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16+ Mountain Bluebirds near the Tehachapi Post Office on October 29

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City:	Tehachapi
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Bird sightings and observations

– Saturday, October 29 2011 –

Mountain Bluebirds near Tehachapi Post Office in Mountain Bluebird

After today’s field trip to Paradise Valley, I went to the downtown Post Office in Capitol Hills to look for Loggerhead Shrike. Instead I found ...

– Monday, July 04 2011 –

Mountain Chickadee Albinos? in Mountain Chickadee , albino

This year, for the first time ever, I have Mountain Chickadees using one of my nest boxes at home. I just checked the box yesterday and discovered 5 o...

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– Monday, April 04 2011 –

Killdeer nest in Killdeer

We were out enjoying the nice weather this weekend, birding all around Tehachapi. At 4-Island Lake in Bear Valley, we happened across a Killdeer nest....

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– Sunday, January 23 2011 –

Our Trip to Salton Sea in Salton Sea

Salton Sea on January 15-17 turned out to be not as birdy as expected. Normally it's thick with birds this time of year, but we were disappointed by t...

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– Saturday, January 01 2011 –

Wood Ducks at Sawyer Lake in Wood Duck , Sawyer Lake

Christine and I helped with the Tehachapi Christmas Bird Count yesterday. We were the only locals participating, and 1 of only 3 teams to cover the en...

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– Wednesday, December 29 2010 –

Green Heron in Stallion Springs in Stallion Springs , Green Heron , Belted Kingfisher

During the Bear Valley Springs Christmas Bird Count yesterday, Christine flushed a Green Heron at the golf course lake - in the pool below the spillwa...

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– Sunday, October 24 2010 –

Ducks in local lakes in Western Grebe , Sawyer Lake , Lake Jean , Hooded Merganser , Eared Grebe , Double-crested Cormorant

Today Christine and I took a quick look at Lake Jean, the sewer ponds, Sawyer Lake, and the 3 lakes in Bear Valley (4 Island, Cub, and Jack's Hole). T...

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– Saturday, August 07 2010 –

Sage Sparrows in my yard in Sage Sparrow , Bear Valley Springs

Every summer I see a family of Sage Sparrows nesting in my yard, which seems a bit odd to me. Usually I see Sage Sparrows in large numbers out in the ...

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– Saturday, May 22 2010 –

Pileated Woodpecker in Yosemite in Pileated Woodpecker

Christine and I just returned from 4 days in Yosemite. Pileated Woodpecker was one of our target birds for the trip. Hiking back from Mirror Lake we h...

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– Sunday, May 02 2010 –

America's Birdiest Inland County in Tricolored Blackbirds , Spotted Sandpiper , Red-breasted Nuthatch , Purple Martin , Osprey , Mountain Quail , Lewis's Woodpecker , Lake Jean , Common Loon , Clark's Grebe , Brite Lake , Bear Valley Springs , Band-tailed Pigeon

Christine and I participated in this weekend's count for America's Birdiest Inland County competition, which Kern County has won many, many times. We ...

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Double-Crested Cormorant in BVS	DCCOs seen	Yes, I've been checking 4 Island Lake a lot this month and have seen a number of Double-crested Cormorants there every time. They were also at the lake in Stallion Springs on March 14. Thanks for the post! Richard
Not much at Butterbredt in the afternoon	Woodpecker ID	Kerri, The woodpecker you photographed is either a Ladderback or a Nuttall's. Both have barred backs like your photo, and both have been seen at Butterbredt. On Ladderbacks, the white stripes go up further on the back like your photo, but they have a buffy brown color on their face rather than white like the Nuttall's. Ladderbacks generally inhabit the desert areas, while Nuttall's are more likely to be found in the oaks. But that's not a hard and fast rule, especially along the eastern Sierras where their ranges overlap. Hard to tell from your photo. Any distinction on my part would merely be a guess. We can rule out Downy or Hairy Woodpeckers - both have a large white patch on their backs rather than white stripes. Thanks for sharing! Richard
April 2nd Sawyer Lake	Which Egret Is It???	My first guess is Snowy Egret because of the black bill and black legs. But wait! The feet and lores should be yellow. So what gives? Can anyone else make a reasonable ID from this photo? Bill says there were 3 Black-crowned Night-Herons along with this white egret. That's great! I haven't seen Black-crowned Night-Herons at Sawyer Lake since it went dry last year. Richard
On the Bluebird Trail	Backyard nest box reporting	Hi, Karen I have 4 nest boxes in my yard. Which forms you would prefer I use to document this year's nesting activity? Richard
On the Bluebird Trail	Backyard Nest Box Reporting Form	OK, folks. I heard from Karen about what form to use to report results of your backyard nesting boxes. Click this link to download a PDF file from Cornell Nestwatch -- http://www.nestwatch.org/NetCommunity/bbimages/PDFs/NWDataSheet.pdf
Bird banding at the Kern River Preserve	Great photos!	Mary, Thanks for sharing your experience. I really enjoyed the photos. There's always so much to do during spring migration that I'm bound to skip something good. It's great when I can hear what I missed. Richard
Acorn Woodpecker: The Clown of the Oak Woodlands	Please state what help you are looking for...	Just a guess, but perhaps you should be reading this article instead - Deterring Woodpeckers http://www.tehachapibirdclub.com/birding-articles/88-deterring-woodpeckers.html
Bandtails! Flying Left at Eleven O’Clock!	Great nest box photo	Wow! You can even see the nestling inside. Great photo.
Ash-throated Flycatcher	Photos?	Do you have any photos of the wildflower displays?
Spring Migration in Bear Valley	WEWP	Thanks for the tip. I figured they were around somewhere, I just haven't seen or heard them yet.
On the Bluebird Trail	Wow!	I need to get out there and see the show! This year is great for wildflowers, even in Tehachapi.
Green-tailed Towhee	Thanks for the report	That's great to hear. We were looking for the Green-tailed Towhees a couple weeks ago by the Norbertine Monastery where they spend the summer, but didn't see any. Sounds like you caught one that was migrating through. Great sighting! What time of day were you hiking around Water Canyon? Morning? I'd like to check it out myself soon. Richard
Tehachapi Sightings - September, 2010	Winter birds are beginning to arrive	First sightings this month of White-crowned and Golden-crowned Sparrows. Still some warblers passing through as well.
Tehachapi Sightings - October, 2010	Waterfowl are here!	October was a great month for first of the fall waterfowl sightings. We found most everything on our checklist except a few of the rare species. Best of all was a single male Hooded Merganser hiding in the reeds at Sawyer Lake.
California Quail & Mountain Quail: Precocial Gallinaceous Galliformes	Mountain Quail food	According to All About Birds website, Mountain Quail eat Seeds, fruits, flowers, and a few insects. You can read more here: http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Mountain_Quail/id
Our Trip to Salton Sea	Not a soul in sight!	Well, that's just the way I take photos. I lean more to scenic landscapes and in my mind that means take out people and (if possible) any signs of civilization. There really weren't that many birders around, but a lot of hunters.
Rufous Hummingbird	N/A	Great photo! I noticed a young male Rufous Hummingbird at my feeder yesterday. They must be beginning to migrate through.