[SBB] Saturday 2/25 trip to Panoche

[[[email protected]] (Birdermom)]

Hi all!

Saturday, I drove to Panoche from HW 5, so I could focus on that area for a change.  Interesting sightings for the day were:

- Dark Juvenile, with no hint of red or white anywhere

Little Panoche Dam:

- Canvasback, about 100

- Rock Pidgeon with normal coloration, except for Pied-eyes (by itself)

Panoche Hills Management Area (BLM):

- 3 Sage Thrashers (posing for pictures), possible more, singing a very distinctive fast-paced nearly monotone warble

- Mountain Bluebird (only a couple)

- Horned Lark (large flock)

- Savannah Sparrow (feeding in a large flock, just like the Horned Larks!)

- Lark Sparrows

Panoche Valley:

- Ferruginous Hawk (2)

- Prairie Falcon (3)

- Rock Wren

- Cassin's Kingbird (2) feeding in the trees next to me as I ate at Panoche Inn (fairly patient as I fumbled with my new camera)

- Leucistic Squirrel (on the road to New Idria - saw another 2 years ago at other end of valley - could this be a local color adaption?)

The owner of the Panoche Inn said that the Kingbirds drive him nuts, because they start singing at about 4am every morning this time of year!  Overall, I saw 45 species and it was a perfect day to be there.  Good birding!

Jean Myers

pictures from trip are at:

http://community.webshots.com/user/birdermom

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