Fri, 1 May 2009 -- A YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT was heard by Toby Tobkin at the Botanical Gardens this morning. The Chat was along the south boundary fence by...
Fri, 01 May 2009 -- Today I found an AMERICAN DIPPER, perhaps two, at the 'quarry' area along Potter Valley Road at about milepost 0.97. There is quite a bit...
I watched five Eurasian Collared Doves here in Laytonville valley this evening at 6:15 pm feeding in a horse pasture with 8-10 California quial and a small...
S Dora in Oak knoll area of Ukiah: We have had a pair of Eurasian collared doves doing major courting behavior for over a week, and our first black headed...
Hi All, Today, Saturday May 2nd, a flock of over 100 Brown Pelicans was seen by Cheryl Faconti flying over Gualala Point Island headed north. They were...
2 May, 2009, Sat.---I've posted a picture of the Wilson's Phalarope found at USTP on April 29th. Chuck Vaughn reported that this is only the 6th spring record...
Greetings Mendobirders- Barbara and I got out this morning to the USTP in between these May rains. We met Geoff and Cheryl and Barbara Dolan. There had...
Borax Lake has some excellent shorebird habitat but unfortunately few shorebirds. A SEMIPALMATED PLOVER and four LEAST SANDPIPERS were there yesterday. An...
Mon, 04 May 2009 -- I first saw EURASIAN COLLARED-DOVE in Mendocino County July 24, 2004 <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Mendobirds/message/963> at which time I...
Thought I would pass this information on. I have received a couple of calls just recently from people in our area that are still finding sick and dead birds...
Tue, 05 May 2009 -- This evening at 6:30 I saw a pair of LAWRENCE'S GOLDFINCHES along the road above the pond on Burris Lane in Potter Valley. There is a patch...
Sun-Tue, 3-5 May 2009 -- We have had an adult male BHGB coming to feed both at our yard and the south yard (with feeders) in Ocean Meadows Circle, 1/2 mi...
May 5, 2009 at 8:30ish Calliope hummingbird at our feeder with the evening frenzy of Anna's and a male and female Rufous. It was so miniature compared to the...
Hi Birders. I had a few unusual migrants at my parent's place in Potter Valley (Mendocino County) today. Perhaps of most interest (to me) was an adult male...
Thu, 07 May 2009 -- Chuck Vaughn and I birded along the coast this afternoon working on our year lists. The most interesting finds were a RED KNOT in high...
Hi, Birders: WFO (Western Field Ornithologists) and the Idaho Bird Observatory invite you to the 34th Annual WFO Meeting in Boise, Idaho from September 10-13,...
Fri, 8 May 2009 -- Late morning, Toby Tobkin, myself, and Dave Jensen saw an undeniably different RED KNOT at Virgin Creek beach, north on the main beach ...
Fri, 8 May 2009 -- Early afternoon, I saw a male YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRD west of Hwy 1, Inglenook, near mm 66.50, just south of Little Valley Rd. Late...
Fri, 08 May 2009 -- This evening from 6:45-7:05 the LAWRENCE'S GOLDFINCHES were back at the end of Burris Lane in Potter Valley as described in the last post....
Dear Friends: 42-year-old John Muir Laws is the best-known speaker Peregrine Audubon has ever brought to Ukiah. He is also an inspired, animated, and...
Sat, 09 May 2009 -- The Peregrine Audubon field trip to Potter Valley and the Eel River took place Saturday. Among the more interesting finds were a ...
Sun, 10 May 2009 -- Neither RED KNOT nor RUDDY TURNSTONE could be found at Virgin Ck beach late morning. Four LONG-BILLED CURLEWS, sixteen DUNLIN, four...
Hi all, Today Frances Oliver and I hit a few spots in Humboldt County and made two quick stops in Mendocino County. First thing in the morning we saw 1-2 of...
13 May 2009, Wed. At 11:30 AM, I heard and observed 12 Red Crossbills flying from the Pygmy Forest over Little River Airport Rd. to the "Wood's" Senior Park. ...
"He was terrific. The review from participants was a resounding 'Wow!' He energizes people." - from Charlene McAllister of Mendocino Coast Audubon re John Muir...
The last few days have brought the most magnificent display of Brown Pelicans my wife and I have seen since moving to Albion in 2005. Notwithstanding...
Greetings Mendobirders- Barbara and I met Cheryl Watson and Geoff Heinecken at the Ukiah Sewage Treatment Plant this morning for some birding. There wasn't a...
Mon, 25 May 2009 -- Today, I helped Bob Keiffer run his Breeding Bird Survey on Branscomb Rd, from Laytonville to Hwy 1. Our most surprising bird was a...
26 May 2009 - Tuesday - Two Grasshopper Sparrows were seen at the traditional site on the UC Hopland Research & Extension Center. 1 was a singing male. We...