Birding 2-13- 2011 : Willow Creek: Pahrump: (Nye County)

February 13, 2011 turned out to be a wonderful birding morning.  Full of excitement. The tree's were full of birds this morning. There were calling Red-winged Blackbirds and Crow's waking everyone up.But the most beautiful sound this morning was the clear rich warble of the Western Meadowlark. I started out with the idea of wanting to get a picture of every bird I saw today. The first bird was a White-breasted Nuthatch, and he was way too quick for me with his flying from tree to tree. I did get other pictures as I relaxed with the camera, and found a new excitement at being able to get pictures of birds in flight.

I arrived at 10a.m. at Richard and Carol Cantino's. The Hooded Warbler had just come in and was back out again in the middle of the trees. Richard, had beautiful pictures he had taken this morning of Burrowing Owls. We spent time preparing for the 2011 Great Backyard Bird Count through Cornell.

Richard subscribed to Birds of North America Online and we spent time studying the Red-tailed Hawks. What beautiful pictures! This is definitely something every birder should look at. The Great Backyard Bird Count is Friday February 18 through Monday February 21. I encourage everyone to get out and count the bird's It's great to have birding friends. Carol, reminded me today as she was looking at the male House Sparrow and female House Sparrow how exciting and wonderful it is to be in the presence of a
new birder as we went through the descriptions of what to look for in identifying these birds. I also learned that I need to brush up on my identification skills of Red-tailed Hawks.



Birds seen today on Willow Creek:

Canada Warbler
Mallard
American Wigeon's
Northern Shoveler's
Cooper's Hawk's (2)
Red-shouldered Hawk (1)
American Kestrel's (2)
Gambel's Quail
American Coot's
Mourning Dove's
Eurasian Collared Dove's
Rock Dove's
Anna's Hummingbird
Ladder-backed Woodpecker's (2)a male and a female
Northern Flicker's (3)
Black Phoebe
Say's Phoebe
Common Raven
American Crow's
Horned Lark (1)
Verdin
White-breasted Nuthatch
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
European Starling (1)
Cedar Waxwings (13)
Orange-crowned Warbler (1)
Yellow-rumped Warbler (1)
Hooded Warbler (1) male
White-crowned Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco's (Slate-colored) and (Oregon)
Western Meadowlark's
Red-winged Blackbird's
Brewer's Blackbird
Great-tailed Grackle
House Finch
Lesser Goldfinch
House Sparrow's

Submitted by
Darlene Feener
Pahrump, Nevada

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Birding: Willow Creek: Pahrump

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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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