Will be in your area later this week, and wondering if there have been recent sightings of the Albatross at Point Arena or of Rock Sandpiper along the coast. Thank you for any information you can

Hello all, Charlene and I joined Karen Havlena and later Rich Hubacek in searching for the orioles at Rose Memorial Park in Fort Bragg this afternoon. I photographed three individuals, one an imm.

This morning at 9:20 - 9:30, two Evening Grosbeaks came to feed at my platform feeder. I think that they are immature males. They are all yellow, including the head, which is just starting to turn

Fri, 28 Jan 2011 --  Late this morning, I saw a sub-adult male YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRD in Fort Bragg at the top of a Banksia tree at Rose Memorial Park.  I also saw at least three orioles at various

Hello birders. Today Chuck Vaughn and I enjoyed a very warm and still day on the south-central Mendocino coast. Our first stop, at Pt Arena Cove failed to yield Al the Albatross; floating birds

This morning on Save Our Shorebirds survey at 8:35 a.m., David Wolf spotted a pair of Peregrine Falcons at Glass Beach on the sea stack covered with vegetation just west of the main beach. It's

One never knows what they will see at Dolphin Isle on the Noyo - harlequin duck, black crowned night herons, deer swimming and now a river otter vs. western grebe. Here's a link

A month or so ago I reported a Northern Harrier attacking American Coots at Lake Cleone. At first I thought that the juvinile female hawk was possibly considering the coots as prey animals with

Sun, 19-23 Jan 2011 -- For two weeks I have been trying to be sure of a NASHVILLE WARBLER that has briefly come into the few shrubs in our yard several times.  Finally, I heard a soft, bright chip

This morning saw the following birds in our Ft. Bragg backyard (4 feeders/3 birdbaths) in 1-1/2 hours. Henri 2 Mourning doves Eurasian Collared dove 1 Ruby crowned kinglet 1 Black phoebe 2 Chestnut

Hi All, a pair of Evening Grosbeaks in our backyard this afternoon, for about 15 minutes, up in the poplar and then down in the apple tree. Male bright yellow on belly, sides, & supercilium, pale

Thu Jan 20, 2010-- I was able to find the single ROCK SANDPIPER today at Laguna Point during hightide. I've heard that others have found the usual rock at Laguna Point empty of shorebirds recently

Tue, 18 Jan 2011 -- Chuck Vaughn, Jerry White and myself birded Rose Memorial Park in Fort Bragg, and we found three BULLOCK'S ORIOLES frequenting the Banksia trees, tall cypress and smaller pines in

Saw a raft of about 75 to 100 COMMON MURRES northeast of Bird Rock yesterday. I'll bet many of these birds were fledged on Bird Rock and learned to fish in Agate Cove so it was a bit of a home coming

Yesterday 3:45 pm (Jan 17th) the female RED-NAPED SAPSUCKER was feeding on apples in the apple orchard just past the white house and then moved across the road to the walnut trees.

Hello all. Today Melanie Mancuso and I decided to visit the Mendocino coast for the afternoon. Our first interesting bird of the day was a NORTHERN PYGMY-OWL along Highway 253, sitting on the

At 11:00 am this morning a male BARROWS GOLENEYE was under the dock at Pine Dell. This may be the same bird that was photographed recently.

On Saturday, I went over to Lake County to do the organized BLM hike on the Redbud Trail. When we got to the end (in the Wilderness Area) there was one immature Bald Eagle. On the hike back, near

Posting for the Snow Goose Festival: Experience the Wonders of the Pacific Flyway at the 2011 Snow Goose Festival, January 27-30, Chico, California. Birders and outdoor enthusiasts of all skills

Berkstoffer pond - Talmage. Yesterday in late afternoon I watched seven hooded Mergansers doing their mating dance. They raise theire heads, then shake them side to side, then rear back with their