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Welcome to Mendobirds on Groups.io
Welcome! We hope the transfer from Yahoo Groups to Groups.io was seamless! Please post your bird observations, questions, resources here! Yahoo Groups is now obsolete. Explore the features of this gro
Welcome! We hope the transfer from Yahoo Groups to Groups.io was seamless! Please post your bird observations, questions, resources here! Yahoo Groups is now obsolete. Explore the features of this group and enjoy. Please post bird observations with the date, location, a description, and your name. Thanks! Ryan Keiffer Ukiah, MEN
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Welcome again and email delivery options
November 5, 2019 - Hi Mendobirders! Welcoming you again to the Mendobirds on Groups.io! If you feel like you're getting too many emails (or not enough),please check your email preferences. See the fol
November 5, 2019 - Hi Mendobirders! Welcoming you again to the Mendobirds on Groups.io! If you feel like you're getting too many emails (or not enough),please check your email preferences. See the following for email delivery options, but make changes via the "Subscription" tab on the menu. If you haven't utilized the website https://groups.io/g/Mendobirds yet, please do so! You can also post bird observations directly by emailing Mendobirds@groups.io Individual Messages You will receive each message in an individual email. Full Featured Digest Group up to 12 messages together as one email instead of being sent individually (rich formatting). Plain Digest Group up to 12 messages together as one email instead of being sent individually (plain formatting). Daily Summary A daily summary, delivered in the morning, of the group's messages from the previous day. Special Notices Only You will only receive special notices from the moderators. No Email You will receive no emails. Good birding, -- Ryan Keiffer Ukiah, CA MEN
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Ryan Keiffer
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Shearwaters
16 August 2022 - Just got a text from Richard Thornton, captain of the Kraken, reporting thousands of Shearwaters off Ten Mile beach, about two miles from shore. "There is bait everywhere and the Peli
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16 August 2022 - Just got a text from Richard Thornton, captain of the Kraken, reporting thousands of Shearwaters off Ten Mile beach, about two miles from shore. "There is bait everywhere and the Peli
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Tim Bray
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11 Aug. 2022. 7 Green Herons at Lake Mendocino (north boat ramp)
Today I birded Lake Mendocino. At the marshy area near the boat ramp at the north end, there were 5 Green Herons. There were 2 more on the south side. Another one flew into the area from the east. I a
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Today I birded Lake Mendocino. At the marshy area near the boat ramp at the north end, there were 5 Green Herons. There were 2 more on the south side. Another one flew into the area from the east. I a
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Dave Bengston
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Virgin Creek this morning
Hi all! The Semipalmated Sandpipers seem to have flown off. Killdeer and Least Sandpipers were present, as well as a single Greater Yellowlegs, near the creek and main part of the beach. There was a s
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Hi all! The Semipalmated Sandpipers seem to have flown off. Killdeer and Least Sandpipers were present, as well as a single Greater Yellowlegs, near the creek and main part of the beach. There was a s
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Lisa D. Walker, (Feather Forestwalker)
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Afternoon pelagic Sunday 18 Sept, and a book recommendation
The next afternoon pelagic seabirding trip from Noyo Harbor is scheduled for Sunday September 18. (Saturday the 17th is Coastal Cleanup Day.) Twenty people have already confirmed they can go, the mini
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The next afternoon pelagic seabirding trip from Noyo Harbor is scheduled for Sunday September 18. (Saturday the 17th is Coastal Cleanup Day.) Twenty people have already confirmed they can go, the mini
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Tim Bray
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South coast birds
6 August 2022 - We did a little birding down the coast this morning. The Garcia River estuary was full of shorebirds: hundreds of Least Sandpipers, with a sprinkling of Westerns, plus Dowitchers, Yell
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6 August 2022 - We did a little birding down the coast this morning. The Garcia River estuary was full of shorebirds: hundreds of Least Sandpipers, with a sprinkling of Westerns, plus Dowitchers, Yell
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Tim Bray
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Red-necked Phalaropes 2 messages
Sean McAllister is visiting and we are seeing around 800 Red-necked Phalaropes off Little River Headlands/ Van Damme Bay around the kelp beds . Charlene McAllister 707-832-2135 Little River, CA
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Sean McAllister is visiting and we are seeing around 800 Red-necked Phalaropes off Little River Headlands/ Van Damme Bay around the kelp beds . Charlene McAllister 707-832-2135 Little River, CA
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Charlene McAllister
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Afternoon pelagic report
We ended up with sixteen people on the Kraken last Sunday afternoon (7/31) and went to the upper Noyo Canyon, about nine miles out. It was a pleasant ride, with seas around 4 feet and no wind, but per
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We ended up with sixteen people on the Kraken last Sunday afternoon (7/31) and went to the upper Noyo Canyon, about nine miles out. It was a pleasant ride, with seas around 4 feet and no wind, but per
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Tim Bray
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8.1.22. Rose-breasted Grosbeak at my yard, Ukiah
Early this afternoon, a Rose-breasted Grosbeak landed in my yard next to a feeder. It stuck out immediately because all I could see were black and white markings at first. I could see no orange, brown
