TahoeDonner eco-region

Location: TahoeDonner Northwoods Nature Tail Loop
Observation date: 7/28/09
Notes: Directions: HY 80 exit 184cross over HY to Northwoods Blvd. park in Northwood Clubhouse / tennis parking lot. Trail signage is on northeast corner of parking lot. Cross Blvd. and begin trail about a mile to the beaver dams and wetland - meadows bird entire area.
Number of species: 16

Band-tailed Pigeon 4
Rufous/Allen's Hummingbird 1
Western Wood-Pewee 1
Willow Flycatcher 1
Dusky Flycatcher 6 found a nest 15 -18 feet high in a Sugar Pine tree which two adults were feeding the young.
Clark's Nutcracker 1
Mountain Chickadee 4
Red-breasted Nuthatch 3
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Audubon's) 4
Chipping Sparrow 1
Song Sparrow 1
Black-headed Grosbeak 2
Red-winged Blackbird 9
Pine Siskin 1
Lesser Goldfinch 2

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Mono Lake eco-system

Location: Lee Vining Canyon--Poole Power Plant Rd.
Observation date: 8/2/09
Notes: This hawk is of the Rufous-morph ~ Calurus type
Number of species: 1

Red-tailed Hawk (Western) 1

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Mono Lake eco-system

Location: Mono Lake County Park
Observation date: 8/2/09
Notes: We ran into Jeson Hiegh (sp?) of Mono Lake Committee, he had a scope and together we I.D. the sandpipers.
The Yellowhead BB was a two second observation as it flew off with several Red-winged BB.
Number of species: 31

Gadwall 1
Eared Grebe 10
Osprey 2
Red-tailed Hawk (Western) 1
Semipalmated Plover 2
Killdeer 10
American Avocet 125
Semipalmated Sandpiper 3
Western Sandpiper 20
Long-billed Dowitcher 4
Wilson's Phalarope 250
Red-necked Phalarope 25
California Gull 200
Rufous Hummingbird 1
Red-breasted Sapsucker 1
Tree Swallow 10
Violet-green Swallow 4
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 1
House Wren 1
American Robin 1
Orange-crowned Warbler 1
Yellow Warbler 2
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Audubon's) 1
Spotted Towhee 1
Savannah Sparrow 1
Song Sparrow 1
Lazuli Bunting 2
Red-winged Blackbird 10
Yellow-headed Blackbird X
Brewer's Blackbird 10
Brown-headed Cowbird 2

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Bridgeport Reservoir Dam

Location: Bridgeport Reservoir Dam
Observation date: 8/1/09
Notes: The Rough-legged Hawk was soaring directly over the dam itself.
I was able to watch the hawk for 10-12 minutes with guide books available to assit me in i.d.
Number of species: 14

Canada Goose (Large) 20
Mallard 100
Eared Grebe 5
Western/Clark's Grebe 20
Double-crested Cormorant 4
Turkey Vulture 13
Red-tailed Hawk (Western) 3
Rough-legged Hawk 1
California Gull 6
Red-breasted Sapsucker 1
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Black-billed Magpie 3
Brewer's Blackbird 4
Brown-headed Cowbird 3

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Bridgeport, Cal. HY395

Location: Bridgeport
Observation date: 8/1/09
Notes: The Bank Swallows are to be found along the creek northwest of the airport entrance , near the old sewage ponds ( no longer in use ).
Number of species: 10

Rufous Hummingbird 1
Northern Flicker 1
Western Kingbird 3
Black-billed Magpie 2
Common Raven 1
Tree Swallow 100
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 5
Bank Swallow 30
House Wren 1
Brewer's Blackbird 3

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Sonora Pass

Location: Sonora Pass
Observation date: 8/1/09
Notes: conditions windy and very smoky from a local forest fire.
Number of species: 19

Red-tailed Hawk (Western) 1
Prairie Falcon 1
Williamson's Sapsucker 1
Northern Flicker 1
Empidonax sp. 1
Cassin's Vireo 2
Steller's Jay 1
Clark's Nutcracker 5
Common Raven 2
Mountain Chickadee 5
Mountain Bluebird 1
Townsend's Solitaire 1
American Robin 3
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Audubon's) 2
Green-tailed Towhee 2
Spotted Towhee 1
Brewer's Sparrow 3
Dark-eyed Junco (Oregon) 3
Cassin's Finch 3

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Patterson Pass Rd. - Eastern Alameda County

Location: Alameda Co.--Patterson Pass Rd.
Observation date: 8/3/09
Notes: x =- Traditional Barn Owl Nest hole on the side of the stream bank cut.
Number of species: 13

Mallard 2
Turkey Vulture 2
American Kestrel 6
Barn Owl X
Burrowing Owl 1
Loggerhead Shrike 3
Western Scrub-Jay 2
Common Raven 2
Barn Swallow 1
Northern Mockingbird 1
California Towhee 1
Lark Sparrow 1
Lesser Goldfinch 2

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Delta - Alameda/ContraCosta/San Joaquin counties

Location: Rivers End Delta - Herdyn Rd and HY 4 - county road J4
Observation date: 8/3/09
Notes: There were two color morph's,the rufous and borealis of the Western Red Tail Hawk.
We had very good looks at the Swainson Hawks flying low over us.
Number of species: 18

Great Blue Heron 3
Great Egret 1
Black-crowned Night-Heron 1
Turkey Vulture 3
Northern Harrier 1
Swainson's Hawk 6
Red-tailed Hawk (Western) 6
American Kestrel 1
gull sp. 5
Mourning Dove 6
Anna's Hummingbird 1
Western Scrub-Jay 1
American Crow 5
Common Raven 2
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 5
Cliff Swallow 3
Northern Mockingbird 1
Lesser Goldfinch 3

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Eastern Alameda County

Location: Mountain House Rd.
Observation date: 8/3/09
Notes: We noticed 2 Burrowing Owls driving towards Clifton ForeBay we could not re-locate the Burrowing Owls on the return.
Number of species: 3

Red-tailed Hawk (Western) 1
Burrowing Owl 3
Brewer's Blackbird 5

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Springtown Wetlands Preserve

Location: Spring Town Wetlands
Observation date: 8/3/09
Number of species: 6

Turkey Vulture 3
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Rock Pigeon 7
Burrowing Owl 2
American Crow 2
House Sparrow 1

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Local Back Yard birding

Location: Tassajara / HY580
Observation date: 8/3/09
Number of species: 1

White-tailed Kite 1

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Yellowbilled Magpie

Location: Callippe GolfCourse Pleasanton
Observation date: 8/3/09
Notes: The Magpie group was found on the southeast section of "open space" land behind the maintenance shop.
Number of species: 1

Yellow-billed Magpie 45

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Local Back Yard birding

Location: 94566, Pleasanton, Alameda County, CA, US
Observation date: 8/5/09
Notes: Neighborhood Barn Owl flew over my back yard at 4:30 AM.
The Owl was making it's loud clicking call.
I rolled over and went back to sleep.
Number of species: 1

Barn Owl 1

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