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Birding Statistics   Current county list: 409 Top county lister: Jerry R. White 382 (93%)  Top Big Year: 299 in 2005 (Jerry R. White) Others: 290 in 1996 (J.R. White); 288 in 2001 (Matthew Mathiessen)  Top Big Day: 167 on 30 Apr 2005 (C.E. Vaughn; G.E. Chaniot, R.J. Keiffer, J.R. White)   "Best Bird": Shy Albatross (24 Aug 1999 ~ 9 nmi WSW of Pt. Arena) Contenders: Streaked Shearwater (17 Aug 2002 off Ft. Bragg)  Compiler for North American Birds: Robert J. Keiffer P. O. Box 354  Hopland CA 95449  rjkeiffer@ucdavis.edu

Statistics last updated 10/09; see "explanations of county statistics" for details. Thank you to Jerry White, Bob Keiffer, and Kris K. Carter for supplying some of the information here.

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Bird Clubs

Mendocino Coast Audubon Society, Fort Bragg
Peregrine Audubon Society, Ukiah

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Birding Sites

Point Arena
MacKerricher State Park
Montgomery Woods Trail
Cabrillo Point Lighthouse
Jug Handle State Reserve
Russian Gulch State Park
Mendocino Headlands State Park
Ten Mile Coast Trail
Coastal Trail Sites
State Parks

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Other Birding Resources

Recent Bird Sightings
Mendocino County Birding- Mailing List
Potter Valley Birds- Checklist by George Chaniot
Albion Field Station Birding Page including a Checklist
Endangered Species

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Recommended References

A Guide to Finding Birds in Mendocino County, by Kris Carter
Northwestern California Birds 3rd ed (2005) by Stanley W. Harris, Humboldt State University Press.