Birds seen February 6, 2011
Canada Goose (larger ones and smaller ones together) (no Cackling Goose)
Mallard Northern Pintail (female)
American Wigeon
Northern Shoveler
Green-winged Teal
Pied billed Grebe
Great Blue Heron
Northern Harrier
Cooper's Hawk (sitting on the roof of a house checking out its surroundings)
Red-shouldered Hawk
Bald Eagle (immature)
American Kestrel
Gambel's Quail
American Coot
Rock Dove
Eurasian Collared-Dove
Mourning Dove
Anna's Hummingbird
Ladder-backed Woodpecker (very active)
Northern Flicker (red shafted)
Say's Phoebe
Horned Lark
American Crow
Verdin
Northern Mockingbird
Western Bluebird Cedar
Waxwing (came in a group landing in tree near where I was sitting)
Phainopepla
European Starling
Orange-crowned Warbler
Hooded Warbler (male)
White-crowned Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco (Oregon)
Western Meadowlark
Brewer's Sparrow
Great-tailed Grackle
House Finch
Lesser Goldfinch
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Monday, February 07, 2011
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Sunday, January 30, 2011
Cheese making at Villa Locale
Literally meaning recooked, is an Italian cheese typically made from the whey of sheep, cow, goat, or water buffalo milk.
To make the cheese, whey is heated, to a near boiling temperature
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| Checking the temperature for Villa Locale Ricotta |
This curdles the remaining protein from the whey and leads to the formation of Ricotta cheese. Whey has been used in this way since the ancient times, referred to by Cato the Elder
Villa Locale Ricotta is used in restaurant for its stuffed eggplant, cavatelli, ravioli, manicotti. cannoli, cheesecake, and is available in 24 oz containers to go
Friday, January 28, 2011
Organic Valley - GM Alfalfa: What's Happening Now
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Sunday, January 23, 2011
Thursday, January 20, 2011
Sunday, January 16, 2011
Pahrump Birding
Below is a list of birds seen today at Willow Creek. 1-17-2011
Canada Goose (6) smaller size maybe Richardson's but not sure.
Mallard's
Northern Pintail Female (1) has moved from pump house pond to pond
by Richard and Carol's
American Wigeons (increasing in number)
Northern Shovelers (increasing in number)
Green-winged Teals (increasing in number)
Ring-necked Ducks (increasing in number)
Ruddy Duck traveling across the whole pond to take flight
Pied billed-Grebe
Great Blue Heron neck drawn in, legs extended behind, landing at pond edge
Red-shouldered Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk at top of fir tree, sailing out across golf course
American Kestrel
Gambel's Quail
American Coots
Rock Doves
Eurasian Collared Doves
Mourning Doves (increasing in numbers)
Anna's Hummingbird
Costa's Hummingbird
Ladder-backed Woodpecker moving upward on bark of tree head first a female
Northern Flickers
Say's Phoebe
Common Raven
Verdin
Northern Mockingbird
American Pipit's (18) moving steadily along the ground feeding
European Starling mixed in with blackbirds
Hooded Warbler, flicking his tail while eating meal worms
Chipping Sparrow at feeders with juncos
White-crowned Sparrow's
House Sparrow's(increasing in numbers)
Dark-eyed Junco's (increasing in numbers) Oregon and Slate colored
Western Meadowlarks (increasing in numbers)
Red-winged Blackbirds darting into the cattails
Brewer's Blackbirds in with Red-winged Blackbirds
Great-tailed Grackle's only a few today
House Finch (increasing in numbers)flying up into trees as I passed them.
Submitted by
Darlene Feener
Pahrump, Nevada
Canada Goose (6) smaller size maybe Richardson's but not sure.
Mallard's
Northern Pintail Female (1) has moved from pump house pond to pond
by Richard and Carol's
American Wigeons (increasing in number)
Northern Shovelers (increasing in number)
Green-winged Teals (increasing in number)
Ring-necked Ducks (increasing in number)
Ruddy Duck traveling across the whole pond to take flight
Pied billed-Grebe
Great Blue Heron neck drawn in, legs extended behind, landing at pond edge
Red-shouldered Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk at top of fir tree, sailing out across golf course
American Kestrel
Gambel's Quail
American Coots
Rock Doves
Eurasian Collared Doves
Mourning Doves (increasing in numbers)
Anna's Hummingbird
Costa's Hummingbird
Ladder-backed Woodpecker moving upward on bark of tree head first a female
Northern Flickers
Say's Phoebe
Common Raven
Verdin
Northern Mockingbird
American Pipit's (18) moving steadily along the ground feeding
European Starling mixed in with blackbirds
Hooded Warbler, flicking his tail while eating meal worms
Chipping Sparrow at feeders with juncos
White-crowned Sparrow's
House Sparrow's(increasing in numbers)
Dark-eyed Junco's (increasing in numbers) Oregon and Slate colored
Western Meadowlarks (increasing in numbers)
Red-winged Blackbirds darting into the cattails
Brewer's Blackbirds in with Red-winged Blackbirds
Great-tailed Grackle's only a few today
House Finch (increasing in numbers)flying up into trees as I passed them.
Submitted by
Darlene Feener
Pahrump, Nevada
Wednesday, January 05, 2011
Saturday, January 01, 2011
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