http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sierra-nevadabirds/ Birds and Birding in the Sierra Nevada Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:11:15 GMT lovechild89507 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sierra-nevadabirds/message/2731 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sierra-nevadabirds/message/2731 An adult Varied Thrush just appear on my back fence--the first one I've ever seen in the Eastern Sierra. I hope the snowstorm that's arriving tomorrow doesn't Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:26:26 GMT rccarl@... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sierra-nevadabirds/message/2730 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sierra-nevadabirds/message/2730 We had a pretty but nearly birdless afternoon at Sierra Meadows Nov. 16.  Only bird of notwas a Ferruginous hawk near the intersection of Heriot lane and hwy Sun, 15 Nov 2009 16:36:34 GMT aaagolfers@... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sierra-nevadabirds/message/2729 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sierra-nevadabirds/message/2729 Yesterday while walking the Tahoe Donner Golf Course (closed for the season) we saw 6 Red Shafted Northern Flickers, 3 Red-breasted Nuthatches, 3 Mountain Sat, 07 Nov 2009 04:20:31 GMT Kathryn Parker http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sierra-nevadabirds/message/2728 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sierra-nevadabirds/message/2728 This morning, Nov. 6, at 11:00, there were 2 WHITE-WINGED SCOTERS on Bridgeport Reservoir near the dam. Looking at my Sibley, one looked like the picture of a Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:48:20 GMT Frances Oliver http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sierra-nevadabirds/message/2727 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sierra-nevadabirds/message/2727 Sandhill Crane Festival, Nov 6-8, 2009 There are several events of interest to birders at this year's Sandhill Crane Festival in Lodi. Saturday's featured Thu, 05 Nov 2009 01:50:01 GMT Will Richardson http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sierra-nevadabirds/message/2726 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sierra-nevadabirds/message/2726 Hey folks, It's that time of year again. I need to schedule the South Lake Tahoe CBC, and I'd love to get some input from any would-be participants that may Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:52:46 GMT aaagolfers@... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sierra-nevadabirds/message/2725 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sierra-nevadabirds/message/2725 Yesterday we hiked from Ward Creek to Tahoe City hoping to see the many woodpeckers reported earlier this week. We did see one Hairy Woodpecker and heard a Wed, 04 Nov 2009 01:19:49 GMT martin@... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sierra-nevadabirds/message/2724 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sierra-nevadabirds/message/2724 On this beautiful fall day, I took a drive through Sierra Valley. Sierraville to Sattley, up A23 to Dysan (Marble Hot Springs Rd), across Dysan to Heriot Tue, 03 Nov 2009 05:34:56 GMT Kirk Hardie http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sierra-nevadabirds/message/2723 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sierra-nevadabirds/message/2723 Hello birders, I hiked along the Tahoe Rim Trail from Tahoe City to Ward Canyon yesterday. It turned out to be a beautiful day to be on a hike. There was Mon, 02 Nov 2009 16:48:11 GMT PAGPEG@... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sierra-nevadabirds/message/2722 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sierra-nevadabirds/message/2722 Greetings SIE - NEV Birders, Yesterday, Sunday, 1 Nov. 2009, returning from Plumas Co. to the S.F.Bay Area via Hwy 89, my wife Pat and I stopped at the Mon, 02 Nov 2009 16:04:56 GMT aaagolfers@... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sierra-nevadabirds/message/2721 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sierra-nevadabirds/message/2721 Yesterday while walking up Coldstream Canyon (in the railroad track horseshoe) we spotted 30 Common Mergansers in the ponds, 5 Red-breasted Nuthatches, 20 Wed, 28 Oct 2009 03:59:46 GMT Steve Abbott http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sierra-nevadabirds/message/2720 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sierra-nevadabirds/message/2720 Birders, A few cold birds at the Upper Truckee Marsh in South Lake Tahoe (El Dorado County) included: 2 AMERICAN AVOCETS 1 HERRING GULL 1 juv. RED-SHOULDERED Tue, 27 Oct 2009 21:23:54 GMT Kirk Hardie http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sierra-nevadabirds/message/2719 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sierra-nevadabirds/message/2719 Hello birders, I took a quick trip to Bridgeport, Mono Lake and Yosemite last week (10/20-10/22). I had planned to spend two nights in Yosemite, but ice on Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:02:43 GMT Donald http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sierra-nevadabirds/message/2718 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sierra-nevadabirds/message/2718 Out at the Upper Truckee Marsh this morning - had a Mallard x Northern Pintail hybrid in the Upper Truckee just above the mouth. Don Harriman South Lake Tahoe Thu, 22 Oct 2009 01:05:14 GMT Bruce Webb http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sierra-nevadabirds/message/2717 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sierra-nevadabirds/message/2717 This morning, Steve Abbott and I spent a couple of hours birding and photographing along the north shore of Lake Tahoe, in Placer County. Probably the biggest