http://www.mendocinofun.com/2007/11/28/al-b-tross-is-back-despite-injured-leg-the-wait-is-over/ The discriminating guide to Fun and Adventure on the Mendocino Coast! Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:53:22 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://www.mendocinofun.com/2007/11/28/al-b-tross-is-back-despite-injured-leg-the-wait-is-over/comment-page-1/#comment-1576 Johanna Jensen Sat, 08 Dec 2007 15:52:57 +0000 http://www.mendocinofun.com/2007/11/28/al-b-tross-is-back-despite-injured-leg-the-wait-is-over/#comment-1576 8 December 2007 - Hooray! AL, the local winter visiting Laysan Albatross is, in fact, back. The latest news from a reliable source says it was reported to him by two independent observers that at 2:45 pm someone saw him fly in and land at the wharf. At 4:30 pm one of his tried-and-true observers verified it was just riding in the water and preening. 8 December 2007 – Hooray! AL, the local winter visiting Laysan Albatross is, in fact, back. The latest news from a reliable source says it was reported to him by two independent observers that at 2:45 pm someone saw him fly in and land at the wharf. At 4:30 pm one of his tried-and-true observers verified it was just riding in the water and preening.

]]> http://www.mendocinofun.com/2007/11/28/al-b-tross-is-back-despite-injured-leg-the-wait-is-over/comment-page-1/#comment-1558 Johanna Jensen Fri, 07 Dec 2007 16:36:13 +0000 http://www.mendocinofun.com/2007/11/28/al-b-tross-is-back-despite-injured-leg-the-wait-is-over/#comment-1558 I am sorry to say the report of "AL"s return appears to be based upon fiction. The person making the report says his contact at Point Arena got his information about the arrival from two other locals. His contact genuinely believed the story as true and reported it to him. He let the world know about the supposed arrival because it seemed genuine and timely. To his dismay, he later received a message from the same contact person saying he could not verify the story in talking to the local Harbormaster and other Pt. Arena Cove locals ....and he had not seen the bird either. So far, no one can verify the arrival story. He feels badly about the false report as he knows there's nationwide interest in this bird. Let's hope that the bird does, in fact, return for the fifteenth winter. I am sorry to say the report of “AL”s return appears to be based upon fiction. The person making the report says his contact at Point Arena got his information about the arrival from two other locals. His contact genuinely believed the story as true and reported it to him. He let the world know about the supposed arrival because it seemed genuine and timely. To his dismay, he later received a message from the same contact person saying he could not verify the story in talking to the local Harbormaster and other Pt. Arena Cove locals ….and he had not seen the bird either. So far, no one can verify the arrival story. He feels badly about the false report as he knows there’s nationwide interest in this bird. Let’s hope that the bird does, in fact, return for the fifteenth winter.

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