http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sierra-nevadabirds/ Birds and Birding in the Sierra Nevada Mon, 06 Jul 2009 15:57:11 GMT carolspencer http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sierra-nevadabirds/message/2638 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sierra-nevadabirds/message/2638 From Sugar Pine Point SP campground and along General Creek from mouth at Lake Tahoe upstream to trail crossing above loop and Lily Pond, 28 June to 03 July. Mon, 06 Jul 2009 15:55:20 GMT markeaton http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sierra-nevadabirds/message/2637 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sierra-nevadabirds/message/2637 Luke Cole 400 Species $40,000 Memorial Challenge A benefit for Center on Race, Poverty and the Environment (CRPE) September 26th and 27th, 2009 The birding Mon, 06 Jul 2009 05:44:00 GMT Matthew Dodder http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sierra-nevadabirds/message/2636 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sierra-nevadabirds/message/2636 All, After the group trip to Yuba Pass and Sierra Valley, my wife and I continued to the Mono Basin and Yosemite. No bird pictures, unfortunately... DAY 0 Mon, 06 Jul 2009 05:43:53 GMT Matthew Dodder http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sierra-nevadabirds/message/2635 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sierra-nevadabirds/message/2635 All, My wife and I just returned from a lovely trip to Yuba Pass and Sierra Valley with a group of friends. Full report including photos can be found at Mon, 06 Jul 2009 01:35:40 GMT Steve Glover http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sierra-nevadabirds/message/2634 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sierra-nevadabirds/message/2634 Hi all, Sorry for the belated report. On July 3rd and 4th I birded parts of Tuolumne County with Denise Wight. On Thursday evening we stopped at some of the Sun, 05 Jul 2009 05:42:31 GMT Chris Conard http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sierra-nevadabirds/message/2633 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sierra-nevadabirds/message/2633 Folks, Today Kimya and I attempted to get out of the heat (only partially successfully, as our AC isn't working in our car and the sun was fairly intense Thu, 02 Jul 2009 19:36:40 GMT Bob Barnes http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sierra-nevadabirds/message/2632 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sierra-nevadabirds/message/2632 Hi, Just in case you have not heard, thereby saving you a possilbe planned drive to the Kern River Preserve, no female Blue-throated Hummingbird was observed Thu, 02 Jul 2009 04:22:04 GMT aaagolfers@... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sierra-nevadabirds/message/2631 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sierra-nevadabirds/message/2631 The last two Thursdays have continued hiking on the rim trail and surprisingly have seen few birds. Clark's Nutcrackers abound, a few Mountain Bluebirds were Wed, 01 Jul 2009 04:29:55 GMT Bob Barnes http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sierra-nevadabirds/message/2630 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sierra-nevadabirds/message/2630 Hi, Steve Summers started checking the Kern River Preserve hummingbird feeders at 5:20pm. Bob Steele, Susan Steele, and I started checking them at 5:35pm. The Tue, 30 Jun 2009 22:58:48 GMT Bob Barnes http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sierra-nevadabirds/message/2629 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sierra-nevadabirds/message/2629 Hi, Based on a question with generic applicability. The Kern River Preserve (Wledon, Kern County) is open every day f the year including holidays (such as Tue, 30 Jun 2009 22:20:41 GMT Bob Barnes http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sierra-nevadabirds/message/2628 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sierra-nevadabirds/message/2628 Hi, Bob Steele, Susan Steele, and I are going up later this afternoon to the Kern River Preserve to try for this hummingbird. Steve Summers is on his way now Tue, 30 Jun 2009 21:55:29 GMT Bob Barnes http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sierra-nevadabirds/message/2627 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sierra-nevadabirds/message/2627 Hi, Denise La Berteaux just phoned me to report she saw the reported Blue-throated Hummingbird at the FRONT YARD FEEDERS of the Kern River Preserve in Weldon, Tue, 30 Jun 2009 21:54:01 GMT Bruce Webb http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sierra-nevadabirds/message/2626 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sierra-nevadabirds/message/2626 Will Richardson just called me @ 2:45 PM and the Scissor-tailed Flycatcher is still using the willows near the clump of pines close to the canal outfall and Tue, 30 Jun 2009 20:31:19 GMT Bob Barnes http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sierra-nevadabirds/message/2625 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sierra-nevadabirds/message/2625 Hi, Regarding Gary Lundquist's Sa, 27 Jun 09 photo of the assumed Kern River Preserve BLUE-THROATED, be aware that there are two hummingbird feeding stations Tue, 30 Jun 2009 19:46:19 GMT Will Richardson http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sierra-nevadabirds/message/2624 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sierra-nevadabirds/message/2624 Just got a call from Don Harriman who had a Scissor-tailed Flycatcher at the Upper Truckee Marsh about 10:00ish this morning. Photos clinch it - I'm out the