Saturday Jan 12, 1:30 - 3:00pm
The Red-naped sapsucker reported by Seth LaRosa & Allison Rofe on Jan. 11
continues at Riverside Park in Ukiah.
The bird was seen in the same area as reported previously. Walking south on
the new black-topped path with the BMX track to the right (west) and the
river to the left (east) there is a small evergreen tree (Chinese Elm, I
believe) which is just to the west of the path and adjacent to the BMX
site. There are multiple fresh sap wells in this tree and twice the bird
was seen to fly from there, across the path, to the leafless trees along
the river. The bird returned to this tree for feeding. Very good views were
afforded at all locations.
Also drawn to the sap wells, possibly for insects, was a Yellow-rumped
Warbler, "Myrtle's" race.
Foraging in the trees along the river in this same location were also seen
a Nuttall's, Acorn, and Hairy Woodpecker.

(Riverside Park is at the far east end of East Gobbi St. The Park is always
available to pedestrians but you must park outside the, generally locked,
gate. Not advisable to drive in, even if the gate happens to be open, as
your car could be locked in while you're Sapsuckering, or whatever.
Vishnu


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Saturday Jan. 12, 10:15 -12:15 PM
Neil and Andrea Davis, myself and wife searched about two hours. Mostly in the
area near the evergreen tree with fresh sap wells. The red-naped sapsucker was
not present at during this period while we were there. Jim Lomax arrived about
9:00 AM  and left when we left and he did not see it either. We saw a
red-breasted sapsucker several times. I guess we have to go back later. Jack
Booth

Birds 1/12/13 at 10 mile river MCAS field trip Thanks David
14 snowy plovers -6 with bands
Single yellow rt
Orange (or red) both
Yellow lt blue  rt
Pink on rt
  Orange lt     blue  green rt
Yellow orange lt light blu rt

Also seen 6 or 7 pairs Am. widgon
6 common merganser
Belted kingfisher?
12+ sanderlings
Coots
2 burrowing owl
Merlin
Kestrel
Red tail hawk
White tailed kite
Many bufflehead
Robins
Yellow rumped warblers
White crowned sparrow
Golden crowned sparrow
Lincolns sparrow?
Wrentit?
Ruby crowned kinglet
Great blue heron
Snowy egret
Great egret
Mallards
Gadwall hen?


from the great beyond (or possibly an IPhone)

Saturday 12 January 2012 - After an excellent MCAS field trip to Ten
Mile (thanks again David), I stopped at Rose Memorial Cemetery in Fort
Bragg to see if the Orioles might present themselves.  They did not.

I met Seth and Allison from Ukiah, who were also hoping for orioles, and
we did find a Nashville Warbler, briefly.  Seth then found a female
Selasphorus (Allens/Rufous) Hummingbird working the lower branches of a
Banksia tree to the east of the "Sapsucker/Oriole" cluster.  The bird
seems to have staked out a small territory with two or three
frequently-used perches.  The odd thing about this bird, aside from it
being here so early in the year, is that it appears to be in juvenile
plumage; there is no central red spot on its throat.

Cheers,
Tim Bray
Albion

I know this is not birds, but any of you on the coast who have a bit of time
to spare on this beautiful day might want to go to the coast north of
Jughandle Creek . A pod of 14 Killer Whales hare heading north and just are
going by Jughandle as I type this. They will probably be off Fort Bragg in
about 20 minutes and then continue north at about 3-4 miles per hour.



Good luck!



Ron LeValley



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First, we have decided to hold the next ( #114) CBC (Elk to Pt Arena Light)
on Saturday, 4 January, 2014.   That should help some of you to kickstart
your year list for 2014. 

As for this recent CBC, we had a grand total of 139 species.  Several things
combined to delay the final results - apologies all round.  We had only one
"Count Week" species, an Orange-crowned Warbler found by Cheryl Watson
the day after count day.  Highlights included SANDHILL CRANE (Bob & Ryan
Keiffer), GREEN HERON (Jeff Petit), PALM WARBLER (Diane Hichwa & Rich
Trissel), and  PACIFIC GOLDEN-PLOVER (Chuck Vaughn, Jerry White, mob).
The weather was clear but cold.  Many birds stayed under cover and
  kept
quiet, as well.  Only 8,674 individuals were noted by our bundled up counters.

