Date: 4/18/24 6:07 pm From: Lisa D. Walker, (Feather Forestwalker) via groups.io <feather...> Subject: [Mendobirds] Long-tailed Duck continues, Virgin Creek
Hi, all,
The Long-tailed Duck in Virgin Creek continues. She's doing well in
spite of being in the middle of a bad molt; she was having a hard time
flying last time I saw her, but she is holding her own and sticking
close to the Johnston House. Some friends and I caught a distant glimpse
of her as she rested on the creek bank this morning, east of the bridge.
Date: 4/13/24 11:54 am From: Jessica Morton <jessica...> Subject: [Mendobirds] Cedar Waxwing flock
Seen at 459 S. McPherson, just off Chestnut, from 11:15 ongoing through noon (I was transfixed) in bare tree & on powerline 75+ Cedar Waxwings facing east and/or preening in the cold wind.
Date: 4/11/24 4:19 pm From: Jackie Wollenberg <jwoll...> Subject: Re: [Mendobirds] Orchard Oriole at Sunset Way and Ocean Drive
I’m slipping in to tell youallthat we’re having a memorial potluck dinner at Caspar CC to celebrate the generous life of a great birder, Art Morley. 6:00 this Saturday. Please join us.. Music by Mike Wollenberg, lynn and Bing.
> On Apr 9, 2024, at 6:03 PM, Peter Pyle <ppyle...> wrote:
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> Sorry, about a mile S of Fort Bragg (20 and Hwy 1),
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>> On 4/9/2024 6:02 PM, <ppyle...> wrote:
>> SY male singing away in the leafless apple(?) tree across Ocean from Sunset. It then flew up into the near Doug Fir with the pines.
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>> Cheers, Peter
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Date: 4/9/24 6:03 pm From: Peter Pyle <ppyle...> Subject: Re: [Mendobirds] Orchard Oriole at Sunset Way and Ocean Drive
Sorry, about a mile S of Fort Bragg (20 and Hwy 1),
On 4/9/2024 6:02 PM, <ppyle...> wrote:
> SY male singing away in the leafless apple(?) tree across Ocean from
> Sunset. It then flew up into the near Doug Fir with the pines.
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> Cheers, Peter
Date: 4/3/24 11:26 am From: Lisa D. Walker, (Feather Forestwalker) <feather...> Subject: [Mendobirds] Laughing Gull deceased
This morning, I found the Laughing Gull on Virgin Creek Beach after
having been killed and eaten by a Peregrine Falcon earlier in the
morning. What remained were its wings and head. I have photos if anyone
would like to see.
Date: 3/31/24 9:55 am From: Roger Adamson <radamson...> Subject: [Mendobirds] Laughing Gull Fort Bragg
31 March2024
I refound the Laughing Gull at Pudding Creek around 7 this morning. Lisa reported it flew off to the north around 8 am and she found it at Virgin Creek about 8:30. Tim Steurer also found it on Virgin Creek beach about 9:30.
Good birding.
Roger Adamson
Fort Bragg
Date: 3/30/24 5:13 pm From: Kris <krabster40...> Subject: Re: [Mendobirds] Laughing Gull at Virgin Creek
Experienced them recent in FL. They really sound like they’re laughing.
> On Mar 30, 2024, at 5:06 PM, Tim Bray <tbray...> wrote:
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> Catherine Keegan spotted the bird first and put me on it. We went through a couple of misidentifications, as is typical for me with Gulls, before Fowler straightened us out. In my defense, I think that might be my first Laughing Gull, as I have never birded the Gulf Coast or the SE Atlantic shore.
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> Photos on our checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S166525384 >
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> Cheers,
> Tim
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> On 3/30/2024 10:49 AM, Matt Franks wrote:
>> Laughing Gull at Virgin Creek beach, found by Tim Bray and identified from photo by Rob Fowler. Just flew off, then flew back overhead.
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Date: 3/30/24 5:06 pm From: Tim Bray <tbray...> Subject: Re: [Mendobirds] Laughing Gull at Virgin Creek
Catherine Keegan spotted the bird first and put me on it. We went
through a couple of misidentifications, as is typical for me with Gulls,
before Fowler straightened us out. In my defense, I think that might be
my first Laughing Gull, as I have never birded the Gulf Coast or the SE
Atlantic shore.
