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Sunday, June 26, 2011
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Sunday, May 29, 2011
Friday, May 27, 2011
Monday, May 23, 2011
Birding 5-22- 2011 : Willow Creek: Pahrump: (Nye County)
May 22, 2011 birding started at 6a.m. with a light wind and overcast skys,
clearing and warming as the day progressed.
These birds were the high point of my day.
Townsend's Warbler
Gray Vireo
Western Wood Pewee
Red-shouldered Hawks
Ladder-backed Woodpeckers (very active, male and female all over the trees)
Submitted by
Darlene Feener
Pahrump, Nevad
clearing and warming as the day progressed.
These birds were the high point of my day.
Townsend's Warbler
Gray Vireo
Western Wood Pewee
Red-shouldered Hawks
Ladder-backed Woodpeckers (very active, male and female all over the trees)
Submitted by
Darlene Feener
Pahrump, Nevad
Sunday, May 22, 2011
Monday, May 16, 2011
Birding 5-15- 2011 : Willow Creek: Pahrump: (Nye County)
May 15, 2011 at Willow Creek started off with five ravens,making loud
calling sounds and following me down the path to the second pond. Flying
closely over my head, it was a bit distracting as they were making way too
much noise for 6a.m. in the morning. There was an active nest, several
weeks ago with one young raven in it. Today I did not approach the nest and
was a distance away from it when the five of them approached me. I noticed
later in the morning, that three Ravens, flew over other people that were
in the same area and the Ravens, were exhibiting the same kind of behavior
they did with me.
Migrating bird seen today was a single Spotted Sandpiper.
New summer arrivals this birding session:
Bullock's Oriole, Western Wood Pewee and Yellow Warbler
Nesting birds:(not all listed)
Black Crowned Night Heron's
Western Kingbird, in the fork of a tall Cottonwood tree, sitting on the
nest.
Bird's with food in their mouths:
Bewick's Wren, Northern Mockingbird, and Verdins
Adult bird's with juveniles:
Black-crowned Night Heron (1) adult and (1) young Black-crowned Night Heron
Blue Gray Gnatcatcher (1) adult and (2) juveniles moving about the mesquite.
Greater Roadrunner (1) adult and (1)juvenile
Mallard (2) adults with (1) juvenile and (1) adult with (5) juveniles
Falcons/Hawks
American Kestrel (1)
Prairie Falcon (1)
Cooper's Hawk (1)
Red-shouldered Hawk (2)
Red-tailed Hawk (1)
A Tree swallow was flying with Violet-green Swallow's and Barn Swallow's
when one Tree swallow, landed briefly on the ground beside a male mallard
to pick up a single white feather and flew off with it.
A Prairie Falcon, flew into the top of a Cottonwood tree and a Bullock's
Oriole, male flew into the same tree two branches away from it at the top
of the tree. (I liked the contrast of these two birds, so I took pictures).
After leaving Willow Creek, I went to the South of Pahrump to check on
Burrowing Owls. A friend earlier in the week told me there were now 4
pairs. When I arrived today, I viewed them from the inside of my vehicle.
There were two Burrowing Owl's present with one at one burrow and another
one a little distance away at another burrow. These owls are making their
home on a lot of land that could possibly hold 2-3 homes. The people who
live in the neighborhood are very attentive to the safety of the owls.
Submitted by
Darlene Feener
Pahrump, Nevada
calling sounds and following me down the path to the second pond. Flying
closely over my head, it was a bit distracting as they were making way too
much noise for 6a.m. in the morning. There was an active nest, several
weeks ago with one young raven in it. Today I did not approach the nest and
was a distance away from it when the five of them approached me. I noticed
later in the morning, that three Ravens, flew over other people that were
in the same area and the Ravens, were exhibiting the same kind of behavior
they did with me.
Migrating bird seen today was a single Spotted Sandpiper.
New summer arrivals this birding session:
Bullock's Oriole, Western Wood Pewee and Yellow Warbler
Nesting birds:(not all listed)
Black Crowned Night Heron's
Western Kingbird, in the fork of a tall Cottonwood tree, sitting on the
nest.