I am going to ask the hierarchy at Nat'l Audubon to allow us to change the
official name of CAMN to Manchester, the nickname used by many.  The
current name, Mendocino Coast, is now awkward, as the Fort Bragg count
is on the Mendocino coast, also!  CAMN fits Manchester very well, so no code
change is necessary -- hope I can get that point across....

My SINCERE THANKS to the participants and to David Jensen for organizing the
count and for providing dinner for those who could be at the compilation that
evening!  Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!

Karen Havlena
CAMN

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Just saw them north of Laguna point way out at horizon!  Thanks Ron!

Sarah, PT
Sent from my iPhone


On Jan 13, 2013, at 12:30 PM, "Ron LeValley" <ron@...> wrote:

> I know this is not birds, but any of you on the coast who have a bit of time
> to spare on this beautiful day might want to go to the coast north of
> Jughandle Creek . A pod of 14 Killer Whales hare heading north and just are
> going by Jughandle as I type this. They will probably be off Fort Bragg in
> about 20 minutes and then continue north at about 3-4 miles per hour.
>
> Good luck!
>
> Ron LeValley
>
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>
>


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Birds 1/12/13
Tags observed by group at 10 mile beach
14 snowy
Single yellow rt
Orange (or red) both
Yellow lt blue  rt
Pink on rt
  Orange lt     blue  green rt
Yellow orange lt light blu rt

Dennis

from the great beyond (or possibly an IPhone)

I got photos, one of which was good enough to show a red tag and a blue and
yellow one, on the legs of one bird. I will post them on the group site. I was
alone (yesterday).




--- On Sat, 1/12/13, Dennis Olivarez <dcolivarez@...> wrote:

From: Dennis Olivarez <dcolivarez@...>
Subject: [Mendobirds] Birds 1/12/13
To: Mendobirds@yahoogroups.com
Date: Saturday, January 12, 2013, 12:53 PM
















 









       Birds 1/12/13

Tags observed by group at 10 mile beach

14 snowy

Single yellow rt

Orange (or red) both

Yellow lt blue  rt

Pink on rt

  Orange lt     blue  green rt

Yellow orange lt light blu rt



Dennis



from the great beyond (or possibly an IPhone)

























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My wife Uvea and I spotted what we thought to be the Red-Naped Sapsucker at
Riverside Park Ukiah this morning. It flew away before we could take a complete
look at it. A few minutes later we were able to call it in with our Audubon
Birds Ipod app. We got really close good looks. We also came back after lunch
around 12:30 and saw it several times again. We were also able to call a female
Nuttall's Woodpecker in close. Thank you for the heads up.
Steve Stump

14 Jan 2013

Despite two misses yesterday, today at 3:15 I was able to find the RNSA.  It was
in a 4-trunked tree approx. 100 yards beyond the South border of the fenced BMX
track, on the right side of the paved path.  It was foraging for surface insects
and not drilling at all.  It was still in the same tree when I had to leave
after about 20 minutes.

A couple of poor photos are included with my eBird checklist: 
http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S12606845

George Gibbs
Ukiah

--- In Mendobirds@yahoogroups.com, "Steve"  wrote:
>
> My wife Uvea and I spotted what we thought to be the Red-Naped Sapsucker at
Riverside Park Ukiah this morning. It flew away before we could take a complete
look at it. A few minutes later we were able to call it in with our Audubon
Birds Ipod app. We got really close good looks. We also came back after lunch
around 12:30 and saw it several times again. We were also able to call a female
Nuttall's Woodpecker in close. Thank you for the heads up.
> Steve Stump
>

January 16, 2012, Lake Pennyroyal

Ten male and four female canvasbacks were "tuling around" in the sunlit mists of
Lake Pennyroyal this morning. Also about 10 ring-necks and 12 ruddies. Two male
canvasbacks engaged in what appeared to be prolonged fighting, with much body
contact, splashing, and dunking. One bout lasted for about a minute, I'd guess.
Three canvasbacks have been here for about two weeks, joined by a few more a
couple days ago, but this is the first time I've seen 14.
I just found a great series of pictures of canvasbacks fighting and of one
coming up with his head covered with mud, bill dripping mud, and eyes open.

http://featheredphotography.com/blog/2010/11/16/canvasback-feeding-and-fighting-\
behavior/

Last week I saw 20 wood ducks one afternoon––the most I've ever seen here at
once.

