Posted by: mrydfrn
on Feb 20, 2010
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I had several first of the season sightings for me this past week. I got to see a nice interaction between an adult bald eagle and a few pestering ravens. It was Feb. 12th, Mark and I were on our way to Whiskey Flat days in Kernville. Heading down the 58 is when we spotted them. Beautiful soaring eagle enjoying the updrafts of the foothills. Pesky ravens pushing him out of their area.
Then the other day, I had a black throated sparrow come into the yard. I noticed him because he was checking out one of my bluebird houses. Oh ya, have a couple of bluebirds fighting over some houses already.
Had a brown creeper stop by on Wed. then thursday's highlight, my first adult rufous hummingbird came by for a drink. I happened to be sitting outside, about a foot under his feeder at the time. If you've ever heard an adult rufous you'll understand when I say, I heard him before I saw him. Buzzzzzzzzz!
Ah Spring was in the air last week.
Posted by: RangerMom
on Feb 12, 2010
When I arrived home last night around 6:30, I was greeted by the wonderful sound of 2 Great Horned owls "talking amongst themselves." They were perched on my husband's ham radio tower and hung around for about an hour. It was a great treat for us desert folks.
Posted by: AVianAdMin
on Nov 1, 2009
I found several Golden-crowned Kinglets yesterday on Bear Mountain in the morning, and more at Mountain Park in the late afternoon. Both times they were in a large "pocket" of other birds - Mountain Chickadees, White-breasted Nuthatches, Pygmy Nuthatches, Ruby-crowned Kinglets, Brown Creepers, Steller's Jays, Dark-eyed Juncos, and White-crowned Sparrows.
I also spotted a large group of Mountain Quail and a female White-headed Woodpecker at Mountain Park. There hasn't been a reported White-headed Woodpecker sighting for many, many months.
Richard
Posted by: AVianAdMin
on Oct 2, 2009
September 28 I spotted a Ruby-crowned Kinglet for the first time this fall. It was on Bear Mountain in Bear Valley Springs.
Then, on October 1 I found a Golden-crowned Sparrow with the many White-crowns that are now in my yard. White-crowned Sparrows in my yard are now numbered in the dozens!
Keep 'em comin'!
Posted by: AVianAdMin
on Sep 24, 2009
Hey, fall is in the air and we're starting to see movements of birds. The migrants have been passing through, and now I'm noticing a few winter residents beginning to arrive.
On Tuesday, September 22, Christine saw our first White-crowned Sparrow at our water dish in the back yard, and it was a full adult!
But migration isn't over yet. Just today I was looking at the same back yard water dish and the towhee there turned out to be a beautiful Green-tailed Towhee with rich colors!
Anyone else seeing migration activity, or winter species appearing? Let us know!
