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Valley Wild in the beautiful Kern River Valley Kern County, California

BIRD SIGHTINGS

Noteworthy Bird Sightings of the Kern River Valley & North Mojave Desert 

Birding Fall 1998

(August-November)

Turkey Vulture, 4 Oct, 2688 individuals, Kern Valley Turkey Vulture Count Site, 5 mi. S of Kern River Preserve, highest one day total of 1998 Vulture Count (1 Sep-20 Oct); Broad-winged Hawk, 9 Sep, ad., Vulture Count Site, Second Kern Valley record (TG) & 1 Oct, ad., Vulture Count Site, Third Kern Valley record (TG); Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, 4 Nov, (MH) & 12 Nov, both Galileo Hill (MH); Eastern Phoebe, 4 Nov, Galileo Hill (MH); Vermilion Flycatcher, 9 Aug, pair, Kern River Preserve (SAL, KP); Le Conte's Thrasher, 19 Oct, Kelso Creek wash 5 mi. S of Kern River Preserve (JH, DS); Gray Catbird, 18 Oct-13 Nov+, California City, 5th Kern County record (TG, JH, DS) & 20 Oct-13 Nov+, two individuals, California City, 2nd individual-6th Kern County record (JH); Magnolia Warbler, 4 Nov, California City (MH); American Redstart, 9 Aug, male, Kern River Preserve (SAL, KP); Wed.; Field Sparrow, 1-4 Nov, Inyokern, First Kern County record-pending sixth California record (SS); Gray-crowned Rosy Finch, 12 Nov, 6 individuals, Galileo Hill, First Kern County record (MH); Red Crossbill, 9 Aug, Kern River Preserve (SAL, KP).

Observers: BB-Bob Barnes, DB-Diana Beck, TB-Ted Beedy, LB-Len Bitetti, DVB-David Blue, GB-Gordon Black, MB-Mike Bumgardner, KC-Kurt Campbell, TC-Therese Clawson, EC-Emily Cohen, LC-Lori Conrad, MC-Mark Conrad, DC-Dan Cooper, LCu-Laura Cunningham, AD-Alice DeBolt, DD-Dave DeSante, JD-Jon Dunn, TE-Todd Easterla, KE-Kristin Enos, DE-Dick Erickson, AF-April Fisher, BF-Brian Fitch, SF-Sam Fitton, TG-Terrri Gallion, BG-Bruce Garlinger, KaG-Karen Gilbert, KG-Keith Gish, PG-Paul Green, MuH-Murrelet Halterman, GH-Gjon Hazard, JHe-Jo Heindel, MaH-Matt Heindel, TH-Tom Heindel, JHo-Jill Hoffman, SH-Steve Holden, VH-Vernon Howe,  JH-Joan Humphrey, EK-Esther Kalinay, NK-Nancy Kenyon, JK-Jeff King, TK-Tom Koronkiewicz, DLa-Denise LaBerteaux, SAL-Stephen A. Laymon, LAAS-Los Angeles Audubon Society, JLo-John Lovio, DLu-David Lukas, JL-Janet Lynn, PM-Paul Mason, BM-Barbara Maxwell, BMc-Breck McAlexander, GMc-Guy McCaskie, DM-Dori Meyers, DMi - Donald Mitchell, CM-Clark Moore, JM-Jean Moore, NSAS-Napa-Solano Audubon Society, JN-Joann Nadler, MN-Mel Nadler, CO-Chris Otahal, LP-Len Pardue, MP-Michael Patten, KP-Karen Phillips, TP-Tal Pierson, JR- Jill Raffleson, TR-Teresa Ritter, ER-Eric Robinson, MSM-Mike San Miguel, JS-John Schmitt, AS-Alison Sheehey, DSh-Dave Shuford, TS-Todd Sloat, DSm-Don Smoltz, BS-Bob Steele, SS-Susan Steele, JSt-John Sterling, DSt-Dan Stoebel, MS-Mike Stone, DT-Deb Tenzer, RT-Reed Tollefson, RW-Richard Webster,  MW-Mary Whitfield, AW-Alan Wight, RWi-Rio Wight, PLW-Pamela L. Williams, JW-John Wilson, JoW-Jon Winter, TW-Tom Wurster, DY-David Yee,  mob-many observers.

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