Pennyroyal is a large private pond NW of Ukiah.

Kate


  Kate Marianchild
   Nature Writer
    katem@...

   Currently writing Secrets of the Oak Woodlands,
   a book full of fascinating information about the plants
   and animals that live among California's oaks. My goal is
   is to inspire Californians to preserve our native oaks
   and the myriad species that live in association with them.
   Oak habitats collectively support more diversity of life
   than any other terrestrial ecosystem in California. To be
   published by Heyday in spring of 2014.








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12-16 January 2013 - One female Canvasback on Gielow/River Road pond about a
mile south of Talmage.   It is usually on the far west side of the pond with its
head tucked under its wing.   3 Northern Shovelers were on the pond today.    
Good Birding.  Bob Keiffer

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Thu, 17 Jan 2013 -- Dorothy Tobkin called to say that she saw a ROSS'S GOOSE
with a
flock of 30 CACKLING GEESE and 3 GT WHITE-FRONTED GEESE.  This is a new
group from the large Canada and a large, Snow Goose group I had a few days ago
adjacent
to Bald Hill Rd, east of Pudding Creek Rd on the NE outskirts of Fort Bragg.

For Dorothy Tobkin
 
 
(K Havlena) Fort Bragg, MEN, Ca

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Thus. Jan. 17, 2013

Dear Fellow Birders,

Among about 80 American Wigeon, there were two Eurasion Wigeon in adult male
plumage at the southern-most pond at the Willits Wastewater Plant this
afternoon.

There were also around a dozen or so Common Goldeneye scattered in all three
ponds.

The Willits WWTP is about 1/4 mile east of highway 101. To get there, travel
east down Commercial Street(at the north end of Willits)from 101 and across the
RR tracks.  Turn left on North Lenore Avenue and follow it down to Sewer Plant
Road and then turn right,following it to the plant. Be sure to check in at the
office if you go. The ponds are through the plant across a flatcar bridge (a bit
muddy) to the north-east a bit.

Good birding!
Mike Curry
Willits

I have a few pics of an American Bittern found at the Ukiah WWTP on Dec. 29th
2012. Unfortunately it was a cheap camera on my phone. Steve



http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Mendobirds/files/American%20Bittern/

January 17, 2012

Yesterday there were 21 canvasbacks at Lake Pennyroyal, only 6 or so of them
females.

Also three wood ducks, a few ring-necks, some ruddies, and some mallards.

Kate


On Jan 17, 2013, at 9:17 PM, nexttothelastmanonearth wrote:

> Thus. Jan. 17, 2013
>
> Dear Fellow Birders,
>
> Among about 80 American Wigeon, there were two Eurasion Wigeon in adult male
plumage at the southern-most pond at the Willits Wastewater Plant this
afternoon.
>
> There were also around a dozen or so Common Goldeneye scattered in all three
ponds.
>
> The Willits WWTP is about 1/4 mile east of highway 101. To get there, travel
east down Commercial Street(at the north end of Willits)from 101 and across the
RR tracks. Turn left on North Lenore Avenue and follow it down to Sewer Plant
Road and then turn right,following it to the plant. Be sure to check in at the
office if you go. The ponds are through the plant across a flatcar bridge (a bit
muddy) to the north-east a bit.
>
> Good birding!
> Mike Curry
> Willits
>
>

  Kate Marianchild
   Nature Writer
    katem@...

