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Panoche Valley, 72 Sightings
Ducks, Geese, and Swans
New World Quail
Grebes
Cormorants
Bitterns and Herons
Hawks, Kites, and Eagles
Ferruginous Hawk
Posed very patiently on a power pole right by the road.
Golden Eagle
An immature bird flew even with the car, then crossed right in front of us.
Caracaras and Falcons
Rails, Gallinules and Coots
Plovers
Stilts and Avocets
Pigeons and Doves
Cuckoos, Roadrunners and Anis
Greater Roadrunner
We saw three different Roadrunners today near the side of the road.
Barn Owls
Hummingbirds
Woodpeckers
Tyrant Flycatchers
Shrikes
Loggerhead Shrike
We saw well over a dozen Shrike during the course of the day.
Jays and Crows
Larks
Chickadees and Titmice
Wrens
Rock Wren
One bird offered a worm to a second bird, who took it and flew away.
Kinglets
Thrushes
Mockingbirds and Thrashers
Starlings
Silky-flycatchers
Wood-Warblers
Emberizids
Lark Sparrow
saw a dozen birds on a power pole and two dozen by the side of the road in excellent light.
Blackbirds
Northern Finches
Old World Sparrows
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Trip Notes
We had lovely weather today driving around Panoche Valley and spotting birds against the emerald hills. The much sought-after Mountain Plover and Mountain Bluebird remained elusive, but we had many other excellent looks. Hawks were especially plentiful today, as were Say's Phoebes. Birds we didn't see but were reported by others on the trip: Wrentit, California Gull, Vesper Sparrow, Turkey Vulture, Fox Sparrow.
Trip Photos
 
Trip Map
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