Wed, 6 Jun 2001 -- At about 11:00 this morning Dorothy Tobkin had a singing, 1st-year male AMERICAN REDSTART at Lake Cleone. It was about 1/2 mi from the parking lot past where the boardwalk crosses

I'm sorry to report that on Sunday, June3 Cheryl and Geoff Heineken and I toured the USTP ponds and discovered that, although both AMERICAN AVOCETS were present, the nest has disappeared. There was

Saturday 2 June 2001 Bob Keiffer, Mike Webster, and Becky Webster, traveled from Potter Valley to Lake Pillsbury to Boardman Ridge to Hull Mountain to Spruce Grove to Etsel Ridge to Black Butte and

Sun, 3 Jun 2001 -- Today Dorothy Tobkin birded along Mountain House Road between Yorkville and Hopland and found RUFOUS-CROWNED SPARROWS and GRASSHOPPER SPARROWS at several locations. She also saw an

Greetings all. I'm very happy to report that our AMERICAN AVOCET couple that has been at the USTP since May 26 has decided to start a family! This morning, June 1, I dropped by the USTP to see if

Geoff & Cheryl Heineken & Vishnu easily located the pair of American Avocets on the north shore of the north USTP pond and observed and photographed them from 2:30 - 4:00pm today, Tuesday 5/29. No

I just pulled in my driveway to see this: A Red-shouldered Hawk, sitting atop a pole, looking down and searching the ground, dozens of scared bird sounds coming from every direction. And this:

Took a break from work this morning (Tuesday May 29) at 0800 and ran over to the USTP to see if the avocets were still there. It only took a few seconds of scoping to find the two AMERICAN AVOCETS

May 27th, while taking a rather long leisurely walk with a friend, I spotted a male DARK-EYED JUNCO sitting on the top of a pine in the Leisure Time RV Park off Highway 20 near Fort Bragg. As we

Some friends (including Ollie Kolkmann, Stan Snyder, Dave & Ruth Wiebe, Myron Widmer, and Larry Siemens) and I spent Memorial Day weekend birding the Mendo coast. George Chaniot already posted a

At 9:35pm May 25 a FLAMMULATED OWL was heard calling on Rd. M-3, 0.15 mi. west of the spur road to West Crockett Trailhead on the north side of Snow Mtn. There is a large drainpipe on the south side

Sun, 27 May 2001 -- Today Dorothy Tobkin had three groups of WHITE-FACED IBISES flying in the vicinity of Ten Mile River estuary. Flocks of 11, 30, and 20 were variously going W, N, and E. She also

Sun, 27 May 2001 -- About 12:15 Jan and I saw three LAWRENCE'S GOLDFINCHES on Burris Lane in Potter Valley. A male and two females were feeding with a group of five Lesser Goldfinches in the weeds

Sat, 26 May 2001 -- The AMERICAN AVOCETS that Chuck Vaughn found this morning at the Ukiah Sewage Treatment Plant were still there at 10:30 in the same place on the north pond. Matthew

I just spoke with Dave Woodward who is at Summit Springs. Last night he also had a Flammulated Owl -on the north side of Snow. He will be trying for the Gray Flycatcher tomorrow morning.

On Friday there was a fly by Northern Goshawk at Summit Springs (the trailhead to the wilderness on the south side of Snow). On Friday night at about 10:30 there was a calling Flammulated Owl on road

Are those Common Murres standing on top, peguin-like?

Greetings Mendo and Lake birders- This am at about 815 I watched a pair (m,f) of American Avocets land on the N pond at the USTP. The birds were on the W side of the pond where there is lots of

Dave Woodward refound one of the Black Terns on the lake out from Rodman Slough. See the previous message for details on location. He said the best viewing site was from the west end of the

This morning in Lake County I found a very vocal adult male Great-tailed Grackle. The bird was in Library Park in Lakeport and was first seen about 10:30 am. I last saw the bird at about 3:30 PM. I