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2007 NatureFest Schedule at a Glance
BIRD SIGHTINGS
Kern River Valley & North Mojave Desert Noteworthy Bird Sightings
Birding Summer 1999
June-July, 1999 Nesting Season Report
Goal: To provide a motivating mix of bird species observations with reports of interest to all birders: beginning to expert, Kern County &/or Tulare County specialists, northern California & southern California, out-of-California (U.S. & International), listers and non-listers,...
Major Tip: Birding early (starting at dawn) and carefully (spending time) = birds seen...
Tu, Jul 20 - Brown-crested Flycatcher. One individual "whitting" and calling from the forest on the north of the Colt Pasture between 7:45am-8:15am. Heard from the dirt road leading to the west from Kern River Preserve headquarters. BB.
Sa, Jul 17 - Summer Tanager (1), Blue Grosbeak (2 males), Lazuli Bunting (4-5 males, 2-3 female/hatching year). Observed along the quarter mile stretch of Fay Ranch Road leading north from the bridge over the South Fork Kern River.
Sa, Jul 17 - Winter Wren. Three individuals heard and seen at three different locations along the Trail of 100 Giants across from Redwood Meadow Campground, Sequoia National Forest, thirty-five road miles north from Kernville.
We, Jul 14 - Black-chinned Sparrow and Scott's Oriole at Hwy. 178 milepost 74, seventeen miles east of the Kern River Preserve.
Tu, Jul 13 - Tricolored Blackbird. A half-dozen males of this species were seen in the field on the south side of Hwy. 178 just west of the entrance to the Kern River Preserve.
Su, Jul 11 through Mo, Jul 19 - Red-eyed Vireo. Up to five singing males reported at various locations on the Kern River Preserve and South Fork Wildlife Area. SAL.
Sa, Jul 10 - South Fork (Kern River) Summer Bird Count Results...
KEY: Bold Italics - National Partners In Flight ranking,+ BOLD CAPITAL LETTERS - CALIFORNIA PARTNERS IN FLIGHT'S RIPARIAN HABITAT JOINT VENTURE BIRD CONSERVATION PLAN TARGET SPECIES, (I)-Introduced Species.
Pied-billed Grebe 5, Double-crested Cormorant 3, Great Blue Heron 51, Turkey Vulture 30, Wood Duck 9, Mallard 49, Cinnamon Teal 5, White-tailed Kite 2, Cooper's Hawk 6, Red-shouldered Hawk 44, Red-tailed Hawk 38, American Kestrel 35, Prairie Falcon 1, Ring-necked Pheasant (I) 8, Wild Turkey (I) 19, California Quail 126 (PIF 20), Virginia Rail 8, Sora 1, American Coot 5, Killdeer 4, Spotted Sandpiper 3, California Gull 1, Rock Dove (I) 16, Mourning Dove 383, YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO 20, Greater Roadrunner 5, Barn Owl 17, Great Horned Owl 9, White-throated Swift 47, Black-chinned Hummingbird 46, Anna's Hummingbird 41, Acorn Woodpecker 2, Nuttall's Woodpecker 145 (PIF 20); Downy Woodpecker 75, Hairy Woodpecker 23, Northern Flicker 137, Western Wood-Pewee 223, WILLOW FLYCATCHER 24, Black Phoebe 104, Say's Phoebe 9, Ash-throated Flycatcher 161, Brown-crested Flycatcher 8, Western Kingbird 84, Loggerhead Shrike 3, WARBLING VIREO 13, Western Scrub-Jay 35, Common Raven 168, Horned Lark 11, Tree Swallow 306, Northern Rough-winged Swallow 10, Cliff Swallow 18, Oak Titmouse 139 (PIF 22), Bushtit 470, White-breasted Nuthatch 33, Cactus Wren 15, Rock Wren 3, Canyon Wren 7, Bewick's Wren 135, House Wren 519, Marsh Wren 7, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 1, Western Bluebird 151, American Robin 116, Northern Mockingbird 8, California Thrasher 1 (PIF 21), European Starling (I) 214, Orange-crowned Warbler 1, YELLOW WARBLER 263, COMMON YELLOWTHROAT 567, YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT 29, Summer Tanager 47, Western Tanager 1, Spotted Towhee 23, California Towhee 72 (PIF 18), Rufous-crowned Sparrow 6 (PIF 18), Chipping Sparrow 6, Lark Sparrow 156, Black-throated Sparrow 4, Savannah Sparrow 48, Grasshopper Sparrow 7, SONG SPARROW 817, BLACK-HEADED GROSBEAK 18, BLUE GROSBEAK 204, Lazuli Bunting 298, Indigo Bunting 6, Lazuli x Indigo Bunting 1, (Kern?) Red-winged Blackbird 1224, Tricolored Blackbird 12 (PIF 19), Western Meadowlark 27, Brewer's Blackbird 42, Great-tailed Grackle 5, Brown-headed Cowbird 237, Hooded Oriole 4, Bullock's Oriole 200, Scott's Oriole 1 (PIF 18), House Finch 299, Lesser Goldfinch 244, Lawrence's Goldfinch 78 (PIF 24), House Sparrow (I) 50...Total individuals: 9412...
