Sunday July 2, 2006. At 4:30 this afternoon there was an adult Horned Puffin near the shore at MacKerricher State Park. I saw the bird wtih a spotting scope...
David Jensen
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Jul 3, 2006 12:14 am
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Wednesday 21 June Near Hull Mtn Clark's Nutcracher Black-chinned Sparrow Salmon Creek Crossing Willow Flycatcher Other birds Fox Sparrow White-headed...
July 1-2, 2006 * This past weekend Gary and Randy Maddox and I drove into the eastern mountains for some high elevation Mendo birding. We chose to approach...
Matthew Matthiessen
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Jul 3, 2006 8:04 pm
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Mon, 03 Jul 2006 -- This afternoon Matthew Matthiessen and I refound the HORNED PUFFIN at MacKerricher State Park and had it under observation from about...
Tuesday July 4, 2006 Geoff and I saw the Common Goldeneye this morning in the south pond at the Ukiah Sewage Treatment Plant, along with at least two Wood Duck...
Tuesday, July 4, 2006. The HORNED PUFFIN was offshore of MacKerricher State Park again today. This afternoon at 5:00 it was approximately 75 yards offshore,...
David Jensen
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Jul 5, 2006 2:13 am
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I've confirmed the birds I saw on Tollini Lane near the Forks are Eurasian Collared Doves. I have seen the doves several more times (through binoculars) and...
Saturday July 8, 2006 Birds of note this morning at the Ukiah Sewage Treatment Plant included six Greater Scaup, one female Common Goldeneye, Least and Western...
The Long-tailed Duck was missing for 3 days, but we saw him both Friday and Saturday. It is best to look at low tide on either side of the bridge. A spotting...
Hey birders, Oscar Johnson, Brett Tryon, Ayla Reith and I birded along the Mendocino Coast yesterday, from Pt Arena north to Ten Mile River. Highlites include:...
Tuesday July 10 * Yesterday evening I observed a male and female PURPLE MARTIN along University Drive at approximately 19:30. The location was just west of...
Matthew Matthiessen
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Jul 11, 2006 11:36 pm
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Greetings Mendobirders- I was able to get out to the Ukiah Sewage Treatment Plant ponds early this morning and beat the heat. The waterfowl numbers are...
This is a repost as my original post was hung up in the new poster queue. Sorry about the lateness but I think it is still relevant. Hi all, I made a one day...
Sunday 06 July 16 Debra and Gigi Attaway were surprised and thrilled to see a GREATER ROADRUNNER on Old River Road about two miles south of Talmage this ...
The Long-tailed Duck continues on the east side of Ten Mile River bridge as of today, 17 July. It is best to look at low tide on the sandbars that form near...
Hi -- The Long-tailed Duck is changing in appearance from just two weeks ago. He is growing new feathers on the scapulars, crown, auriculars, face and breast....
Richard H of Albion gave me the skull of a Rhinoceros Auklet that he found on the northwest Mendocino headlands recently. I'll keep it for the Peregrine...
I saw him yesterday for the first time, and am glad to have this confirmation of his changed plumage. I'd been expecting a long tail, for one thing. Now I know...
I saw the Long-tailed Duck again this morning. This time he was swimming and feeding on the west side of Ten Mile River bridge. Again, it is always best to...
Probably mundane to the experienced birder, but new to me. This is the first time we have seen this visitor in Kono Tayee. A flock of at least a dozen were in...
Dear All, I watched a kestrel move from one cliff swallow nest to the next beneath the Ten Mile Bridge looking for nestlings. It hangs onto the edge of the mud...
Erica Fielder
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Jul 31, 2006 5:06 pm
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I live in Lake County, 4 miles east of Lucerne in the Kono Tayee subdivision. I live at the top of the arroyo (canyon). I don't know if I am even a rank novice...
I've posted a picture to the group photo album. I am not sure if I have identifed this bird correctly. Sorry the picture isn't better. I have a few other...
On Tue, 25 Jul 2006 18:50:21 -0700, "WA6FXL Wayne Busby" ... Not ho-hum at all. There are no prior records for Mendocino County nor from anywhere in Northern...
I know Northern Harriers pass food mid-air, and was surprised yesterday to learn that White-tailed Kites do it. I see no mention in Birder's Handbook of Bald...
Barbara Pratt, who works at the Gualala Art Center, told me there have been about 1000 pelicans feeding in the Gualala River near the sandbar for a couple of...
I've read of Bald Eagle's engaging in this behavior and have seen Peregrine Falcons and Golden Eagles doing this over in northern Nevada, in addition to the...
This morning I drove up the coast from Ten Mile River to to Hardy Creek mouth. Ten Mile River: Long-tailed Duck, 2 Red-necked Phalaropes, 4 Long-billed...