Greetings Mendobirders: At 8 this am the BNST pair were still at the USTP. I found them easily on the western edge of the north oxidation pond. The workers...
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vishnu
vishynuv
Apr 2, 2002 7:41 pm
Early Monday afternoon (4/1) Vishnu observed 2 pairs of Harlequin Ducks preening and resting on the rocks 150 yds north of the mouth of Virgin Creek. An...
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Charlene McAllister
lrchar
Apr 3, 2002 5:05 am
April 2, 2002, Dorothy Tobkin reports a LONG -TAILED DUCK near the SURF SCOTERS and couple of BLACK SCOTERS off Ward Avenue in Cleone. Also 4 RED-NECKED...
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JHUNTER323@...
Apr 5, 2002 1:53 am
Mendobirders, There were 4 Black-necked Stilts at the Ukiah Sewage Ponds on 4-3-02; they were in the northern pond. There were also 2 dowitchers and 1 Greater...
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Matthew Matthiessen
matthima@...
Apr 6, 2002 9:02 pm
I'm happy to report the four BLACK-NECKED STILTS were still at the Ukiah Sewage Treatment Plant this morning (Sat Apr 6). They were very skittish but allowed...
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vishnu
vishynuv
Apr 8, 2002 7:49 am
On Sunday morning 4/7/02 at the only mildly odoriferous Ukiah WWTP (wastewater treatment plant) I observed 2 BLACK-NECKED STILTSs (towards the western end of...
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featherbirdlady
Apr 21, 2002 8:17 pm
For the Mendo Birders, I have already called Dorothy Tobkin about this. For everyone else, This morning, Merlin was calling loudly from his condo cage. That...
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vishnu
vishynuv
Apr 23, 2002 6:56 pm
This morning (Tues. 4/23) between 8:30 -9:15 I did some bird observing at a spot .6 mile up North Cow Mt. There were sage sparrow, blue-gray gnatcatcher and CA...
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chaniot@...
gchaniot
Apr 28, 2002 6:17 am
Thu, 25 Apr 2002 -- Dorothy Tobkin visited the Ukiah Sewage Treatment Plant ponds and reports the following: a singing Yellow-breasted Chat, Cinnamon Teal in...
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Chuck & Barbara Vaughn
cevmendo
Apr 29, 2002 9:06 pm
Greetings Mendobirders: There was a Vesper Sparrow singing in the rain this am at the Hopland Center. I would have driven right past the bird but that it...
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Matthew Matthiessen
matthima@...
May 2, 2002 5:01 pm
I'm happy to announce that the HOODED ORIOLES have returned to their favorite palm tree at the south end of Pomo Dr. in Ukiah for another year. This morning...
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chaniot@...
gchaniot
May 4, 2002 3:40 am
Fri, 3 May 2002 -- Today I saw a WHITE-THROATED SWIFT flying near the bridge on Hwy 101 just south of the Piercy exit. This is close to milemarker 103. I did...
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Chuck & Barbara Vaughn
cevmendo
May 5, 2002 7:47 pm
Greetings Mendobirders: Yesterday Bob Keiffer, George Chaniot, Matthew Matthiessen and I did some birding around the county. Two of the highlights were found...
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Charlene McAllister
lrchar
May 5, 2002 11:10 pm
This morning I had a CLAY-COLORED SPARROW in breeding plumage at my feeder in Little River. Charlene McAllister 937-4463 [Non-text portions of this message...
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Jerry White
grebeman2
May 6, 2002 1:05 am
Today around 1:00 PM I watched a breeding adult Franklin's Gull fly by the Mendocino Headlands slowly heading north into a strong wind. Later in the afternoon...
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chaniot@...
gchaniot
May 8, 2002 10:03 pm
Wed, 8 May 2002 -- Today Dorothy Tobkin found a TUFTED PUFFIN in the water off the Mendocino Headlands. It was north of the island with murres, cormorants, and...
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Robert J. Keiffer
rjkeiffer@...
May 8, 2002 10:22 pm
Wednesday, 08 May, Lawrence's Goldfinches have been showing up at the UC Hopland Research & Extension Center for about one week now...but in scattered areas....
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chaniot@...
gchaniot
May 9, 2002 7:19 pm
Thu, 9 May 2002 -- About 10:30 this morning Dprpthy Tobkin and I saw a WHITE-FACED IBIS at the Ukiah Sewage Treatment Plant on the small wet area in the north...
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chaniot@...
gchaniot
May 19, 2002 4:55 pm
Sat, 18 May 2002 -- Today I helped Chuck Vaughn do his Breeding Bird Survey along the Covelo Road (Rte. 162 between 101 and Round Valley). It was a rather...
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Rich Owings
rowings@...
May 21, 2002 10:53 pm
Hi- I've got a summertime project going to explore some areas a little off the beaten track. One is Chimney Rock in the Usal area, and I just found out it is...
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Robert Keiffer
rjkeiffer@...
May 22, 2002 4:04 am
I usually refrain from posting responses... but since this may be interesting to other Mendocino County birders (and I do not have Mr. Owings address) I am...
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featherbirdlady
May 22, 2002 6:21 pm
There's a male House Finch at my window feeders right now with a severely swollen right eye. No apparent injuries or oozing. Is this Avian Pox or that other...
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JHUNTER323@...
May 24, 2002 2:04 am
Mendobirders, Today there was a male and a female Wilson's Phalarope at the southernmost pond at the Ukiah Sewage Treatment Ponds. John Hunter Arcata, CA...
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Feather Forestwalker
feather2fore...
May 24, 2002 3:24 pm
After much research on Cornell's site as well as a few others dealing exclusively with Mycoplasmal conjunctivitis, AKA House Finch Eye Disease, I have come to...
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Feather Forestwalker
feather2fore...
May 24, 2002 3:59 pm
I gleaned this from another Yahoo Groups list, the crows list: AVIAN POX http://www.nwhc.usgs.gov/facts/avepox.html Cause Poxvirus, several strains. Host ...
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Jerry White
grebeman2
May 27, 2002 2:54 pm
On Friday Dave and Brian Woodward saw 7 Black Swift's from Summit Springs, which is the access to the Snow Mt Wilderness on the south side of the mountain. On...
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Matthew Matthiessen
matthima@...
May 27, 2002 11:55 pm
Spent the weekend on the coast at Albion birding with some friends. Best bird of the weekend was a flyby adult FRANKLIN'S GULL at Laguna Point Sun the 26th at...
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Robert J. Keiffer
rjkeiffer@...
Jun 3, 2002 11:30 pm
The June 2, 2002, pelagic trip out of Noyo Harbor as coordinated by "Toby" and the Mendocino Coast Audubon Chapter was a smashing success. We had a full boat...
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chaniot@...
gchaniot
Jun 5, 2002 8:33 pm
Wed, 5 Jun 2002 -- Dorothy Tobkin reports a breeding plumage FRANKLIN'S GULL flying north past Laguna Point in MacKerricker State Park. She saw a second bird...
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chaniot@...
gchaniot
Jun 14, 2002 4:17 pm
Thu, 13 Jun 2002 -- Dorothy Tobkin reports a singing, first-year male AMERICAN REDSTART and an unusual summer WILLOW FLYCATCHER at Lake Cleone. They were near...
