Wed, 22 Sept 2010 -- At Usal Camp, five AMERICAN AVOCETS were watched by Chuck Vaughn, George Chaniot and myself, floating/swimming just beyond the small, breaking waves at Usal Camp beach.  None

21 September 2010 - Here at the UC-Hopland Research & Extension Center, yesterday two staff employees independently observed a Golden Eagle (common residents at HREC) on the ground adjacent to a

20 September 2010 - It was just reported to me by one of UC-HREC's staff that a roadrunner was observed in chaparral habitat at the top elevation of the UC- Hopland Research & Extension Center. I am

Hi all, Below is the ebird report for yesterdays pelagic sponsored by Mendocino Coast Audubon aboard the "Telstar." Leaders were Bob Keiffer, John Sterling, and myself, Rob Fowler. Thanks to all the

Yesterday I drove around Clear Lake with Doug Weidemann. At Borax Lake we saw two early male EURASIAN WIGEONS, a juvenile BAIRD'S SANDPIPER and a juvenile PECTORAL SANDPIPER. Near the north end of

Sat, 18 Sep 2010 -- Chuck Vaughn & Jerry White also saw an AMERICAN DIPPER west of the Wages Creek bridge (N Westport) this morning.  They said that the Dipper was eating a large larva.  This

Sat Sep 18, 2010--Jerry White and Chuck Vaughn ask me to post a NORTHERN WATERTHUSH when I post the Sage Thrasher. I forgot!! They found the bird at Usal in the creek south of the coastal

Sat Sep 18, 2010--This morning I found a SAGE THRASHER at the Little River Airport at the west end. A large group of birders failed to refind the bird this afternoon. If you want to try, locate the

Hello All, I am forwarding this email from a friend in Sonoma county. Her directions are for coming from the south, so Mendocino folks, coming from the north, will have to drive to Healdsburg,

17 Sep 2010 Caspar Jerry White found a YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRD at the Caspar pond this afternoon at 4:45p. He added that the bird flew off with the blackbird flock. Good Birding, Rich Trissel for

Fri Sep 17, 2010--A little after noon today there was a BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER at the north entrance to Virgin Creek. It was with a small Chickadee flock. There were two AMERICAN WIGEON (first of

16 September 2010 - This morning at 10:30 AM I was surprised to see a large swift banking in front of my vehicle at eye level here at the UC-Hopland Research & Extension Center. My knee-jerk

Just before dawn on Wednesday morning at Usal a SPOTTED OWL called several times, and then just before sunrise there was a calling Northern Pygmy-Owl. Jerry White

That might be because it is a Pectoral Sandpiper. Jim Lomax

Just added a photo of this bird to the folder "Albion Birds" on this Group's page, in case anyone wants to see the color variation I was talking about. If you were looking at this bird with Sibley's

Wed, 15 Sept 2010 -- Jim Havlena & I also birded Usal this AM, where we talked with Jerry White & Chuck Vaughn.  I spotted a LONG-BILLED CURLEW flying over the beach, that Jerry said was a 1st for

Greetings Mendobirders- Jerry White and I birded the Usal Beach campground this morning. It was very quiet early, but at 930 we found a large mixed flock in the area of the pay station which we

Tue, 14 Sept 2010 -- A RED-NECKED GREBE was with the Scoter flock off the north end of the Haul Rd at Ward Ave, Cleone, this morning.  Along the still backed-up Ten Mile River, I saw 7 COMMON

Apologies to you all--the "evening" grosbeak is a black-headed grosbeak. I got my names mixed up. Jerry has been here and it was nice to meet him. Henri

An evening grosbeak was in our bird feeder this afternoon, also flocks of Amer. goldfinches, pine siskins, chickadees, plus a (probably) downy woodpecker on the trunk of the apple tree. Henri