4 February 2022 We assembled just enough people to make a 3-hour pelagic birding trip this morning. We got about 5-6 miles offshore, as far as the upper end of Noyo Canyon. Most

Mary Rose, You mean you saw *a* Sapsucker near the Purple Rose? It wasn't 'the' sapsucker, as there are sapsuckers all over the place right now. Mostly Red-breasted, though on occasion we will see

Feather, I saw the sapsucker at the Purple Rose Nature Preserve (that little patch in the northwest corner of their parking lot) yesterday. Mary Rose [Kent]

Crows travel in large groups on their way to roost. We observed around 1,250 streaming in to roost one evening here in the Bay Area. The biggest single "clump" in the stream was around 50

Hi folks, A few days ago I saw a flock of crows or ravens in the distance over Holmes Ranch here in the Anderson Valley. I couldn’t tell if they were either of those species. Do either or both

Good afternoon! This morning before the winds got too crazy, I decided to visit Rose Memorial Garden to search for the Tennessee and Nashville Warblers (no-shows) and the Yellow-bellied Sapsucker

Good Morning Mike - What fun! Hull Mountain is one of my favorite places! Kitty Norris

Monday 31 January 2022 Dear fellow birders, I went for a drive up as far as I could go up Hull Mountain yesterday with my daughter Alexandria where we were stopped by too much snow on the road. There

Marine forecast continues to look good for Friday, in spite of the big swell and wind coming in the next couple of days. By Friday morning it is predicted to be back down to 4-5

Hi all.... Birded with Kevin Giusti and Shannon Underhill up at the Vista Pt S of Bruhel Point. The hybrid AM/BLOY was still present, making this day five (that we know of for sure). Hermit

This is our fifth winter here in Brooktrails and although our yard bird numbers and spices count are low during the past we have had increasing numbers of Varied Thrush. At their peek last year we

The marine forecast for next Friday (Feb. 4) looks nice, and if I can get a boat, I am hoping to pull together enough people to do a half-day pelagic seabirding trip out to the Noyo Canyon.

Hi all, I got much better photos this morning of the hybrid AMOY/BLOY. I also changed my location since Bruhel Pt itself is about a quarter of a mile north of the Vista Point itself. Here is my

Rob Fowler reports that the CBRC secretary ranked it at a 32, which seems better for PURE American. More to come on this one, for sure Forestwalker)" <feather@...>

JEHL Scale analysis from Lucas Corneliussen says 22 - which puts it smack dab in the middle for a hybrid, much as the Monterey bird from last year, which he also thinks is the same bird. wrote: a

I was looking at the same photos as well as some from an article about the same bird (Jan 2021, Monterey) and wondered the same thing - could this be the same bird??? Thanks for bringing that

Looking through old records of hybrid AMOY/BLOY in California. There is a bird photographed last year on the Monterey peninsula that VERY closely resembles the Mendocino Co bird. I am betting it is

My eBird list with photos of the Oystercatcher is here: https://ebird.org/checklist/S101555817 Roger

My checklist with photos is here: https://ebird.org/checklist/S101549867 It is being evaluated via Jehl Scale through Lucas Corneliussen per Rob Fowler. I have sent in photos Bird was first

The possible American Oystercatcher is still present near Bruhel Point. Park at the “Vista Point” parking (mile 74.09) and the bird is with about 20 BLOY on the rocks below. The discussion will