I returned from a recent trip to Yosemite one week ago where I saw many of the usual and expected species but I have a question about Chestnut-backed Chickadee...
Hi Jamie -- Chestnut-backed Chickadee has been reported as far south in the Sierra as northern Madera County, at Chilkoot Campground, just northeast of Bass...
I have a report (Jun 29) from someone doing bird surveys for the Forest Service in Duncan Canyon (site of 2001 Red Star fire) of a bird that MIGHT be a ...
I don't know how high Chestnut-backed Chickadees get in the Sierra, but they have crossed the crest at least once that I know of. Here at Lake Tahoe a bird...
Folks, Sorry for the delay. Last Saturday (7/3/04) our Sac Audubon group went to Martis Valley and up Martis Peak to the lookout (spectacular views). I led...
In a message dated 7/8/2004 7:10:53 PM Pacific Standard Time, chris.conard@... writes: Sage Thrasher no longer breeds in the valley. I don't know if...
Short term memory is the first to go. Will Richardson found and photographed a Sage Thrasher at Lake Forest (N. Lake Tahoe) last spring for the first modern...
Hey Guys (FYI), I also photographed a Sage Thrasher on 11-19-2000 off of Brewer Road in Placer, but on the West side of the Sierras. For modern records that...
The Rufous come back through so early it hardly counts, but once shorebirds start south I like to think Fall has begun. Fluctuating numbers of Western (~100)...
After reading Will Richardson's posting on shorebirds at Tahoe Keys I decided to see for myself. There was truly a great assortment that included: Marbled...
I'm planning a trip to Westwood in Lassen County. I'm looking for recommendations on birding/kayak accessibility to Mtn Medows Res. Can you offer any lodging...
Hi Sierra Birders Here are some highlights from the last three days of point counts in the Lake Tahoe Basin. These counts are from an aquatic sites (ponds,...
Hi Sierra birders I just got back from a three day trip to the Carson Pass Management Area in the Mokelumne Wilderness. On Sunday, July 11th, I arrived at the...
Hello all, Lake-of-the-Pines WWTP has drawn down the pond by the front gate, exposing mud flats. The place is crawling with Killdeer. It also attracted a...
Hi Sierra Birders On Monday, July 19th, I heard Rosy-Finches calling and then saw two fly by in a saddle between Mt Morgan and Little Lakes Peak in the John...
Hi Today, July 23rd, I surveyed a lily-covered pond about 500 meters down stream of Grass Lake and the only birds worth mentioning were a Calliope Hummingbird,...
Today, I took a beautiful hike on the Pacific Crest Trail from I-80 north over Castle Pass. Flowers are still fantastic (although perhaps just a tad past...
In the butterflies section of my post about a hike off I-80, I said "Sierra Crescent" . That should have been "California Crescent". Of course, it is still...
The dry summer appears to be limiting the number of birds, but also concentrating them. Sunday, July 25, I led a Lahontan Audubon trip up Ward Crrek Canyon...
Karen Demello and I were camping in Lundy Canyon in Mono County this past weekend for a Mono Lake Committe field seminar on butterflies and other flying...
I went to Tahoe Keys today and walked down to the lake shore on the main trail, the one from the road across from the marina. There were a handful of Least...
Just back from three days of birding in the Sierras, I'll highlight Wednesday's outing with Martin Meyers, who was good enough to host me. Birding north from...
Hi Birders - Sorry for the tardiness of this post. During my visit to Grover Hot Springs State Park (7/27 - 7/29), I took a side trip to Indian Creek Res. and...
Hi I've been rather busy working/birding this week and have not had the time to post any sightings. Here are the highlights, but most notable in my opinion...
August 1, 2004 Dear North American Birds Contributors, The summer season has already come to a close so please send your noteworthy records from the Middle...
Hi birders -- Highlights from a backpacking trip from Florence Lake (elev. 7600 ft.) to Humphreys Basin (elev. 11,200-11,600 ft.) July 30-August 2 were a...
This afternoon I had two decent birds at the Upper Truckee River delta: an uncharacteristically skittish single Sanderling adult in interesting plumage (photo...
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Aug 6, 2004 5:33 pm
Hi Folks, While hiking the Pacific Crest Trail last Wednesday (8/4), I found a male Virginia's Warbler in a small alder thicket approximately 1 mile south of...
Hi All, I birded in Eastern Fresno County tonight, which Steve Holzman's email list page on Joe Morlan's site says is covered by Sierra Nevada Birds. But...
It's Grouse time at Tahoe Gertrude and Heathcliff, our wondrously dimwitted resident Blue Grouse, have discovered us once again. They forget that we feed them...
