Re: [SBB] Birding Trip from San Benito to Merced County 18-19 Feb. '06

[Debbi Brusco <[[email protected]]>]

To add to this, a small group of us (orphaned birders of Les 
Chibana's Palo Alto class) separately visited Panoche Valley on 
Sunday starting from the Hwy. 5 end. We had two separate sightings of 
Chukar, one at the Little Panoche Detention Dam, where the bird was 
vocalizing a two-note whistle, and at Shotgun Pass where the other 
bird was vocalizing the cackling call.

We did stop at Mercey Hot Springs (the $235 wasn't us), which had a 
dearth of people but not of owls. We saw at least 7 Long Eared Owls, 
at least 2 Barn Owls and 1-2 Great Horned Owls. Some of the three 
species were all bunched in one group of trees.

The other sighting of note was up the BLM road. There were more than 
40 Mountain Bluebirds gathered on the fence and flycatching.

Debbi Brusco


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