Sunday 1 Feb 09 a first cycle Glaucous Gull was at the Kern Refuge. It was near the end of the auto route, assuming a clockwise progression, about a hundred...
Today (2/4) I saw the GLAUCOUS GULL at Kern NWR first reported by Kelli Levinson on Feb. 1. I first saw the bird around 9:15a in the first water impoundment...
This morning, Wednesday, 2/4/09, we saw a male and a female Hairy Woodpecker west of Truxtun Lake in Bakersfield. Photos of the male and female Hairy...
I did not relocate the Glaucous Gull at Kern National Wildlife Refuge that was 1st reported by Kelli Levinson and again yesterday by Steve Summers. However,...
Today, Sunday, 2/8/09, at 1:00PM, we saw an adult Bald Eagle just east of Lake Ming in Bakersfield. The Bald Eagle was flying in a westerly direction along the...
Birders: Yesterday, Saturday, February 8, Gary File and I spent the morning birding the Kern Wildlife Refuge and points north and east. The ducks on the...
Today, Friday, 2/27/09, we saw one female Common Goldeneye in the small pond by the Archery Range. Two Brown Creepers were seen in the trees across from the...
4pm, Saturday, February 28, 2009 Observer: Bob Barnes First of Spring Rufous Hummingbird (adult male). Observed at a feeder at a private home in the community...
Hi, I am hopeful birders will post FOS observations of each species, even common species, as they arrive in/pass through Kern County during spring migration...
Bob, you are correct on an earlier FOS for Rufous Hummer Kern in 09. This year in Inyokern we had our first Rufous Hummingbird, a male, on Feb 25. The...
O BTW, Common Snipe should be Wilson's Snipe. Lack of update in bird names in my database. Susan ... From: Bob and Susan Steele To: kern Sent: Sunday, March...
Today in Red Rock Canyon St Pk I had my first migrant orange crowed warbler in Kern Co. For you flower lovers, there is a lovely display that should be good...
I had my FOS white throated swifts in Red Rock Canyon today. I was there 2 weeks ago and had none. Susan Steele Inyokern CA [Non-text portions of this message...
Those little orange crown warblers are in my yard in BAKO- virtually all winter long sucking down my hummingbird feeder!! Are there different populations that...
I have a FOS male Hooded Oriole this morning in my yard south of Weldon. Previous earliest date in my yard was March 10. It's time to break out the oriole...
Today, Thursday, 3/5/09, at Galileo Hill, the female Common Goldeneye is still present in the small pond by the archery range. Other birds seen at Galileo...
FOS on Double-crested Cormorants Mar 5 I've received a report for FOS on Rufous Hummingbird from Feb 24, which is earlier than previous reports. Tonight there...
I know it is early for them, but I observed a flock of about 10-15 Swainson's Hawks kettling then gliding over River Walk, Bakersfield at about 11 am today....
This afternoon, Tuesday, 3/10/09, we saw one Western Kingbird on the fence south of Lake Ming. This is the first Western Kingbird we have seen this spring. Ken...
Today, Wednesday, 3/11/09, we saw 150+ Long-billed Curlews and 2 probable Whimbrels in the Lake Ming area. They were resting on the grass directly across from...
Monday- 3/9/09- saw a pair (male/female) wood ducks in Carrier Canal along the bike trail east of Manor. Also 3 common mergansers (2 female and one gorgeous...
Was nice seeing something besides "Oregons" on the deck this morning. I actually reported seeing an "odd" junco during the GBBC three weeks ago, which looked...
Out here in the desert Ospreys are strictly migrants. I saw my first this spring on March 10. Susan Inyokern [Non-text portions of this message have been...
Katy- that is funny to hear you talk about a beak lashing. If I forget to notice my hummer feeder is empty, the Anna's sit in the lime tree and just ...
On Round Mountain Road on the bridge where it crosses Poso Creek I saw and heard a BULLOCK'S ORIOLE, a small flock of LAWRENCE'S GOLDFINCH (4) and a small...
Last Monday and Tuesday, March 9 & 10, Don and Yvonne Turkal, my wife, Barbara, and I saw, in addition to many of the normal birds, a hooded oriole, a Western...
Today, Friday, 3/13/09, we saw the following birds at Galileo Hill: Black-crowned Night Heron (1), Brown Creeper(1)-north of the horse stables, Hermit...
Today at Cerro Coso Community College in Ridgecrest there was a pair of Red Crossbills. This is the first report at the college this year. Even more...
This morning's wind convinced me to abandon my planned PCT hike. As I was sitting, drinking my tea, and contemplating what to do for the day a Western...
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