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2007 NatureFest Schedule at a Glance
BIRD SIGHTINGS
Kern River Valley & North Mojave Desert Noteworthy Bird Sightings
Birding Winter 01/02
(December-February)
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...
Last Update: 5:30m, PST, Friday, February 1, 2002
Specific Dates and Sightings:
Sa, Feb 23 - FIRST OF SPRING KERN VALLEY Nesting Species: At least two Lawrence's Goldfinch were present along the Kern River Preserve's trail from the Sierra Way Bridge (over the South Fork Kern River) to Migrant Corner this morning (7:30am-7:50am). First of Spring for the Kern River Valley. BB.
Fr & Sa, Jan. 4 & 5 - The large flock of Pinyon Jays along Fay Ranch Road above the South Fork Kern River floodplain are still present and may be wintering. 109 individuals were counted on Jan. 4 by BB & MM and 111 individuals were counted on Jan. 5 by MHa & JHu.
Fr., Dec. 29 - 20 Bald Eagles (7 adults, 13 immatures) were counted while perched all day on exposed snags at Isabella Reservoir during a heavy rainstorm. This led to ease of obtaining an accurate count. BB, TG, FG, MH, ML, RM, CM, JM, AS, SW.
Kern River Preserve Headquarters Birds observed during the December 1st through January 31st time period within 400 meters/yards of headquarters: Great Blue Heron, Mallard, Green-winged Teal, Northern Harrier, Sharp-shinned Hawk, Cooper's Hawk, Red-shouldered Hawk, Red-tailed Hawk, Ferruginous Hawk, Golden Eagle, American Kestrel, Prairie Falcon, Wild Turkey, California Quail, Mourning Dove, Barn Owl, Western Screech Owl, Great Horned Owl, White-throated Swift, Anna's Hummingbird, Red-naped Sapsucker, Red-breasted Sapsucker, Nuttall's Woodpecker, Downy Woodpecker, Hairy Woodpecker, Northern (Red-shafted) Flicker, Black Phoebe, Say's Phoebe, Loggerhead Shrike, Common Raven, Oak Titmouse, Bushtit, White-breasted Nuthatch, Bewick's Wren, Winter Wren, Marsh Wren, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Western Bluebird, Hermit Thrush, American Robin, European Starling (Introduced species), Cedar Waxwing, Yellow-rumped (Audubon's) Warbler, Spotted Towhee, Lark Sparrow, Savannah Sparrow, Fox Sparrow, Song Sparrow, Lincoln's Sparrow, White-crowned Sparrow, Golden-crowned Sparrow, Dark-eyed (Oregon) Junco, Dark-eyed (Slate-colored) Junco, Red-winged Blackbird, Brewer's Blackbird, House Finch, Pine Siskin, Lesser Goldfinch, and American Goldfinch...BB.
FIRST SPRING ARRIVALS/MIGRANTS:
Kern River Preserve Headquarters...
Observers: BB-Bob Barnes, TB-Ted Beedy, GB-Gordon Black, MB-Michelle Brodie, DC-Dan Cooper, EC-Eunice Corn, CC-Cathy Cunningham, MC-Michael Cunningham, TE-Tom Edell, AE-Al Eisner, GF-Gary File, JF-John Fitch, MF-Mary Carmona-Freeman, TG-Terri Gallion, BG-Bruce Garlinger, FG-Frank Gibson, KG-Karen Gilbert, MH-Murrelet Halterman, JH-Joe Hart, LH-Lois Hart, DH-Dave Harvey, AH-Andrew Howe, JH-Joan Humphrey, BK-Bruce Kautz, EK-Esther Kalinay, GK-Geoff Keller, KK-Kim Kuska, DL-Denise La Berteaux, ML-Max Lathum, JL-Janet Lynn, RM-Rozella Mattingly, BM-Barbara Maxwell, TM-Tracy McCarthey, MMc-Michael McQuerry, MMi-Mark Miller, DM-Donald Mitchell, CM-Clark Moore, JM-Jean Moore, KN-Kristie Nelson, LP-Len Pardue, KPe-Kaaren Perry, KPh-Karen Phillips, BR-Blake Rodriguez, CR-Courtney Rodriguez, JR-Jim Roe, RR-Rose Anne Rowlett, SSc-Sylvia Schmidt, JS-John Schmitt, JSe-Jeff Seay, AS-Alison Sheehey, DM-Don Smoltz, SS-Susan Steele, MS-Mike Stone, PS-Pamela Stones, ST-Scott Terrill, MT-Miko Tollefson, RT-Reed Tollefson, TCAS-Tulare County Audubon Society, RW-Richard Webster, CW-Chris Wheatley, KW-Keith Wheatley, MW-Mary Whitfield, BW-Bud Widdowson, SW-Steve Williams, DW-Deb Wilson, JW-John Wilson, TW-Tom Wurster...
Recommended Winter Birding Areas/Birding Strategies:
Note: If you are going to cut your birding day short, it is highly recommended that you do so at the end of your birding day rather than at the beginning. The most successful birding in the Kern River Valley and vicinity requires an early start (30-45 minutes before sunrise). Spend the mornings in the low country and the afternoons in the high country. If you are able to spend several days birding this area, visits to the high country some mornings will likely prove more productive than afternoon visits.
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