Monday, April 30, 2001, I just watched one (maybe two, male Lawrence's Goldfinches with a large feeding flock (about 40 birds) of Lesser Goldfinches. They can easily be seen from University Road east

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 ba

Saturday, July 14th, Dorothy Tobkin (Toby) reports seeing an immature male American Redstart towards the end of Miner Hole Road north of Point Arena. Robert J. Keiffer Principal Supt. of Agriculture U

Sun 30 Sept. Greg and Adam Giusti report seeing 6 Clark's Nurcrackers and 1 American Dipper just on the Mendocino County side in Hull Creek drainage which is just north of Hull Mountain. Robert J. Kei

Friday, 10:30 AM, one and maybe two Horned Lark(s) flushed from a dirt road at the 3000' level at the UC Hopland Research & Extension Center. This species is very rare in inland Mendocino County. Robe

Monday, December 24, A winter plumage Harris's Sparrow was identified by Cheryl Heinecken at their feeder at Fern Canyon Drive/Fern Canyon Way south of Talmage. Geoff says the bird has been there for

Wednesday, 26 Dec. 2001, Brian Dick of Covelo reports that there are four assumed Tundra Swans at the old LP Mill site on the north end of Round Valley. This may be the first report on file for swans

Friday 25 January - Emily Turula reports a probable Slate-colored Junco coming to her feeder in her backyard. Emily is 90% sure that it is a slate-colored rather than a dull dark-eyed, and she is hopi

Tuesday, 5th February, one GR. WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE was seen between Ukiah and Hopland along the Hwy. 101. This bird has been there for at least two weeks and hangs out with a large group of Mallards t

Tuesday, 26 Feb, I just got off the phone with the Calif. State Parks - Mendocino District Headquarters, and their biologist prefers that this recent observation of Barred Owls NOT, I repeat, NOT plac

Sunday, 3 March 2002, Observed one male Peregrine Falcon diving numerous times at a Common Raven that had landed on the rock face on the north side of the Squaw Rock (directly across from the large pu

Wednesday, 08 May, Lawrence's Goldfinches have been showing up at the UC Hopland Research & Extension Center for about one week now...but in scattered areas. This afternoon between 2:00 and 2:30 PM I

The June 2, 2002, pelagic trip out of Noyo Harbor as coordinated by "Toby" and the Mendocino Coast Audubon Chapter was a smashing success. We had a full boat and about fifteen other folks were apparen

Wednesday, 18 July 2002, I had one winter wren show up at the UC Hopland Research & Extension Center. I believe this to be an early bird in migration. Even though common within the habitats of maritim

Friday, 16 August 2002, Debra Shearwater reported to me the she, Guy MacKaskie, and Michael San Miguel observed a Manx Shearwater, 2 Tufted Puffins (fly by), and an Arctic Tern, all from Glass Beach (

Robert J. Keiffer Principal Supt. of Agriculture UC Hopland Research & Extension Center 4070 University Road Hopland, CA 95449 (707) 744-1424 FAX (707) 744-1040 HREC website: http://danrrec.ucdavis.ed

Sunday 01 Sept. 2002, Spent Saturday Night and Sunday morning at Spruce Grove. Present were a pair of White-headed Woodpeckers coming in to roost in a large snag, 1 Lewis's Woodpecker (a total surpris

Mendo birders, On Sept 15 and 16 Gjon Hazard, John Luther, and myself birded coastal Mendocino County. We have nothing to report on the 15th. On the 16th, we had an immature Black-crowned Night-Heron

Saturday 21 Sept 2002, Last Saturday's pelagic birding trip, coordinated by the Mendo Coast Audubon Chapter, was another unique excursion onto ocean waters. Overall the water was rather calm compared

11 Nov 2002 - I received this message from Richard Gage. If somebody re finds this bird please call me at 707-744-1160 (hm) or 707-391-8190 (cell) or 707-744-1424 (wk). please! I got a good look at a