   Currently writing Secrets of the Oak Woodlands,
   a book of fascinating information about the plants
   and animals that live among California's oaks. My goal is
   is to motivate Californians to preserve our native oaks
   and the myriad species that live in association with them.
   Oak habitats collectively support more diversity of life
   than any other terrestrial ecosystems in California. To be
   published by Heyday in spring of 2014.








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18 Jan 2013

There were two NASHVILLE WARBLERS actively feeding in the Banksia and Eucalyptus
trees at north end of the Ft. Bragg cemetery yesterday, Friday, at about 11a. 
There was also a seasonally uncommon COMMON YELLOTHROAT in the marsh just north
of the railroad tracks just east of the cemetery.  The two REDHEADS were at the
pond in Caspar and the ROSS'S GOOSE was still in the goose flock off Bald Hill
Rd.

Good Birding,

Rich Trissel
Gualala, Ca

I was in Rose Hill Cemetary in Fort Bragg today and didn't see the Nashville
warblers, but I did see a ROSS'S GOOSE fly over with four Canada geese headed
west. I figured they might land on Pudding Creek so I drove down there and sure
enough there they were just west of the bridge. This is probably the bird that
Toby and Rich saw around Bald Hill. Pictures posted below:

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Mendobirds/photos/album/169685695/pic/891019244/vi\
ew?picmode=&mode=tn&order=ordinal&start=21&count\
=20&dir=asc

Sunday January 20, 2013

Geoff and I saw three TREE SWALLOWS over the north pond of the Ukiah Wastewater
Treatment Plant this morning.  It felt and sounded like spring for a few
moments.

Cheryl Watson
Ukiah, CA

What looked like the white head of a Bald eagle soared down into the crown of an
oak tree, we stopped to look and saw the reddish brown back and white head of a
mature FERRUGINOUS HAWK...  Birding with the family today, we observed 2 FEHA 
perched on the ground, in trees, and flying around. One eventually perched on a
utility pole and then in the top of an oak tree. The other headed over to
another utility pole by the back of the Fetzer vineyard. Good looks by all and
some blurry photos too. Heres the lat and lon of where we stopped the car as
provided by Google Maps 38.98163,-123.087387. Heres a link to the pictures
https://picasaweb.google.com/sethsells/FEHAJan212013?authuser=0&authkey=Gv1sRgCI\
2IoNDKzoiCDw&feat=directlink
Life Bird for all of us!
-Seth LaRosa

Tue, 22 Jan 2013 -- Becky Bowen and Angela Liebenberg called while watching
an adult BALD EAGLE on an old tree in the middle of Ten Mile River.  Jim and I
made it down to the bridge in time to see it fly on both sides of the bridge.
Then
it flew over us and around to the WNW toward the river mouth, Whale Rock and
Seaside Beach.  We lost sight of it, but it could have returned to the river.

The Ten Mile River is on Hwy 1, ten miles north of the Noyo River in Fort Bragg.

Becky Bowen and Angela Liebenberg
and Jim and Karen Havlena

North of Fort Bragg, MEN, California

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Wed, 23 Jan, 2013 -- Mid-morning today I carefully watched an AMERICAN CROW
just west of Hwy 1, a little north of the Cleone Grocery on Ward Ave.  I was
driving
slowly on Park Ave and turned onto Ward Ave, only 1 1/2 blocks from Hwy 1.  The
American Crow was eating an earthworm on the pavement, and was undisturbed by
my stopping about 15 ft from it. 
 
I could easily see several field marks for AMCR:  The size of the bird was
notably
smaller than several Common Ravens moving about the area.  The bill was slim
and had NO feathering on the upper part of the bill (culmen).  The bird hopped
up
to a fence wire, and several seconds later, it flew back down Ward Ave.  I could
see
the tail very well - short, blunt and squared off at the tip.  This was unlike a
raven's
diamond-shaped, longer tail. 

Karen Havlena
North of Fort Bragg, MEN, Ca

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22 January 2012 - Walked out the railroad tracks from the Rose Memorial
Cemetery and immediately heard a calling Sora in the marsh.  Did not
find the Common Yellowthroat previously reported.

