Bird is a prize drawing of the Big Sit! sponsored by Swarovski Optik N.A. This year's drawing was Northern Pygmy-Owl. The only Big Sitters in North...
After looking through hundreds of crown sparrows on Saturday's CBC, I finally found a white-striped phase white-throated sparrow at Oak Manor Park in Ukiah. It...
Hi birders- Jim Havlena found several Red Phalaropes very near to shore where the Ten Mile River empties into the ocean by Whale Rock. I saw three of them....
At least 7 Red Phalaropes continue this morning (Thursday) at the mouth of Ten Mile River. They move around in the surf, very close to shore between the river...
I headed to the coast today because of the reports of Red Phalarope from Jim and Karen Havlena. At Lake Cleone there was a single Tree Swallow. From the Laguna...
Fri, 23 Dec 2005 -- Dorothy Tobkin found a SWAMP SPARROW about 11:00 this morning at the Big River marsh. Turn off Hwy 1 at the N. Big River road, drive down...
Mid-morning I chased north to the Westport Treatment pond, but I did not (yet again) see any female Hooded Merganser. One Red Phalarope remained at the pond....
At 3:30 this afternoon, Toby Tobkin took a drive up Bald Hill Rd. She had 1 Ross' Goose, 1 imm. Snow Goose, and 1 White- fronted Goose in the large flock of...
Sat, 24 Dec 2005 -- The fog cleared off of the lake at about 11:30 to reveal a single RED PHALAROPE at the south end of Coyote Dam out from the intake tower....
Saturday Dec 24, 2005 - This morning at Big River I refound the SWAMP SPARROW reported yesterday by Toby. From Hwy 1 turn east on North Big River Rd and follow...
Matthew Matthiessen
matthima@...
Dec 25, 2005 12:03 am
1560
Saturday, December 24, 2005. So nice to have the rain stop. I went out Bald Hill to see the Burrowing Owl this noon. There is a second (!) owl on the same...
David Jensen
djensen@...
Dec 25, 2005 1:49 am
1561
Sat, 24 Dec 2005 -- I heard two hoots from a Long-eared Owl this evening from West Road in Potter Valley about 1/4 mile north of my home. The time was 17:37 -...
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