Birds -- Yuba Pass and Sierra Valley, June 2010 Photo Gallery by Tom Grey at pbase.com

Birds -- Yuba Pass and Sierra Valley, June 2010

I paid a June bird photography visit to Yuba Pass / Sierra Valley for the sixth consecutive year, June 7-10. The late arrival of summer was evident, but I had my usual great time, staying in Sierra City at Buttes Resort and enjoying the hospitality of Mike and Lindy Terwilliger, and cruising the usual spots. Some of the results posted below.

American Avocet, female	Black-headed Grosbeak, male	Brewer's Sparrow	Cassin's Finch, female
Cassin's Finch, male	Cassin's Finch, male	Cliff Swallow	Dusky Flycatcher
Fox Sparrow, "Thick-billed," singing male	Hairy Woodpecker, female	Lewis's Woodpecker	Mountain Bluebird, male
Mountain Bluebirds, pair	Mountain Chickadee	Osprey	Pygmy Nuthatches, pair, male approaches female with bee
Pygmy Nuthatches, pair, male displaying bee to female	Pygmy Nuthatches, pair, male feeding bee to female	Pygmy Nuthatch, female displaying while eating bee	Redhead, male
Sandhill Crane	Swainson's Hawk	Warbling Vireo	Warbling Vireo, singing male
White-faced Ibis	White-faced Ibis, flying	Wilson's Warbler	Wilson's Warbler, male
Yellow-headed Blackbird, male	Yellow-rumped Warbler, "Audubon's" male, eating insect

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Marilyn Bauriedel		12-Jun-2011 11:26
Hi Tom! Bill and I are thinking of birdwatching in July in the Sierra Valley/Yuba Pass area and were glad to find a reference on the Buttes Resort site that led us to your wonderful photos from last year. Marilyn Bauriedel (Palo Alto)

Guest		15-Jun-2010 05:04
Hi Tom, WOW!! Thanks for sharing!! Sue Stevenson (South Lake Tahoe)

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