Yes, Al the Laysan looks to have a broken right foot. But Al is coping. Yesterday Al was seen in the water off the Point Arena pier. A surfer swam out with some bait for Al and the bird negotiated its

The last time Al, the Laysan Albatross, has been seen in the waters off the Point Arena Cove is Friday, March 16th. Al's injured leg appears to have healed so we have hopes this famous bird will conti

wrote: Hi Quince, Check out the Eurasian Collared-Dove in your book. It's an Old World Species that is rapidly spreading across the US. It has reached California and a small flock is residing in the M

We have a pair of Varied Thrushes still in the Anchor Bay area. One of my expert birding friends says it is very late for them to still be here. Do you know if this is at all unusual? Maybe they are e

Hi All. A female Black-headed Grosbeak showed up at my feeder last week here in Anchor Bay. She "posed" for me and I have posted the picture. She was joined by a male the following day. Exciting! Jean

I tried to put my photo of the Black-headed Grosbeak into a folder entitled Anchor Bay Sightings but I must've done something wront. You can find it in the Redwood Valley rd folder. I'm new at this as

It was just reported to me by birder Connie Shimbor that an adult Bald Eagle was seen last Saturday, Dec. 22nd. flying over and around the mouth of the Gualala River. Connie says it was seen by many p

Hi Birders, Linda Bostwick and Mel Smith of Point Arena reported to me that they saw 400 to 500 Brandts just off the coast and headed north this morning. I queried Rich Kuehn and he said it would be V

Hi Birders, Linda Bostwick of Point Arena reported to me that on Monday she heard and then saw Violet-green Swallows from her home. Also, as of Monday, Al the Laysan Albatross was still in the waters

Al hasn't been seen for a while. Point Arena's famous visitor may be gone. On a happier note, Ospreys have returned to our road in Anchor Bay where they have successfully nested for more than twelve y

Hi All, Yesterday my husband, Rick, spotted a male Am. Goldfinch. We put out the thistle feeder and this afternoon six, male and female, were at the feeder. Yea! Jeanne Jackson, Anchor Bay

For Bob, the date is 3/27! Yesterday a huge group of Pine Siskins arrived. At one point over thirty of them were clinging to our thistle feeder. Another visitor arrived to join the noisy party - a mal

Hi All, Barbara Pratt reported to me that Al was seen yesterday morning, Saturday Nov. 23rd, off the Point Arena Pier. I've attached the picture she sent me. Good news, yes?! Jeanne Jackson

Hi All, Mel Smith was at the Point Arena Pier this Monday the 23rd when he saw Al, the Laysan Albatross, swim over to a surfer and then vocalizing. Al then lifted off at 5:26 pm, flying west. As of ye

Hi All, Today, Saturday May 2nd, a flock of over 100 Brown Pelicans was seen by Cheryl Faconti flying over Gualala Point Island headed north. They were followed by several smaller flocks. As she put i

HI All, I just received a report from Chris Skyhawk who is from the Albion area. He and his family were out for a walk at the Navarro River Beach on Sunday 12/6. Chris wrote, "I ran into nature photog

Betty Bailey took the walk that Dave Jensen mentioned on the Stornetta Lands last weekend. She got a photo of the albino Rock Pigeon and has given me permission to post it here. She also said Dave was

Hi All, In Tom Stienstra's column in the SF Chronicle yesterday it was reported that Brown Pelicans have been seen migrating NORTH. The speculation is the herring that drew the Sea Lions to Oregon is

3/3/10 Chris Skyhawk just sent me his sighting of a BALD EAGLE on Wednesday, March 3rd. He wrote, "I saw one over the hills here in Albion. We were going to town around 11 AM and about to drop down th

Monday 3/15/10 - I'm happy to report that Al, the Laysan Albatross, is still in the waters of Point Arena Cove late this afternoon. After reading Bob's query I asked Mel Smith to take a look and he ca