Thu, 8 Feb 2001 -- At about 11:00 today I saw a single male CASSIN'S FINCH at about 1000 feet elevation. It was in a short-grazed pasture along a little-known private road near the quarry on Potter

I was already a member of Yahoo groups, so sign-up was easy. Thanks to George Chaniot for the work it took to set this up. I always felt a little constrained on the other boards; they seemed more

Sat, 10 Feb 2001 -- Today I dodged between storms to go out to Lake Mendocino and peer into most every corner. The lake is still very low, standing at 723.1' above sea level, up only slightly from

I was at the north boat ramp at about 11 AM Sat and think there were a couple of dozen Mallards in and around the floating docks and poles. Today it is snowing pretty good so it may not be very

Today in Lake County there were 2 adult Greater White-fronted Geese at Keeling Park in Nice (Lakeshore Blvd). An adult male Barrow's Goldeneye was seen from about mile post 16.57 hiway 20 just west

Today in Lake County there were 2 adult Greater White-fronted Geese at Keeling Park in Nice (Lakeshore Blvd). An adult male Barrow's Goldeneye was seen from about mile post 16.57 hiway 20 just west

Greetings: At 730 today Cory Simerson found a very weak Black-legged Kittiwake in the snow at the headquarters of the UC Hopland Research and Extension Center. The bird was found at about 800'

Late Monday afternoon 2/12/01 a pair of immature bald eagles were observed diving for fish in the water just east of the large parking lot at the south boat ramp at Lake Mendocino. I watched from a

Correction! I saw a white tailed kite not a black shouldered one. (One of these days I'll get a new book.) Vishnu

Sat, 17 Feb 2001 -- As of today two male TUFTED DUCKS continue to be seen in the north end of Lake Mendocino. In Potter Valley seven MOUNTAIN BLUEBIRDS can still be found at the end of the county

The GREATER SANDPLOVER was first seen at about 10:30 AM yesterday by Nikki and I and about 30 of our closest friends (at least we all became great friends after it was found). The bird was discovered

Greetings- I made it out to the Ukiah sewage treatment plant oxidation ponds this am between storms. With all of the recent rain, the ponds are finally getting some serious water. Among the usual

The same book (2nd ed Nat. Geo.) that bade me call a white-tailed kite a black-shouldered one earlier this week does not list a Greater Sandplover. It does list Greater Golden-Plover. Is this verily

Sun, 18 Feb 2001 -- Dorothy Tobkin reports the following from the south Mendocino coast area: a PRAIRIE FALCON at about milemarker 30 on Hwy 1, and 2 FERRUGINOUS HAWKS in about the same area. A

Greater Sandplover is not mentioned in NGS 2nd ed or 3rd ed for that matter. It is my understanding that this may be the first North American record for this Eurasian species. The scientic (latin)

On 6 Jan 2001 Chuck Vaughn, Matthew Matthiessen, and I saw a group of 12 Aleutian Canada Geese on the Garcia River bottoms near Point Arena along with larger Canada Geese, Greater White-fronted Geese,

I have this in my Collins Pocket Guide to Birds of Britain and Europe, as well as the Petersen's Guide to Birds of Britain and Europe. I looked in my Sibley's Guide to Birds as well as all three

Hello All: Here is my attempt to clarify information on this bird. Yes this is the first record of this bird in No. America, hence it does not appear and is not mentioned in any American Field Guide

Mendocino County Birders: Regarding the fine points already provided by Richard Irvin on the Greater Sandplover, I would like to point out Joe Morlan's site

There is a Black-legged Kittiwake on the beach at Van Damme. It is located on the west end of the beach where the trail goes up to Peterson Lane. The bird is badly oiled, but only on it's tail