Bird's with food in their mouths:
Bewick's Wren, Northern Mockingbird, and Verdins
Adult bird's with juveniles:
Black-crowned Night Heron (1) adult and (1) young Black-crowned Night Heron
Blue Gray Gnatcatcher (1) adult and (2) juveniles moving about the mesquite.
Greater Roadrunner (1) adult and (1)juvenile
Mallard (2) adults with (1) juvenile and (1) adult with (5) juveniles
Falcons/Hawks
American Kestrel (1)
Prairie Falcon (1)
Cooper's Hawk (1)
Red-shouldered Hawk (2)
Red-tailed Hawk (1)
A Tree swallow was flying with Violet-green Swallow's and Barn Swallow's
when one Tree swallow, landed briefly on the ground beside a male mallard
to pick up a single white feather and flew off with it.
A Prairie Falcon, flew into the top of a Cottonwood tree and a Bullock's
Oriole, male flew into the same tree two branches away from it at the top
of the tree. (I liked the contrast of these two birds, so I took pictures).
After leaving Willow Creek, I went to the South of Pahrump to check on
Burrowing Owls. A friend earlier in the week told me there were now 4
pairs. When I arrived today, I viewed them from the inside of my vehicle.
There were two Burrowing Owl's present with one at one burrow and another
one a little distance away at another burrow. These owls are making their
home on a lot of land that could possibly hold 2-3 homes. The people who
live in the neighborhood are very attentive to the safety of the owls.
Submitted by
Darlene Feener
Pahrump, Nevada
Sunday, May 01, 2011
Sunday, April 24, 2011
Monday, April 18, 2011
Birding report for April 17, 2011.
Birding trip on 4-17/2011 started at 6:30a.m. with a goal to search for active bird's nests.
Verdin, going in and out of it's nest.
Crissal Thrasher's (2) on top of bush, with one Thrasher having some kind of food in it's beak.
Western Bluebird's in and out of hole on a dead Cottonwood tree.
Black-crowned Night Heron's making nests.
Anna's Hummingbird nest seen at next door neighbor's house of Richard & Carol with Anna's Hummingbird returning to it's nest and us quickly leaving nest area.
Pied-billed Grebe's (2) one in and out of marsh grass.
Western Kingbird, with building material in beak.
Cinnamon Teal's male and female investigating covered area of pond.
Ladder backed Woodpecker's male and female moving around and up a
Cottonwood tree where there was a woodpecker hole.
Sharp-shinned Hawk gliding over the pond.
Cowbird's perched at the top of a Cottonwood tree.
Bird's returning this week:
White-faced Ibis (13)
Belted Kingfisher (1)
For those that would like to go on a excellent bird walk,
check out Len Warren's web site; Birds of Shoshone Wetlands at
birdman88-
Len,leads a excellent free bird walk and is comfortable leading and teaching all age levels about the bird's in Shoshone, California, which is about 40 minutes from Pahrump.
Submitted by
Darlene Feener
Pahrump, Nevada
Verdin, going in and out of it's nest.
Crissal Thrasher's (2) on top of bush, with one Thrasher having some kind of food in it's beak.
Western Bluebird's in and out of hole on a dead Cottonwood tree.
Black-crowned Night Heron's making nests.
Anna's Hummingbird nest seen at next door neighbor's house of Richard & Carol with Anna's Hummingbird returning to it's nest and us quickly leaving nest area.
Pied-billed Grebe's (2) one in and out of marsh grass.
Western Kingbird, with building material in beak.
Cinnamon Teal's male and female investigating covered area of pond.
Ladder backed Woodpecker's male and female moving around and up a
Cottonwood tree where there was a woodpecker hole.
Sharp-shinned Hawk gliding over the pond.
Cowbird's perched at the top of a Cottonwood tree.
Bird's returning this week:
White-faced Ibis (13)
Belted Kingfisher (1)
For those that would like to go on a excellent bird walk,
check out Len Warren's web site; Birds of Shoshone Wetlands at
birdman88-
Len,leads a excellent free bird walk and is comfortable leading and teaching all age levels about the bird's in Shoshone, California, which is about 40 minutes from Pahrump.
Submitted by
Darlene Feener
Pahrump, Nevada
Sunday, April 17, 2011
Monday, April 11, 2011
Birding report for April 10, 2011.