On 3/30/2024 10:49 AM, Matt Franks wrote:
> Laughing Gull at Virgin Creek beach, found by Tim Bray and identified
> from photo by Rob Fowler. Just flew off, then flew back overhead.
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Date: 3/26/24 8:12 pm From: Tim Bray <tbray...> Subject: Re: [Mendobirds] STAL chase Tuesday
We did not find the Short-tailed Albatross today. Best bird was a Laysan
Albatross that was initially coy but eventually made multiple passes for
good views. No other rarities found.
Our chum lines attracted a lot of birds and there was a lot of action to
watch. Many Black-footed Albatrosses came to us, and every arriving bird
got our hopes up, looking for that big pink bill... We also found eight
species of Gull, plus two hybrids, and the usual offshore birds.
I'll post a link to the eBird Trip Report in a few days after we get
some photos uploaded. Weather was great and birds were obliging so there
will be many photos!
On 3/24/2024 4:19 PM, Tim Bray wrote:
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> We have the Kraken reserved for a morning trip, departing by 8 AM and
> returning by 1 pm, Tuesday March 26. Cost will be $150 per person,
> cash or check to "Anchor Charter Boats."
> Our plan is to run out to the Noyo Canyon and try to find a Blackcod
> fisherman - Albatrosses are drawn to them when they are setting or
> retrieving baited lines. We also will have chum and oil to draw them
> to us.
> Black-footed are fairly abundant already - we had nine at once on the
> Feathers & Flukes trip two weeks ago - and Laysan is possible, but the
> target is the Short-tailed Albatross that came up to the F/V Princess
> last Thursday. Although they can wander quite widely (200 km/day or
> more), a scientist I contacted says if there are fishing vessels in
> the area the bird may stick around, as bait and discarded by-catch has
> become a major part of their diet.
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> Let me know if you want to join us, there is plenty of room on the
> boat. It looks like we will hit another window of decent conditions
> between storms, though maybe not quite as smooth as last time.
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> Cheers,
> Tim
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Date: 3/25/24 12:21 pm From: jackson_us <jackson2...> Subject: [Mendobirds] Brown Pelicans, birdsong, and Ospreys
Anchor Bay 3/25/24
Hi All,
Doug Forsell reported seeing five Brown Pelicans flying north on Saturday,
3/23, north of Anchor Bay.
Lovely birdsong this morning - a purple finch and a Pacific wren to name the
best singers! I'm happy to report that the Ospreys I watch through a
spotting scope in Anchor Bay are back and rebuilding the nest. Here's a poor
photo - iPhone held up to my scope - for you to see.
Date: 3/24/24 4:19 pm From: Tim Bray <tbray...> Subject: [Mendobirds] STAL chase Tuesday
We have the Kraken reserved for a morning trip, departing by 8 AM and
returning by 1 pm, Tuesday March 26. Cost will be $150 per person, cash
or check to "Anchor Charter Boats."
Our plan is to run out to the Noyo Canyon and try to find a Blackcod
fisherman - Albatrosses are drawn to them when they are setting or
retrieving baited lines. We also will have chum and oil to draw them to us.
Black-footed are fairly abundant already - we had nine at once on the
Feathers & Flukes trip two weeks ago - and Laysan is possible, but the
target is the Short-tailed Albatross that came up to the F/V Princess
last Thursday. Although they can wander quite widely (200 km/day or
more), a scientist I contacted says if there are fishing vessels in the
area the bird may stick around, as bait and discarded by-catch has
become a major part of their diet.
Let me know if you want to join us, there is plenty of room on the boat.
It looks like we will hit another window of decent conditions between
storms, though maybe not quite as smooth as last time.
Date: 3/24/24 9:38 am From: Chuck & Barbara Vaughn via groups.io <cevaughn...> Subject: [Mendobirds] Ukiah Wastewater Treatment Plant closed to birding
Greetings Mendobirders- As some of know, the Ukiah WWTP is now closed to
birding. I am told that there are presently three active construction
projects out there and that the closure may last into the summer. When it
reopens it will hopefully be posted here.
An immature Short-tailed Albatross was photographed today over Noyo
Canyon. There is some interest in organizing a chase boat and Tuesday
morning looks like a window of decent conditions; current forecast
showing seas of 7 feet at 11 seconds with light wind. Boat availability
and cost are uncertain at this point, will probably depend on how many
people we can pull together.
If you are interested and could possibly go, let me know ASAP. Please
reply directly to me, not to Mendobirds.