Nashville Warbler(s) still present in the Banksia trees in the Cemetery.
   Did not find Oriole, nor the Selasphorus hummingbird previously reported.

Tim Bray
Albion

Magnificent view of a Short-eared owl hunting over the open ground west of Haul
Road on January 21 at 4:30 pm.  Based on its daylight hunting behavior, I am
quite skeptical of it being a Long-eared. Please post/respond if anyone has seen
this bird in that area as I would like to be 100% confident in its I.D.   From
afar, I assumed it was a harrier.  Beautiful bird.

  Steve Sandberg

Hello all,



For the past two days we have had a large dark Song Sparrow at our feeder.
The bird is almost the same size as a Fox Sparrow and is very dark rusty, in
obvious contrast to the regular Song Sparrows we have here. I have not had
time to do the research on this, but am guessing that it is a Yakutat Song
Sparrow that breeds in the Gulf of Alaska coast and some winter in the
Pacific Northwest.



Ron LeValley

Little River (2 miles south of Mendocino on the Mendocino Coast)



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For those of you who don't get Ron LeValley's pictures and might not know, there
is a BURROWING OWL along the Fort Bragg haul road just south of Ward Avenue in
MacKerricker Park. Quite easy to find. I found it about 1/4 mile south of Ward
Avenue. It was moving from the iceplant on the east side of the road to the
piles of logs on the west, ocean side.

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Mendobirds/photos/album/169685695/pic/35097580/vie\
w?picmode=&mode=tn&order=ordinal&start=21&count=20&dir=asc

Hi all,

I went to Ward Avenue today: located the Burrowing Owl and got a few shots of it
in the iceplant on the east side of the Haul Road, across from the driftwood
piles as previously described.

On my way out, an American Crow was perched on a wire above Ward Avenue close to
the highway... hanging out with the Common Ravens..... I was unable to get a
shot of that bird; my car is not a good mobile blind as it's too brightly
colored.... but I got a good view of the crow and a raven nearby; it's
definitely an American Crow :)

Lisa (Feather) Happy BIRDING, ALL! :)

PS. I will post pics of the Burrowing Owl to the site shortly.




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Sat, 26 Jan 2012 -- Dorothy Tobkin saw the female BULLOCK'S ORIOLE again
at Rose Memorial Cemetery at N Franklin & E Spruce in Fort Bragg.  Birds she
missed seeing today: Nashville Warbler and Burrowing Owl.  She did not mention
the American Crow, even though I called her about it when I found it on the
23rd.
I'm glad that Lisa did see the crow and the owl today.

For Dorothy Tobkin


(K Havlena)
North of Fort Bragg, MEN, California

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south..... about 1/4 mile.... there's a depression on the east side between the
Haul Road and Ward Avenue that creates a natural wind block and the owl is
resting about half way between the Haul Road and Ward Avenue on that side. At
other times it is seen directly across the road and down the steep embankment,
where the driftwood has collected.




--- On Mon, 1/28/13, Susan Tubbesing <susan.tubbesing@...> wrote:

From: Susan Tubbesing <susan.tubbesing@...>
Subject: Re: [Mendobirds] Burrowing Owl and American Crow
To: "Lisa Walker (Feather)" <feather7023@...>
Date: Monday, January 28, 2013, 12:21 PM

Lisa is the burrowing owl north or south of the Ward Ave parking area?
Susan

On 1/26/13, Lisa Walker (Feather) <feather7023@...> wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I went to Ward Avenue today: located the Burrowing Owl and got a few shots
> of it in the iceplant on the east side of the Haul Road, across from the
> driftwood piles as previously described.
>
> On my way out, an American Crow was perched on a wire above Ward Avenue
> close to the highway... hanging out with the Common Ravens..... I was unable
> to get a shot of that bird; my car is not a good mobile blind as it's too
> brightly colored.... but I got a good view of the crow and a raven nearby;
> it's definitely an American Crow :)
>
> Lisa (Feather) Happy BIRDING, ALL! :)
>
> PS. I will post pics of the Burrowing Owl to the site shortly.
>
>
>
>
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>
>

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