Morning temperature was 30 degrees when I left home at 6:10 a.m.
Summer birds, winter birds and resident birds made for an interesting quiet
morning of birding broken by episodes of Red wing Blackbird's and Yellow
headed Blackbirds and Canadian geese who were calling along with the Black-
crowned Night Heron's who were making loud woc sounds. I sat on the grass
for awhile to listen to them, and I saw two at the edge of the pond and
when I started scanning the tree's found five more. (One was what looked
like a first spring night heron with no black in the head or on the mantle.
The other six were adults.
I wondered if the first spring night heron was the one Richard and Carol
raised after it fell from it's nest last year.
Birds listed below are the birds that were seen from 6:30a.m. to 9:30a.m.
at Willow Creek.
American Goldfinch (male)
Tree Swallows
Yellow-rumped Warbler's (Audubon)They were in almost every tree.
Great Egret at top of a tall tree near pond.The long plumes extended down
his back beyond his tail. The sun shining on him made for a great picture.
Western Kingbird's
Brown headed Cowbird's
Bullock's Oriole at the top of a Cottonwood tree.
Red-naped Sapsucker
Pied Billed Grebe's
Western Bluebird's
Cinnamon Teal (male)
Black Phoebe's
Say's Phoebe
Brewer's Blackbird
Northern Mockingbird's (2)
Anna's Hummingbird
Yellow-headed Blackbird's
Mourning Dove's
Black chinned Hummingbird
Verdin
Song Sparrow's (2)
American Kestrel
Black-crowned Night Heron's (7) at Ed's pond making lots of noise.
Gambel's Quail
House Finch
Common Raven
Lesser Goldfinch
Red winged Blackbird's
Great tailed Grackle's
White crowned Sparrow's
Eurasian Collared Dove
Rock Dove's (one was pure white with a white and black striped tail pattern)
The Northern Shoveler's have appeared to have left Willow Creek. Carol and
I discussed the American Wigeon's Richard said there were three this
morning on their ponds.
On my way home I stopped at the Mountain Falls ponds and 95 American
Wigeon's were seen there.
Submitted by
Darlene Feener
Pahrump, Nevada
Summer birds, winter birds and resident birds made for an interesting quiet
morning of birding broken by episodes of Red wing Blackbird's and Yellow
headed Blackbirds and Canadian geese who were calling along with the Black-
crowned Night Heron's who were making loud woc sounds. I sat on the grass
for awhile to listen to them, and I saw two at the edge of the pond and
when I started scanning the tree's found five more. (One was what looked
like a first spring night heron with no black in the head or on the mantle.
The other six were adults.
I wondered if the first spring night heron was the one Richard and Carol
raised after it fell from it's nest last year.
Birds listed below are the birds that were seen from 6:30a.m. to 9:30a.m.
at Willow Creek.
American Goldfinch (male)
Tree Swallows
Yellow-rumped Warbler's (Audubon)They were in almost every tree.
Great Egret at top of a tall tree near pond.The long plumes extended down
his back beyond his tail. The sun shining on him made for a great picture.
Western Kingbird's
Brown headed Cowbird's
Bullock's Oriole at the top of a Cottonwood tree.
Red-naped Sapsucker
Pied Billed Grebe's
Western Bluebird's
Cinnamon Teal (male)
Black Phoebe's
Say's Phoebe
Brewer's Blackbird
Northern Mockingbird's (2)
Anna's Hummingbird
Yellow-headed Blackbird's
Mourning Dove's
Black chinned Hummingbird
Verdin
Song Sparrow's (2)
American Kestrel
Black-crowned Night Heron's (7) at Ed's pond making lots of noise.
Gambel's Quail
House Finch
Common Raven
Lesser Goldfinch
Red winged Blackbird's
Great tailed Grackle's
White crowned Sparrow's
Eurasian Collared Dove
Rock Dove's (one was pure white with a white and black striped tail pattern)
The Northern Shoveler's have appeared to have left Willow Creek. Carol and
I discussed the American Wigeon's Richard said there were three this
morning on their ponds.
On my way home I stopped at the Mountain Falls ponds and 95 American
Wigeon's were seen there.
Submitted by
Darlene Feener
Pahrump, Nevada
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