Sun, 23 Nov 2003 -- Dorothy Tobkin birded the south Mendocino coast today. She found an AMERICAN AVOCET at Hunters' Lagoon, visable from near Barngat Drive,...
Greetings Mendobirders: Eleven folks from Peregrine Audubon visited Round Valley on 11/22 and it was definitely a big day for raptors up there. We got to...
Greetings, In early October there was a series of posts to Calbirds about Lewis's Woodpeckers, Acorn Woodpeckers, and Pinyon Jays showing up in widespread ...
Thu, 22 Feb 2001 -- Dorothy Tobkin reports 4 ROCK SANDPIPERS at Laguna Point among Surfbirds and Black Turnstones on a big rock to the north about halfway from...
Sunday afternoon, Ron LeValley and I found the two LAPLAND LONGSPURS, the CHESTNUT-COLLARED LONGSPUR and two HORNED LARKS in the area near the monument...
Thu, 13 Nov 2003 -- Rather unusual for Lake Mendocino this afternoon was a single RED-THROATED LOON. It was hanging out just off the swimming area near the...
Thu, 6 Nov 2003 -- Today at 11:00 there were 7 AMERICAN WHITE PELICANS at Lake Mendocino sitting on a small island very near Coyote Dam. No binoculars needed....
Nov 15: Field trip to Clear Lake State Park with the Peregrine Chapter of the National Audubon Society. Inexperienced birdwatchers welcome. Bring binoculars...
Hi all, Went up to Lake Co. today since I am still well on the wrong side of 200 for the county. I also saw the Brown Pelican today at the small vacant lot...
Sat 11/1 - Today was a banner day on the coast for SNOW GEESE. On North Windy Hollow Rd at 0900 I had a group of 45 SNGO and six ROSS'S GEESE fly overhead....
Thu, 30 Oct 2003 -- At midday today there were 12 TUNDRA SWANS sitting in Barn Cove (=Hunters' Cove) at Lake Mendocino. They were visable at great distance...
The last time I was at the Buddahs (early spring 2003) I noticed quite a few chuckar in amongst the usual peafowl. This is the only time I had ever seen them...
Mendobirders, On 10-26-03 while unsuccessfully looking for the Long-billed Murrelet, there was a flock of about 20 Snow and 1 Ross' Goose flying around Laguna...
Greetings Mendobirders: The 2 adult Sandhill Cranes flew off at about 8 this morning. I just drove by the pond, however, and they have returned. Evidently...
Greetings Mendobirders: Late this morning Bob Keiffer and I found 2 adult SANDHILL CRANES at the UC Hopland Research and Extension Center. The birds are on...
Hi All, I birded the Pt Arena area today. What a beautiful windless day on the coast! At dawn I scanned the ocean for a few hours from the lighthouse road....
Sun, 26 Oct 2003 -- So far this fall the gull watching has been pretty slow at Lake Mendocino - there has been a virtual monoculture of California Gulls. This...
Mon, 20 Oct 2003 -- Dorothy Tobkin and Art Morely saw the murrelet again in the afternoon, and both believe that it is a LONG-BILLED MURRELET. It was in the...
Does anybody know if the murrelet was seen today? We're thinking of driving up tomorrow if it's still around. TIA. -- Joseph Morlan, Pacifica, CA 94044...
To all those Mendobirders who have been viewing the Long-billed Murrelet occurring off of Laguna Point. This is such a rare bird in California that it is...
Fri, 24 Oct 2003 -- The LONG-BILLED MURRELET first spotted at Laguna Point by Dorothy Tobkin on Monday was seen again yesterday by Janet Stein, myself, and...
Wed, 22 Oct 2003, 11:45 -- Jerry White refound the LONG-BILLED MURRELET reported Monday at Laguna Point. It was out a good distance to the NW from the second...
Dave and I saw a male Ring-necked Pheasant along the grassy road way of Hwy
128 at mile marker 1..10 along the Navarro River about 4:30 PM on Monday Oct
20,...
Mon, 20 Oct 2003, 11:00 -- Dorothy Tobkin found a bird this morning that may be a LONG-BILLED MURRELET. It was in the waters off the outer parking lot at...
Correction to my previous report. It was Jim Branston a retired Fish and Game Warden who 1st saw the bird. Jerry Whit [Non-text portions of this message have...
Mendobirders, On 10-18-03 I birded from Point Arena to Rockport. In the predawn darkness at 6:53 am I heard a Marbled Murrelet flying overhead where Hwy. 1...
Oct 16th, 2003 Al DeMartini reports that he heard two Barred Owls calling in Montgomery Woods State Park about 1:30 AM. He also heard a call note from a...
Thu, 16 Oct 2003 -- There is a report on the N.Calif.Birdbox today by Al DeMartini who found a RED-THROATED PIPIT among American Pipits at the Ukiah Sewage...
Tue, 14 Oct 2003 -- The TROPICAL KINGBIRD at Miner Hole Road N. of Point Arena was seen through the day up to 3:30 by several people: Jerry White, Dorothy...
