Greetings Mendobirders- Barbara and I had a male Calliope Hummingbird visiting our feeders just NE of Ukiah from mid-afternoon through late this evening at 20-25 minute intervals. If it continues tomo

Greetings Mendobirders- Steve Stump found 3 AMERICAN AVOCETS on the sludge pond at the Ukiah Wastewater Treatment Plant late this morning. This is the square pond that is lined with cat tails and is j

Greetings Mendobirders- This morning there was a SOLITARY SANDPIPER on the eastern-most of the vernal pools in the old pear orchard just north of the UWTP oxidation ponds. This pool is best observed b

Hear Hear! I could not agree more with Bob's suggestion. On another yahoogroups birders list, Calbirds, it is very clearly stated that: "A signature is required at the end of every message and must co

Greetings Mendobirders- The wintering SWAMP SPARROW continues at the Ukiah Wastewater Treatment Plant. I saw it twice early this morning in the area of the sludge dredge, both going to and returning f

Greetings Mendobirders- I was able to get out to the Ukiah Wastewater Treatment Plant late this morning, after the rain, for some birding. Of local interest were the continuing SWAMP SPARROW and a ROS

Greetings Mendobirders- I spent most of today birding along the coast. I saw a number of birds of local interest, and most (all?) had been reported by previous observers. I started in Fort Bragg quite

Greetings Mendobirders- With all due respect to Jerry White's staggering and never-to-be duplicated achievement with his Big Year birding effort, I hope that anyone seeing any of the birds on Bob's li

Greetings Mendobirders- This morning I saw a SWAMP SPARROW at the UWTP. The bird was in the northern end of the weedy ditch between the sludge pond and the south oxidation pond. This may well be the s

Greetings Mendobirders- Jerry White asked that I post some birds of local interest that he found around Hunter's Lagoon this morning. At the small stock pond on the south side of Stoneboro Road was a

Greetings Mendobirders- This morning I watched a juvenile male YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER feeding in the ornamental trees around the office area at the Ukiah Wastewater Treatment Plant. The bird was ver

Greetings Mendobirders- Jerry White just phoned to report a single LAPLAND LONGSPUR at the Mendocino Headlands shortly after noon. Jerry said it was raining and cold, and he did not know if the bird w

Greetings Mendobirders- Barbara and I had an adult male COSTA'S HUMMINGBIRD visiting our feeders this evening between 5:15 and 6:45. It gets later sooner now, so I don't know if he is still around. It

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 follow

Greetings Mendobirders- Jerry White saw a female INDIGO BUNTING at about 10 am today. The bird was off of Rd 500B/Brewery Gulch Dr just south of Mendocino, and about 50 yards west of Hwy 1. It was in

Greetings Mendobirders- Jerry White reports that the AMERICAN AVOCET continued at the UWTP oxidation ponds this morning. It was there yesterday morning as well, and there was also a juvenile PECTORAL

Greetings Mendobirders- I birded the Ukiah Wastewater Treatment Plant this morning. I could not refind the 3 White-faced Ibis that Steve Stump reported yesterday. However, I did find a juv SEMIPALMATE

Greetings Mendobirders- Steve Stump reports that there were 3 WHITE-FACED IBIS at the Ukiah Wastewater Treatment Plant oxidation ponds at 1 pm today (5 minutes ago). The birds were on the dike borderi

Greetings Mendobirders- Barbara and I met Cheryl Watson and Geoff Heinecken at the Ukiah Wastewater Treatment Plant this morning for some birding around the oxidation ponds. There were some birds of l

Greetings Mendobirders- Ruth Rudesill of Sonoma County reports that the male INDIGO BUNTING continued along Commiskey Station Road yesterday (July 10). Ruth also saw a female INDIGO BUNTING in the sam