Floyd Hayes yesterday morning found an adult gull that appears to be a Lesser Black-backed Gull. The bird was first found at Austin Park on Lakeshore Drive in...
The possibility of this being a Lesser Black-backed Gull is looking even better today after seeing the bird in good light and with some additional photos...
Sunday 2 November 2008. I had 3 White-throated Sparrows today (late morning)at the Little River Airport. They were in a mixed sparrow flock of mainly...
Thanks to a contribution from Floyd Hayes, a photo of this Lesser Black-backed Gull is at: http://fog.ccsf.edu/~jmorlan/gallery.htm Enjoy! On Sun, 2 Nov 2008...
I finally founds some time to post four photos of the adult LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL at my website: www.geocities.com/floyd_hayes/lesserblack-backedgull Thanks...
I thought a few tips might be helpful for those searching for the Lesser Black-backed Gull. At all localities the light is best in the morning. The gull is...
John Luther just called and said he and John Sterling(and John's daughter) were looking at the gull in Redbud Park. This is the first time it has been found at...
Tue, 04 Nov 2008 -- This morning I made a brief trip to the Ukiah Sewage Treatment Plant dodging rainshowers. There was a first-winter BONAPARTE'S GULL there,...
This morning a Cackling Goose joined the flock of domestic geese behind the Lake County Vector Control Office at 410 Esplanade in downtown Lakeport. The goose...
Wed, 05 Nov 2008 -- This morning Cheryl Watson, Larry Petrie, and I observed the LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL at Austin Park in the city of Clearlake. It was...
Mon, 03 Nov 2008 -- I also had three WHITE-THROATED SPARROWS at my feeders here in Potter Valley today. This is an unusual concentration here. One was ...
Wed, 5 Nov 2008 -- Dorothy "Toby" Tobkin ventured out today and saw yet another LAPLAND LONGSPUR at Mendocino Headlands St Park by the sister city plaque. ...
Thur, 6 Nov 2008 -- Today seemed liked a good day for birding. Low pressure and cloudy skies beckoned me out to see what was about. ** North Coast- I...
Hi Karen, Speaking of Peregrine Falcons, I got a shot of one at Virgin Creek today on the rocks I call "Frog Eye" just south of the creek itself and along...
"The Farallon Islands: Forty Years Later" – Ron LeValley Slide Lecture on November 20 Visible on a clear day from the Golden Gate Bridge, the Farallon ...
Nick Shepherd, Mike Stanley and I saw the LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL at Austin Park from 7:25-7:55 this morning. Barbara Dolan joined us later and we relocated...
Just walked over to the kitchen window to check out the bird feeder/compost pile and there was one w.t.s. in what looked like bright shiny new plumage all...
Haven't seen any posting on this bird today, so just to let you know the Lesser Black-backed Gull was seen by a number of birders on the roof of the Walmart...
I have a wts here in Glen Blair also. Glad I read the digest and looked it up so I could quit being baffled by the odd-looking White-crowned Sparrow with the...
Sun, 9 Nov 2008 - I saw ten White-fronted Geese on Bald Hill Rd, off Pudding Creek Rd. There were many Canada and a few Cackling Geese in the fields also. ...
If any of you happen to be driving south on Highway 1 into Sonoma County during the next couple of days, you may wish to swing into Bodega Bay for a few...
MendoBirders - Along with Rich Stallcup and a bunch of good friends, Les and I enjoyed a rainy Saturday and a sunny Sunday morning mostly along the Mendocino...
Hi all-- I was just looking at the home page of Peregrine Audubon's website. George Chaniot has put up a new set of photos just two days ago. These ...
Today. along with 2 Chico birders, we refound and viewed from 9:00-9:30 am the Lesser Black-backed Gull at the Clearlake Landfill. The gull was still present...
Tues, 11 Nov 2008 - Dorothy "Toby" Tobkin called to say that she saw a LONG-TAILED DUCK and a HARLEQUIN DUCK in the ocean just off Pudding Creek. The LTDU...
I just saw four White-throated Sparrows and one White-crowned in a brush pile on my property in Fort Bragg. White-throated Sparrows have always been solitary...
Rain, a birder who lives up the hill from me (near Ukiah), wrote this. I swear I heard an Evening Grosbeak flying over today. Have you ever heard of one being...
"The Farallon Islands: Forty Years Later – A Conservation Success Story" Article by Kate Marianchild "Ten thousand years ago, Mother Earth was shivering...