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Birds -- Yuba Pass and Sierra Valley, June 2005

The late spring meant lots of water, lots of wildflowers, lots of nesting birds, even a mid-June snowstorm at Yuba Pass, and many California birders were there to enjoy it over the weekend of June 18-19, 2005. For those who like to try and identify Empidonax flycatchers from photos, there's one in there.
June Snowstorm
June Snowstorm		 Black-backed Woodpecker, male at nest
Black-backed Woodpecker, male at nest		 Red-breasted Sapsuckers, pair at nest
Red-breasted Sapsuckers, pair at nest		 Lewis's Woodpecker
Lewis's Woodpecker
Northern Flicker, male at nest
Northern Flicker, male at nest		 Northern Flicker, female at nest
Northern Flicker, female at nest		 Mountain Bluebird, male
Mountain Bluebird, male		 Western Tanager, male
Western Tanager, male
Townsend's Solitaire
Townsend's Solitaire		 Gray Flycatcher
Gray Flycatcher		 Western Wood-Pewee
Western Wood-Pewee		 Western Wood-Pewee
Western Wood-Pewee
Western Kingbird
Western Kingbird		 Steller's Jay
Steller's Jay		 Barn Swallow, male
Barn Swallow, male		 Cliff Swallow, juvenile
Cliff Swallow, juvenile
Warbling Vireo
Warbling Vireo		 Mountain Chickadee
Mountain Chickadee		 Red-breasted Nuthatch
Red-breasted Nuthatch		 American Dipper, near nest
American Dipper, near nest
Green-tailed Towhee, singing male
Green-tailed Towhee, singing male		 Vesper Sparrow
Vesper Sparrow		 Brewer's Sparrow, singing male
Brewer's Sparrow, singing male		 Fox Sparrow, Thick-billed singing male
Fox Sparrow, "Thick-billed" singing male
Chipping Sparrow
Chipping Sparrow		 Yellow-headed Blackbird, male
Yellow-headed Blackbird, male		 Yellow-headed Blackbird, male
Yellow-headed Blackbird, male		 Yellow-headed Blackbird, first summer male
Yellow-headed Blackbird, first summer male
Horned Lark, singing male
Horned Lark, singing male		 Cassin's Finch, male
Cassin's Finch, male		 Cassin's Finch, male
Cassin's Finch, male		 Cassin's Finch, female
Cassin's Finch, female
Cassin's Finch(?), female
Cassin's Finch(?), female		 Evening Grosbeak, male
Evening Grosbeak, male		 Evening Grosbeak, female
Evening Grosbeak, female		 Calliope Hummingbird, female
Calliope Hummingbird, female
Rufous Hummingbird, juvenile
Rufous Hummingbird, juvenile		 Willet, breeding, near nest
Willet, breeding, near nest		 American Coot, at nest
American Coot, at nest		 American Coots, adult with chicks
American Coots, adult with chicks
Redhead, male
Redhead, male

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Bob D. Kaufman28-Jun-2006 03:50
Wow, Tom, makes me want to pack up and head for the Sierras. I am so envious! :-)

Bob Kaufman - your fellow NPN member
nicolebouglouan20-Jun-2006 10:00
Very interesting gallery, with varied species and some new birds for me! Thank you for sharing, Tom! Great shots!
Nicole
Guest 03-Jul-2005 19:18
Beautiful pictures and captures, great quality, I enjoyed visiting your gallery.

Elroyie
Sonja Romera 25-Jun-2005 17:16
Tom:
I can't tell you how much I enjoyed seeing your incredible photos. My brother and sister & I are going up to Yuba Pass next weekend. I only hope we can get some of the birds that you photographed. Thank you!

Sonja Romera
Paul Brenner 24-Jun-2005 13:48
Tom,
Thanks for posting your pictures, they are wonderful. I talked to you for a few minutes up at the pass. It was a most interesting weekend for birding, which you captured with your camera.
Bob Lutman 24-Jun-2005 06:04
Tom, nice photos. My wife Sharon and I went on this trip about 7-8 years ago, but took no pictures. I remember especially the White-headed Woodpecker, and it's fun to see that you got one. Way to go.

Bob Lutman
S.Kritzik 24-Jun-2005 03:41
Wonderful photos. Thanks for sharing. Who knew baby coots were so cute?
Gene Joly 24-Jun-2005 02:40
Tom - great collection of photos.
Are you available for hire to do day trips?
Gene & Siri Joly
Thousand Oaks, CA
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