Week One of our summer surveys brought news of shorebirds and a couple of nice little surprises. Western Sandpipers are here--spotted by Jim and Karen up at...
Please check our monthly calendar and save the date for our SOS volunteer appreciation celebration at Win and Becky's home in Caspar from 4-6 p.m. on Saturday,...
Hi SOS Surveyors, On Tuesday (13 July), I saw my first SNOWY PLOVER (SNPL) on Ten Mile beach. It was standing right next to one of the poles in the symbolic ...
Dear Fellow Surveyors--it looks like summer/fall migration is here. Karen spotted the return (after a month) of Snowy Plovers on Ten Mile Beach last week....
If you want to see Ruddy Turnstones, now's a good time to go to Virgin Creek Beach. Look at the northern end of the beach. We've been seeing up to five there...
If you can make it out to VC in the next few days you are in for a treat: Ruddy Turnstones, Black-bellied Plovers, Black Turnstones, Killdeer, Heermann's...
We're finishing up data input for June 28-July 31 and can report we are happily into migration. A few surprises are Pacific Golden-Plovers at Virgin Creek...
A friend, Jerry White, is working on a Big Year of birding. We'd like to help him if we can. On your surveys, if you spot a Red Knot, a Semipalmated...
Hi all - I've made a few formatting fixes to the PDF version of the data sheet which is posted in Files/SOS Data Sheet. These are not material changes, mostly...
When you use Cute PDF it will install as a printer. When you finish filling out your form, instead of doing a save, click on print and select Cute PDF as your...
Be on the lookout for Caspian Terns. They are passing through in big numbers. Karen saw 44 last Saturday at Ten Mile. Trudy and Jim saw 30 on August 11 at...
Thanks to Becky for handling all of the data entry! The observation data is posted in the Files section of the website. Lots of interesting birds are starting...
Tuesday, September 14 is the last day of intense Save Our Shorebirds surveys. But never fear. We will continue less frequent surveys until the end of June,...
Greetings--we hope you can join us for a toast this Saturday, September 25 at Win and Becky's home from 4-6 p.m. when we will celebrate year 4 of SOS surveys....
Becky, Johanna and I have rearranged my schedule in order to attend this afternoon. I would like to thank the volunteers on behalf of the MAS board. Thanks for...
Yay. How nice. You know we both love to see you and never get enough time with you. We're all set and need nothing--except for a smile. Cheers. Love. ...
6 Oct 2010Â ---Â I surveyed Ten Mile beach today while the 6.2 tide receded. I saw my first DUNLIN for the fall, plus Black-bellied Plovers, Semipalmated ...
A new book is in the offing--Hot Pink Chick can be a mystery to be unraveled. Hey Harlen Coben--help us out. Regards, to all,ML To: AudubonSOS@yahoogroups.com...
It is a beautiful book. Fred Andrews State Park Interpreter II California State Parks Mendocino District 12301 N. Highway 1 - Box 1 Mendocino, CA 95460 Phone...
It's October, so time for Dunlins to come through town and sure enough, two showed up Tuesday when Becky recorded an SOS survey during a field trip by Prof....
Best greetings of winter. Just to give you an update, we will continue weekly surveys (and more often if possible and the weather permits) until June, 2011,...
Recent spottings by intrepid SOS-er Karen Havlena include Harlequin Ducks and Mew Gulls at Virgin Creek Beach. I surprised a Virginia Rail in the open meadow...
Dear SOS volunteers - I hope your holiday season has been wonderful so far. We're about to start work on an updated report about the SOS project - the...
Dear SOS Volunteers - This message is just to give you a little "heads up" in case you see something going on at Ten Mile. I just received a call from my...
Hi Angela, Any word on what happened with the boat. I have an Mendocino County Water Safety Coalition meeting today and would like to make a report if there...
Here is a good summary from Renee Pasquinelli on the boat that washed up and its removal from Ten Mile beach yesterday: "Hello All, Anderson Logging, Inc....
I'd like to say "Thank You" to all of the volunteers and your commitment throughout the last few years! I am very excited to be a part of the SOS team once...
January/February have been good birding months at Glass Beach. There are a few shorebirds hanging about--including Black Turnstones and Surfbirds and (of...
