This afternoon around 2:45 p.m. I was able to capture a few images of a single Bald Eagle who appeared to be looking for fish over Salmon Creek Cove 1 mile...
March 28, 2011 Grace Steurer just reported that she saw Al this afternoon at 1:30 pm at Arena Cove. With the calmer water he/she was a "tad closer to shore....
Monday March 28, 2011 Geoff re-found the SWAMP SPARROW at the Ukiah Wastewater Treatment Plant this morning at 10:50. The bird was foraging at the base of the...
Hi all, It's getting to be that time of year again - actually on Pt. Cabrillo is already is that time of year! For the past few years volunteers have been...
WWW Paddle Mendocino - Waves, Wildlife, and WonderPersonal Enrichment Series Presentation at College of the Redwoods Mendocino Campus [Mendocino kayak nature...
Hi all, Today off of Little River Headlands there was a single basic (winter) plumaged Pigeon Guillemot. Most of these go north for the winter and I rarely see...
Sat Jan 30, 2020-- While birding at the botanical garden today, two groups of CACKLING GEESE flew by heading south. The first group had over 400 geese in it (I...
March 27, 2011 Al, the Laysan, Albatross, was seen on March 25th! See Tom Reid's report below. Jeanne Jackson, Anchor Bay From Tom Reid, who is having Internet...
Two bald eagles just passed over my home on the south side of Salmon Creek cove. One vectored SE before I could determine maturity. The second one soared...
Mendocino Audubon Presents-The Veracruz River of Raptors A river is an abundant stream or flow, and a raptor is a bird of prey. And yes, it is a River of...
This morning there was a SWAMP SPARROW at Anderson Marsh State Park (north). Drive to the end of Lakeview Way which is off of Old Highway 53. There were also...
For the benefit of those of you who are not registered for CalGulls, I have posted photos of the 1st-cycle Iceland-like Gull and--joy of joys--what may be an...
Unfortunately nobody has seen the LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL since Sunday, but yesterday and today I saw a 1st-cycle ICELAND-LIKE GULL on several occasions at...
Tuesday March 22, 2011 - I finally have a bright-orange male Rufous Hummingbird visiting the feeders, disrupting the delicate political balance. This is three...
21 March 2011 - Monday - First of all, thanks to all who post messages on Mendobirds as it is many times the "first-mode-of-communication" for exciting new...
Mon, 21 March 2011 -- The LARK SPARROW is still feeding in our driveway in Ocean Meadows north of theTen Mile river mouth. I suspect that many vagrant birds...
Sun, 20 March 2011 -- Dorothy Tobkin called noting that the YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER, most likely the same bird found by Jerry White, 4 Feb 2011, was with the...
There were two Aleutian Geese at the Gielow Pond on River Rd today at 3:30. Also present were 8 Common Mergansers and 13 American Wigeon, etc., etc. Dave...
Sat, 19 March 2011 -- Today, a LARK SPARROW visited our driveway to eat a snack of birdseed. The bird acted like a returning bird (we have had 2 Lark...
Fri, 18 March 2011 -- At 2:00-pm I saw the probable BALTIMORE ORIOLE and 2 BULLOCK'S ORIOLES at Rose Mem'l Park on N Franklin in Fort Bragg. One was the...
There has been a Greater White-fronted Goose overwintering (2-3months) at the Mendocino College this year with 2 Canada Geese, and it is still there. It is...
Rufous male here today - just arrived. Kitty & Creek Norris Willits, CA www.magneticgraffiti.com www.iridiumradio.com www.kittynorris.com "Don’t ask what the...
Mendo birders, I hope that you will bear with me for one more post about seabirds. Just to keep a little perspective on the tragedy of seabirds killed in the...
Tue Mar 15, 2011-- Before the giant earthquake that hit Japan and the tsunami that followed it, I had become interested in a couple of Albatross stories that...
Join Peregrine Audubon Society and the Hichwas this Thursday March 17 7PM for a special St. Patrick's Day presentation at the Ukiah Civic Center: Ireland –...
Reporting a Red-Breasted Nuthatch here in Littleriver. Not so much because it is super rare, but because it my favorite bird. Seen on a neighbors birdfeeder....
Please make your plans to join us on the Sun, 15 May pelagic trip sponsored by Mendocino Coast Audubon Society. Spaces are limited on the TELSTAR, which is a...
Sunday morning brought a visitor or returning Osprey to the Noyo River. We saw it from Dolphin Isle and while paddling up near the A & W Haul Rd. bridge. Good...