Mendobirders- eBird servers need to be taken offline for maintenance and will be unavailable starting 8am ET on 17 November until 8am ET on 19 November. Other affected services include: eBird APIs, Bi

Greetings Mendobirders- Visiting birder Alex Merritt found and photographed a Cassin's Sparrow on Big River at 0715 this morning. The bird was in the vegetation between the river and the road east of

Closed "until science and Covid numbers allow us to reopen" i.e. For the foreseeable future!

Greetings Mendobirders- This evening Barbara and I have watched an adult Black-chinned Hummingbird visit our feeders a number of times. I believe that this is the county's first summer record of this

Greetings Mendobirders- Barbara and I watched an adult male Costa's Hummingbird visit our feeders a number of times late this afternoon. We have not seen it since it started to rain here at 5:30. Chuc

Eighth count record going back to 1966. Interesting that 3 of them have been from Pt Cabrillo. Indeed, thank you to Sarah Grimes!

Greetings Mendobirders- Barbara and I just watched an adult male Hooded Oriole feeding on apples in our backyard. This is the first of the year in our yard. Chuck

Greetings Mendobirders- Earlier this morning I saw a female-type Summer Tanager in Riverside Park. The bird was feeding in privets by the house at the main gate. It worked through the oaks towards the

Greetings Mendobirders- There was a Swamp Sparrow along the north fenceline at the Ukiah Wastewater Treatment Plant earlier this morning. It appeared to be an adult in crisp basic plumage. I first saw

I should have added adult "female" to the first sentence. I have been so shaken by being PSPSed on by PGE since Saturday evening that I am unable to think straight. Greetings Mendobirders- We have see

Greetings Mendobirders- We have seen an adult YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER feeding on apples in our yard the past 2 mornings (a decided preference for Fujis). It was almost exactly a year ago (11/02/18) t

Greetings Mendobirders- On Friday, Oct 18, George Gibbs saw and photographed a RED-NECKED GREBE at the Ukiah Wastewater Treatment Plant. The bird was still there this morning, moving up and down the m

Greetings Mendobirders- Earlier this morning George Gibbs and I found a BOBOLINK at the Ukiah WWTP. The bird was on the inner weedy edge of the S levee on the S pond. It flew across the S pond to the

Greetings Mendobirders- There have been 2 recent cancellations for the Saturday, Sept 14 pelagic birding trip out of Noyo Harbor so we have 2 open spots. I have pasted the original details below. The

Greetings Mendobirders- Earlier this morning I saw 5 White-faced Ibis at the Ukiah Wastewater Treatment Plant. There was also a way-out-of season Canvasback on one of the levees. The checklist and som

Greetings Mendobirders- There will be a pelagic birding trip out of Noyo Harbor on Saturday, Sept 14. We have chartered the Telstar for a ten-hour trip (7am-5pm). Leaders will be Ron LeValley, Rob Fow

Greetings Mendobirders- I visited the Ukiah WWTP plant this morning and had the opportunity to talk to the staff out there. They tell me that the major construction is nearly finished. They expect the

Greetings Mendobirders- This morning I saw 5 Marbled Godwits as they flew south at the Riverside Park. The birds were quite low, flying into a stiff south wind, and appeared to be heading to the small

Greetings Mendobirders- This morning there were 2 American Avocets on the E edge of the sludge lagoon at the Ukiah Wastewater Treatment Plant. They have successfully bred out there 3 of the last 4 yea

The Ukiah Wastewater Treatment Plant construction is ongoing. We are advised to visit only on weekends between 7 and 3 and to be sure to check in at the main office. It is likely that the construction