Greetings Mendobirders, So far this year I've been up to Lake Mendocino three times and have yet to see a single LESSER SCAUP. GREATER SCAUP are easy to find...
Humboldt County bird summary Friday January 30 - Friday February 6 2004 Here is what's been reported over the last week. We are trying to get our local...
Yesterday (Sun Feb 28) I spent a little time birding the south Mendo coast. At 0900 "Al" the LAYSAN ALBATROSS in the harbor at Arena Cove. Scoping from the...
Hello, We are flying out from Washington DC to look for the "AL" the Laysan Albatross in Point Arena Cove from Feb 12-15. After hopefully seeing the...
Mendocino Coast Audubon has scheduled a spring Pelagic Trip for Sunday, May 16, 2004. To register now, send your check for $70.00 ($60.00 for MCAS members) to...
Greetings Mendobirders- There were 6 Tree Swallows over the permanent pasture at HREC earlier today. Those were the first I've seen this year. It was nice...
At Clam Beach just north of Arcata I saw a red gull yesterday. The gull was brown and looked just like the other gulls it was hanging out with, except it had...
Tue, 20 Jan 2004 -- At about 11:15 today I had a BURROWING OWL visible from the knoll above the pond on Burris Lane, Potter Valley. In 25+ years of visiting...
FYI PLEASE FORWARD THIS INFO TO THOSE YOU KNOW WHO MAY BE INTERESTED, THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING THE GEESE, Rick Hiser~Festival Coordinator 6th Annual ALEUTIAN...
Dear Mendobirders - Peggy and I had a fine, fun day along the Mendocino coast on Sunday January 25. Thanks to all who gave fine directions to the GRAY JAYS -...
Greetings Mendobirders: There was a Snow Goose on the south pond at the Ukiah Sewage Treatment Plant this morning. It flew over to the middle pond while I...
Hoping to be in Mendecino this weekend or next, to search for the Barred Owls, Rock Sandpiper and other rocky shorebirds, and to pay a visit to the Laysan...
Add three Black-shouldered Kites (with white tails) to the growing list of recent raptor sightings (9?) on Burris Lane. They were about a mile west of the...
Sat Jan 17 - Gary and Judy Maddox and I were able to refind the PRARIE FALCON in Potter Valley originally reported by George Chaniot several weeks ago. We...
Hello all: Kris Olson, Bob Lewis and I thought it would be fun to tackle a county big day again . . . . but where, and when? The 'where39; was settled when I...
Mendobirders, Early on 1-10-04 I drove to Potter Valley to look for Prairie Falcon. After the fog finally lifted I saw the Prairie Falcon that had been ...
Greetings Mendobirders- Someone is leaving seed out in the planters between Albertsons and Super Taco in the Pear Tree Center. There were hundreds of birds...
This morning after I took my son to school, two flocks of Canada Geese (mixed with some Cacklers and possible Aleutians) flew over the intersection at Oak and...
My husband & I were visiting your area from Half Moon Bay over New Year's and saw the white oystercatcher referred to in the 11/2 posting from Ron. We saw it...
Sun, 04 Jan 2004 -- Today I saw a PRAIRIE FALCON again along Pine Avenue in Potter Valley. This is probably the same bird that I saw five times in December....
Sat, 03 Jan 2004 -- Chuck Vaughn and I birded the Mendocino coast Saturday hoping to ring in the Ought-Four birding year with some nice finds. We covered many...
I am forwarding this from Susan Knopf: Gentlepeople, The City of Ukiah City Council will be meeting on Wednesday, January 7, 2004, at 6:30 p.m. Light...
Saturday, January 3, 2004 - Barbara Dolan, Geoff Heinecken, and I were thrilled to see the White-winged Dove this afternoon at 3:20 in Fort Bragg. The bird...
Greetings, Can anyone tell me where Davis Lake is in Mendocino County and how to get there? Thank you, Jim Lomax Solitary Birder from No Particular Place "Well...
Sat. 27, Dec. 2003 - Between 1615 - 1645 we (Austin B. and Jack) watched two peregrines stooping on starlings. They started within about 200 yards of us near...
Sunday, December 28, 2003 - The White-winged Dove continues to visit the backyard feeder in Fort Bragg. I saw it today briefly at 10:30 am. It flew from the...
Sat, 27 Dec 2003 -- This afternoon I had the pleasure of watching at close range a PEREGRINE FALCON working a flock of starlings near the cemetery on West...
Happy Holidays to all, I am in the middle of compiling the Mendocino fall report for North American Birds. I send the Mendocino records to the Middle...
Yesterday afternoon (Mon 12/22) I drove to Fort Bragg hoping to see the White-winged Dove that has recently been present at 475 S. Harold. When I arrived at...
Fri, 19 Dec 2003 -- After several misses, Dorothy Tobkin today confirmed a WHITE-WINGED DOVE which has been coming for several weeks to the feeder of Henri...