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Early this afternoon, a Rose-breasted Grosbeak landed in my yard next to a feeder. It stuck out immediately because all I could see were black and white markings at first. I could see no orange, brown
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Dave Bengston
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Another White Oystercatcher Chick
31 July 2022. We found another freshly hatched white BLOY chick this morning atop the same island that has been the birth site of several others in recent years. This pair is traditionally one of, if
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31 July 2022. We found another freshly hatched white BLOY chick this morning atop the same island that has been the birth site of several others in recent years. This pair is traditionally one of, if
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David Jensen
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Greenwood Beach Birding!! and Savannah sparrow question
My wife and I visit Mendocino every several years and I always enjoy the birding, but I have to work for the birds along the coast. Our last trip we visited Greenwood Beach (the “harbor” for Elk and W
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My wife and I visit Mendocino every several years and I always enjoy the birding, but I have to work for the birds along the coast. Our last trip we visited Greenwood Beach (the “harbor” for Elk and W
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Jim Chiropolos
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Sunday afternoon pelagic
We have enough people signed up to make the trip go this Sunday afternoon. If you'd like to join us, be at the Anchor Charters dock (at the bottom of the hill on North Harbor Drive) by 12:45 with $100
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We have enough people signed up to make the trip go this Sunday afternoon. If you'd like to join us, be at the Anchor Charters dock (at the bottom of the hill on North Harbor Drive) by 12:45 with $100
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Tim Bray
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Shorebird season
Several good shorebirds recently on the coast. On Monday we had two Wilson’s Phalarope on Virgin Creek with a Willet, Greater Legs, and the usual peeps. There was a Pec Sand for the weekend. A big gro
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Several good shorebirds recently on the coast. On Monday we had two Wilson’s Phalarope on Virgin Creek with a Willet, Greater Legs, and the usual peeps. There was a Pec Sand for the weekend. A big gro
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Roger Adamson
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South coast sightings and FW: Mendonoma Sightings: Pygmy Nuthatches in my birdhouse – you won’t believe how many are in there!
7/26/22 Anchor Bay Hi All, “My” Osprey chicks fledged exactly one week ago. The nest in Anchor Bay had two successful chicks. Lots of wheeling in the sky and calling. Diane Hichwa asked me if it was l
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7/26/22 Anchor Bay Hi All, “My” Osprey chicks fledged exactly one week ago. The nest in Anchor Bay had two successful chicks. Lots of wheeling in the sky and calling. Diane Hichwa asked me if it was l
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Afternoon pelagics
Anyone up for a short-notice afternoon trip out of Noyo Harbor this Sunday (July 31)? The marine forecast looks great, 4-foot seas and very little wind. If we get 12 people signed up we can take the K
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Anyone up for a short-notice afternoon trip out of Noyo Harbor this Sunday (July 31)? The marine forecast looks great, 4-foot seas and very little wind. If we get 12 people signed up we can take the K
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Tim Bray
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Purple Martins and White-throated Swift
Thu, 14 July 2022 — From about 8:00-9:00 this morning I watched two PURPLE MARTINS at the Pioneer Crossing Bridge over the Eel River north of Potter Valley. They were repeatedly entering a drain hole
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Thu, 14 July 2022 — From about 8:00-9:00 this morning I watched two PURPLE MARTINS at the Pioneer Crossing Bridge over the Eel River north of Potter Valley. They were repeatedly entering a drain hole
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George Chaniot
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Report from Anchor Bay
7/3/22 Hi All, The Osprey nest I watch through a spotting scope from my place in Anchor Bay has two healthy chicks. This morning I watched the mother feeding one chick while the other was exercising i
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7/3/22 Hi All, The Osprey nest I watch through a spotting scope from my place in Anchor Bay has two healthy chicks. This morning I watched the mother feeding one chick while the other was exercising i
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jackson_us
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Noyo fall pelagic 2 messages
I have reserved the Kraken for an offshore pelagic birding trip out of Noyo Harbor (Fort Bragg) on Sunday October 1, 2022. This will be an all-day expedition. Cost will be in the range of $175 - $185
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I have reserved the Kraken for an offshore pelagic birding trip out of Noyo Harbor (Fort Bragg) on Sunday October 1, 2022. This will be an all-day expedition. Cost will be in the range of $175 - $185
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Tim Bray
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Rose-breasted Grosbeak (not chaseable)
1 July 2022 - Middle Ridge, Albion An adult male Rose-breasted Grosbeak just stuffed himself with sunflower seeds at our feeder, then disappeared. I think this is the third such bird we have had visit
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1 July 2022 - Middle Ridge, Albion An adult male Rose-breasted Grosbeak just stuffed himself with sunflower seeds at our feeder, then disappeared. I think this is the third such bird we have had visit
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Tim Bray
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