Thur, 2 Oct 2008-- Dorothy "Toby" Tobkin phoned with her find of a VESPER SPARROW just north of Virgin Creek and east of the Haul Rd. She met me at the...
Hi All, For the first time ever ,I saw(and Heard) a Stellars Jay at my house on Road D in Redwood Valley. Scrub calif blue Jays have been common, but no...
Hello - I recently moved to Gualala and I'm still trying to figure out the best birding spots (migration mostly). I know that fall migration is mostly behind...
Friday October 3rd & Saturday October 4th. On Friday morning at Usal I was able to find a pygmy owl, a Bobcat and a BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER before the rain...
Hello - First, thank you to all of those that responded so generously to my query regarding south county hot spots. I took your advice and started birding the...
Mon, 6 Oct 2008. At 1:55 PM I observed a Pectoral Sandpiper at Glass Beach. It was actully on the beach ( a rare occurance according to the literature)that is...
This is OT, but George kind of suggested it. I have a regular but mysterious pooper, almost certainly mammal, in southeast Potter Valley; it is one that has...
Today on an impromptu (i.e. 'accidental') bird walk (read 'physical therapy'), at Virgin Creek Beach just north of Fort Bragg, I encourntered two bird species...
On Sunday the 12th, Doug Weidemann and I saw a male EURASIAN WIGEON at Borax Lake, where we also saw three leucistic birds. Two were nearly all-white EARED...
Wed, 9 Oct 2008 -- There were a few new developments at the lake on Wednesday. A single BONAPARTE'S GULL was flying around the south half, a GREATER...
Andy & I saw a Black-throated Blue warbler this morning eating berries in our Honeysuckle tree (Andy took a photo). Has anyone else seen one? I read that they...
Sun, 12 Oct '08 - An adult male BLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLER was found by Jim Havlena about 11:30 am at Chadbourne Gulch, on the EAST side of Hwy 1. The bird...
13 October 2008 - Many of you probably saw my earlier post (early September) about Turkey Vultures and Common Ravens captured and marked here at the UC Hopland...
Marisela de Santa Ana and I have both recently seen California Thrashers in places we hadn't seen them before. Both sightings were soon after the last rain....
Mon, 13 Oct '08 -- Jim and I had no luck trying to find his Black-throated Blue Warbler from yesterday. Also, none of the many Townsend's Warblers were still...
Mon, 13 Oct '08 -- Toby Tobkin phoned this afternoon that a pair of Gadwall and a Sora were at Lake Cleone in MacKerricher SP, north of Fort Bragg a few miles....
At 4:30 this afternoon, 2 Sora were actively feeding near the Lake Cleone boat ramp. Along with an embarrassment of American Coots, there were also what looked...
Sun, 19 Oct 2008 - This morning I found three LAPLAND LONGSPURS on the Mendocino Headlands in the area by the sister city plaque. Two of them were first...
This morning at about 9:30, at Virgin Creek Beach, there was a Pacific Golden-Plover with a group of Black-bellied Plover, near the road. Seen by myself, David...
Yesterday and today, up to eight EURASIAN COLLARED-DOVES and a WHITE- THROATED SPARROW were in the front yard of 3810 Eastside Calpella Road. Viewing is...
While on my way home in the waning light of Friday the 17th, I was shocked to see a dark-billed swan in Detert Reseroir, along Butts Canyon Road south of...
Tues. 21 October 2008 Yesterday all three of the Lapland Longspurs were still in the same location (2:25 PM) that Karen found them on Sunday. Today I could...
21 October 2008 - The darker rufous coloring in the wings caught my eye on a bird in my brush pile located in my chicken pen. Alas, a bit of "pishing"...
Is this an Ash-throated Flycatcher? It was much larger than any of the smaller empidonax (sp?) flycatchers, such as Pacific-Slope, etc., and seems to fit the...
Feather, all, Most Ash-throated Flycatchers have departed the state by now so I was intrigued by your photo which appears to be a DUSKY-CAPPED FLYCATCHER,...
Thank you, David. One person so far has said they're not sure if it's an Ash-throated or a Dusky-capped. Another person said it was 'perfect' for an...
... Yes, it's one of the flycatchers in the genus Myiarchus and they can be notoriously difficult to tell apart. While it is a little late for an Ash-throated...
I heard the call. . .somewhat reminiscient of the alarm call that a Black Phoebe gives. It wasn't the same, but close. Note to Floyd: I have other photos...
I had already responded privately to Feather saying it was a "perfect" Ash-throated. Maybe we should go look for it. Where exactly did you see it? ron From:...
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