Participants: Bob Barnes, Rita Carratello, Ryan Chornock, Therese Clawson, Emily Cohen, Lori Conrad, Mark Conrad, Dan Cooper, Robbie Fischer, Mary Carmona Freeman, Nick Freeman, Bruce Garlinger, Kimball Garrett, Karen Gilbert, Robb Hamilton, Phil Heavins, Matt Heindel, Vernon Howe, Winona Howe, Joan Humphrey, Howard King, Jeff King, Denise LaBerteaux, John Luther, Janet Lynn, Curtis Marantz, Guy McCaskie, Bill Moramarco, Joe Morlan, Chris Otahal, Don Roberson, Mike San Miguel, Jeff Seay, Susan Steele, Dan Stoebel, Deb Tenzer, Scott Terrill, Reed Tollefson, John Trochet, Kent Van Vuren, John Wilson, Tom Wurster...
Su, Jun 20 - 12+ Black Swifts and two Black-chinned Sparrows. Observed at 6:45am between mileposts 3.0 and 2.0 on the road to Johnsondale (above the bridge over the North Fork Kern River). This location is about twenty-five miles north of Kernville and is described under Black Swift on our 'KRV Birding Tips" web page and in "Birding Northern California" (John Kemper, Falcon Publishing, Inc., 1999, ISBN 1-56044-832-6, $18.95 - available at The Bookshoppe, Kernville).
Sa, Jun 19 - Orange-crowned Warbler, Nashville Warbler, and Yellow Warbler. Migrants at Butterbredt Spring. KaG.
Sa, Jun 19 - Northern Parula. Butterbredt Spring. KaG.
Sa, Jun 19 - Indigo Bunting (singing male). Still present (Since 17 May - See Spring 1999 summary below) on Meadow Field restoration site 0.5 mile SW of Kern River Preserve Headquarters, 12:30pm. MB, TE.
Sa, Jun 19 - Yellow-billed Cuckoo. Kern River Preserve Headquarters. MB, TE.
We, Jun 16 - Wood Thrush. Galileo Hill. KaG.
Fr, Jun 11 - Silent Ovenbird. Private residence near Cantil. BB, DL.
Fr, Jun 11 - Singing first spring male American Redstart and singing Ovenbird. Butterbredt Spring. BB, DL.
Th, Jun 10 - Black-and-white Warbler (singing male). Vicinity of Cottonwood Field restoration site/Mariposa Marsh, W of Fay Ranch Rd., Kern R. Preserve. PLW.
Th, Jun 10 - A female Black-and-white Warbler and adult male American Redstart. Galileo Hill. MH.
Th, Jun 10 - Singing Ovenbird. California City. MH.
Th, Jun 10 - Blue-winged Warbler. Still present at Butterbredt Spring. Singing regularly (200+ times). MH.
We, Jun 9 - Yellow-billed Cuckoo. "Kalping" NW of Prince's Pond, Kern R. Preserve. 6th 1999 report. MW.
We, Jun 9 - Northern Parula. California City. MH.
Tu, Jun 8 & We, Jun 9 - Ovenbird. Private residence near Cantil. VH (MH on 9 Jun).
Tu, Jun 8 & We, Jun 9 - Blue-winged Warbler (singing male). Butterbredt Spring. VH, mob.
Tu, Jun 8 - Summer Tanager (adult male). Present in yard at Kern River Preserve Headquarters. BB.
Tu, Jun 8 - American Redstart. Singing male. Vicinity of Palmer Forest restoration site, Kern River Preserve. SAL, PLW.
Mo, Jun 7 - Lawrence's Goldfinch. 227 individuals counted in 30 min. (8:15-8:45am) along 0.7 mile long dirt road leading west from Kern River Preserve Headquarters. Included were flocks of 80, 66, 30, 20, and 11 individuals put to flight by a male and female Cooper's Hawk, an adult Red-shouldered Hawk, an adult and immature Red-tailed Hawk, and a female American Kestrel. BB.
Sa, Jun 5 - Rose-breasted Grosbeak. Female at a private residence in Inyokern. SS. Note: Should be looked for whenever a Black-headed/Rose-breasted Grosbeak is heard on the Kern River Preserve in the next two months as most records for the Preserve are from June and July.
Tu, Jun 1 - Yellow-billed Cuckoo. Meadow Field restoration site located 0.5 mi. SSE of Kern River Preserve Headquarters. 5th report this spring. KP.
Tu, Jun 1 - Yellow-billed Cuckoo. One male "cooing/cueing" from restoration site inside Nature Trail loop, 0.3 mi. ENE of Kern River Preserve Headquarters. 4th report this spring. MW.
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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