http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Mendobirds/ Mendobirds Sun, 07 Sep 2008 02:36:29 GMT catowhee http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Mendobirds/message/2809 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Mendobirds/message/2809 Borax Lake, Friday, September 5, 2008, 6:30 p.m.: 15 peeps, at least five (and probably all) were SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPERS. Mike Stanley Clearlake, CA Sun, 07 Sep 2008 00:05:51 GMT Dave Woodward http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Mendobirds/message/2808 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Mendobirds/message/2808 Three Whimbrels flew onto the island at the Kelsey Creek outlet about 3:45pm this afternoon. John Luther had the birds in view when I left about a half hour Sat, 06 Sep 2008 20:21:56 GMT white-jerry http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Mendobirds/message/2807 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Mendobirds/message/2807 Lots of birders out and about this morning in the county. At the Kelsey Creek Outlet, Baird's Sandpipers were seen, there were the continuing 2 Sanderlings, Sat, 06 Sep 2008 02:25:04 GMT white-jerry http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Mendobirds/message/2806 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Mendobirds/message/2806 Brad Barnwell found and photographed a Least Bittern at the outlet this morning. Jerry White [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Sat, 06 Sep 2008 00:35:40 GMT white-jerry http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Mendobirds/message/2805 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Mendobirds/message/2805 Dave Woodward and I were at the outlet for about an hour. Still present were 2 Sanderlings and the two American Avocets. New arrival; 2 Baird's Sandpipers. Fri, 05 Sep 2008 21:48:33 GMT matt coleman http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Mendobirds/message/2804 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Mendobirds/message/2804 The Big River Stewards program of the Mendocino Land Trust announces a bird survey training to be held at the Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens on Sunday, Fri, 05 Sep 2008 19:48:05 GMT white-jerry http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Mendobirds/message/2803 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Mendobirds/message/2803 Dave Woodward and I were at the outlet in the late afternoon, early evening yesterday. There was a group of small terns (11 at one point) roosting on the Fri, 05 Sep 2008 17:16:59 GMT Chuck & Barbara Vaughn http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Mendobirds/message/2802 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Mendobirds/message/2802 Greetings Mendobirders- I went out to the Ukiah Sewage Treatment Plant this morning and saw a juv BROWN PELICAN on the south pond. This is only the second Fri, 05 Sep 2008 16:00:53 GMT AlbionWood http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Mendobirds/message/2801 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Mendobirds/message/2801 A Solitary Sandpiper just visited our little backyard pond (about 20 feet across) on Middle Ridge, Albion. Bobbed his head a few hundred times, hopped around Thu, 04 Sep 2008 22:59:53 GMT George Chaniot http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Mendobirds/message/2800 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Mendobirds/message/2800 Thu, 04 Sep 2008 -- I made a survey of Lake Mendocino this morning. There were a few migrant waterfowl beginning to return: 2 AMERICAN WIGEON, 3 GADWALLS, 1 Thu, 04 Sep 2008 22:04:28 GMT grebeman2 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Mendobirds/message/2799 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Mendobirds/message/2799 I was at the outlet from about 1:00 to 1:30 pm. All the birds Todd Easterla saw were still there; 2 Marbled Godwits, a Sanderling, and a Wilson's Phalarope. I Thu, 04 Sep 2008 18:48:44 GMT JOHN STERLING http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Mendobirds/message/2798 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Mendobirds/message/2798 Just received a phone call from Todd Easterla who found two Semipalmated Sandpipers at Borax Lake, then a Sanderling and Marbled Godwits at the Kelsey Creek Wed, 03 Sep 2008 22:17:00 GMT Karen Havlena http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Mendobirds/message/2797 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Mendobirds/message/2797 Spaces are still available for the MCAS seabird trip on Sun, 14 September.  Please don't delay - we really want to see you out on the ocean with us! Tue, 02 Sep 2008 17:06:02 GMT Feather Forestwalker http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Mendobirds/message/2796 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Mendobirds/message/2796 A smallish flock has been seen feeding at bird feeders on West Street in Fort Bragg. The residents are private folk, but I witnessed several flying east and Mon, 01 Sep 2008 22:20:31 GMT Karen Havlena http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Mendobirds/message/2795 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Mendobirds/message/2795 Mon, 1 Sept 2008 --  This morning was calm on the coast after the blustery conditions yesterday. Westport Vol Fire Dept has done a great job of removing trash