Trip : Wings over Mojave, Day Two Login
7 Locations, 76 Sightings
Ducks, Geese, and Swans
Mallard CCGC
Redhead CCGC
Ruddy Duck CCGC
Partridges, Grouse, Turkeys, and Old World Quail
Ring-necked Pheasant FRR
New World Quail
California Quail BS
Grebes
Pied-billed Grebe CCCP
Cormorants
Double-crested Cormorant GH
Bitterns and Herons
Great Blue Heron FRR
Black-crowned Night-Heron JCR
New World Vultures
Turkey Vulture FRR
Hawks, Kites, and Eagles
Northern Harrier FRR
Red-tailed Hawk JCR
Caracaras and Falcons
American Kestrel KRP
Rails, Gallinules and Coots
Sora GH
American Coot CCGC
Plovers
Killdeer CCGC
Sandpipers and Phalaropes
Spotted Sandpiper GH
Pigeons and Doves
Rock Pigeon CCGC
Mourning Dove BS
Typical Owls
Great Horned Owl BS
Swifts
Black Swift BS
White-throated Swift FRR
Hummingbirds
Anna's Hummingbird BS
Woodpeckers
Nuttall's Woodpecker BS
Northern Flicker KRP
Tyrant Flycatchers
Willow Flycatcher BS
Pacific-slope Flycatcher BS
Black Phoebe BS
Vermilion Flycatcher GH
Ash-throated Flycatcher BS
Western Kingbird FRR
Shrikes
Loggerhead Shrike BS
Vireos
Cassin's Vireo BS
Warbling Vireo BS
Jays and Crows
Common Raven BS
Larks
Horned Lark GH
Swallows
Tree Swallow FRR
Violet-green Swallow KRP
Cliff Swallow FRR
Wrens
Bewick's Wren BS
House Wren KRP
Old World Warblers and Gnatcatchers
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher BS
Thrushes
Western Bluebird FRR
Swainson's Thrush BS
American Robin KRP
Mockingbirds and Thrashers
Northern Mockingbird KRP
Starlings
European Starling CCGC
Waxwings
Cedar Waxwing BS
Wood-Warblers
Orange-crowned Warbler BS
Yellow Warbler BS
Black-throated Gray Warbler CCCP
Townsend's Warbler BS
Hermit Warbler BS
American Redstart BS
MacGillivray's Warbler BS
Common Yellowthroat KRP
Wilson's Warbler BS
Tanagers
Summer Tanager KRP
Western Tanager BS
Emberizids
Spotted Towhee KRP
Lark Sparrow FRR
Savannah Sparrow FRR
Song Sparrow KRP
Cardinals and Saltators
Black-headed Grosbeak BS
Blue Grosbeak FRR
Blackbirds
Red-winged Blackbird CCGC
Tricolored Blackbird KRP
Yellow-headed Blackbird CCGC
Brewer's Blackbird CCGC
Great-tailed Grackle CCGC
Hooded Oriole JCR
Bullock's Oriole BS
Northern Finches
House Finch BS
Lesser Goldfinch KRP
Lawrence's Goldfinch JCR
Old World Sparrows
House Sparrow GH
Butterbredt Spring = BS
California City Central Park = CCCP
California City Golf Course = CCGC
Fay Ranch Road = FRR
Galileo Hill = GH
Jawbone Canyon Road = JCR
Kern River Preserve = KRP
Trip Notes
Thanks to Michael's comprehensive local knowledge, we had a great time at the two big migrant traps, Galileo Hill and Butterbredt Spring. He also showed us a wonderful colony of Yellow-headed Blackbirds in California City.
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