Greetings Mendobirders- Steve Stump found 15 White-faced Ibis at the UWTP early this morning. By 745, they had all left the ponds. I saw 3 fly out to the...
Dave and others on the Eel River field trip wondered whether MacGillivray's Warblers are ground nesters. No, is the answer I found in a couple of old bird...
Sat, 12 May 2012 -- The Peregrine Audubon field trip today visited the Old Bridge on Potter Valley Road, the Eel River canyon from Pioneer Crossing Bridge to...
What gives us intermediate birders trouble is when two similar species occur similtaneously in the same spot. I was watching a Red-necked Phalarope on Lake...
I had a Lawrence's Goldfinch at my seed feeders in FB (corner of Alder & McKinley) late yesterday. I haven't seen it yet today. It was traveling with a...
Monday, April 30, 2001, I just watched one (maybe two, male Lawrence's Goldfinches with a large feeding flock (about 40 birds) of Lesser Goldfinches. They can...
Approximately 0830 this am, I there was a Great-Tailed Grackle flying from the Russian River to the Sludge Lagoon. It was there for approximately 3 minutes. As...
I neglected to specify that the Lawrence's Goldfinch seen yesterday in Fort Bragg was a fully breeding plumage male--unmistakeable, gorgeous bird. Roger...
10 May 2012 - I don't usually carry on with "message" type messages, but I think that this is extremely important to all concerned about birds. And ...this...
Yesterday evening (5/9/12) my friend Michael and I hiked some of the Valley View trail. On the way down in the dark I stopped at a hollow steel post. As I told...
Hi all, It's getting to be that time of year again - actually on Pt. Cabrillo is already is that time of year! Susan Tubbesing has been watching a chick for ...
Today, Chuck Vaughn and I visited Mendocino College to see the Common Gallinules. We saw only one adult. I returned about an hour later and found both adults...
Thur, 10 May, 2012 -- Four RED PHALAROPES, six RED-NECKED PHALAROPES, a MARBLED GODWIT and thirteen WHIMBRELS were at Seaside Beach at the north end on the...
A GREATER ROADRUNNER was seen by Susanne Scholz and Darlene Hecomovich on Bartlett Springs Road in the Mendocino National Forest near the turnoff to High...
Wed, 9 May 2012 -- Dorothy Tobkin spotted a male RED PHALAROPE in several places at Virgin Creek. First it was walking on the beach, slightly odd behavior. ...
Greetings Mendobirders- Steve Stump called to report 2 Black-necked Stilts have spent the day at the Ukiah Wastewater Treatment Plant. This afternoon they...
7 May 2012 - Recently two new species observations have undergone review and have been "ACCEPTED"; for Mendocino County. 1) The Northern Wheatear, present...
There is a single male Red Phalarope in the Upper Blue lake on Blue Lakes-Lake county. It was swimming around the boat docks next to Pine Acres resort feeding....
I birded Rodman Slough and Reclamation Rd in Lake County today and saw a lot of great birds. At the south end of Reclamation Rd looking south into the rice...
Sun, 6 May, 2012 -- Dorothy Tobkin called late this afternoon to say that she saw a spring male LAPLAND LONGSPUR at Virgin Ck Beach. The bird was on the rocks...
Greetings Mendobirders- This morning Cheryl Watson, George Gibbs, and I saw 2 AMERICAN WHITE PELICANS on the south pond at the Ukiah Wastewater Treatment...
Fri, 4 May 2012 -- I wasn't going to report this, but in light of the 65 Whimbrels and 1000+ Red-necked Phalaropes at UWTP yesterday, I've decided to do so. ...
This morning, one of the workers (Steve Stumpf) reported about 15 terns at the UWTP and 1000+ RN Phalaropes, so I went down to see. By the time I got there,...
Thu, 9 Aug 2001 -- Dorothy Tobkin reports a RED KNOT in partial breeding plumage at Virgin Creek Beach north of Fort Bragg. She also saw the first Marbled...
Wed May 2, 2012--This afternoon at 1:15PM I found myself at the Dolphin RV Park & Marina not far from Liquid Fusion Kayaking where the Noyo takes a 90 degree...
The White Fronted Goose is still with the Canada flock at White Dog Ranch in PV and they have recently been joined by a Snow Goose. It was far enough away...
Tues., May 1, 2012 - This morning while birding at Virgin Creek I saw two male and two female HARLEQUIN DUCKS. They were located on the north side of the...
While backpacking with LandPaths last weekend at Cooley Ranch, I heard a Sooty Grouse booming; this was on the morning of April 28. I had to hike up a...
