Nevada Birds

More Rarities (BLACK SWIFT, Com Grackle, Tennessee Warbler)

Fri, 25 May 2012 11:59:22 -0500

Rick Fridell just called me to update me on some bird sightings him and Rob
Dobbs have had in Nevada yesterday and today.

While Andrew Lee was experiencing a legendary day at Flyod Lamb Park
yesterday, Rick and Rob also had some nice birds at Corn Creek. They had a
singing NORTHERN PARULA,

Porter Springs (5/24/12)

Fri, 25 May 2012 02:25:40 -0500

Porter Springs, Granite Springs Valley, Pershing Co (5/24/12): 9:00am-11:00

We birded Porter Springs this beautiful spring morning. In view of conditions yesterday we feared high winds but except for a few gusts it was calm today & the birding was easy. We were also pleasantly surprised by the

Rose-Breasted Grosbeak in Fallon

Thu, 24 May 2012 22:58:38 -0500

We have a Rose-Breasted Grosbeak eating and bathing here in Fallon. The only other time I've seen one is here at home in July 2002. We had three grosbeaks at our place today - Black-Headed, Blue, and this Rose-Breasted. A trifecta!

I've posted some pictures of the Rose-Breasted Grosbeak on

5/24 Floyd Lamb Park vagrant madness, BLUE-WINGED WARBLER + other goodies

Thu, 24 May 2012 19:53:25 -0500

Hi birders,

An afternoon visit to Floyd Lamb Park today produced an amazing variety of
eastern vagrants highlighted by a Blue-winged Warbler. The Blue-winged was
most often seen in the sycamores near bench 33. It had me chasing it in
circles trying to photo it and I managed just two photos.

Thu, 24 May 2012 19:34:12 -0500

Hi birders,

Today on my daily walk in Jacks Valley (south of Carson City), I
called in at least six black-throated sparrows with my iBird application.
They came in quickly, displaying all around me ... in 19 years here, this

Reno area bird sightings

Thu, 24 May 2012 10:39:54 -0500

Submitted on behalf of Ed Kurtz:
On May 2, 2012 there was a juvenile Dipper under the Sutro St. bridge. Whitish throat, some pin feathers still visible on wings. It perched on a rock 6 ft. from me. 3:30 pm.
On May 18, 2012 at Rancho San Rafael arboretum there was a

Unauthorized E-Mail?

Wed, 23 May 2012 12:15:40 -0500

Alan,
I did NOT send anything so I MUST have been HACKED?
Lynn

Fwd: eBird Report - The Yurt Feeders, May 13, 2012

Wed, 23 May 2012 12:13:41 -0500

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> The Yurt Feeders, near Baker, NV, White Pine County, US-NV
> May 13 to 15 , 2012 7:30 AM - 8:15 AM
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Spam from Lynn Purcell's email address

Wed, 23 May 2012 12:02:24 -0500

As pointed out by several people, the posting that you received from Lynn
Purcell's email address is spam. I mentioned a similar one from another
email address recently, and both of them used "hello" as the subject. The
Audubon server usually is good about filtering these out before they are
distributed to

Re: NVBIRDS Digest - 21 May 2012 to 22 May 2012 (#2012-130)

Wed, 23 May 2012 11:53:42 -0500

Looked fishy to me too, so I set up a rule to delete all future e-mails from her.

Penny

On May 23, 2012, at 9:37 AM, Linda Hiller wrote:

> Did we just get spammed, Alan? That one from Lynn Purcell had a link ... looked fishy to me! Linda Hiller
>
>

Re: NVBIRDS Digest - 21 May 2012 to 22 May 2012 (#2012-130)

Wed, 23 May 2012 11:44:03 -0500

Yes, Linda - Lynn Purcell is a person fishing for funds for some church.
This site has spammed many other email lists. Near as I can tell, it is
harmless, but who knows?

Bob G

In a message dated 5/23/2012 9:38:07 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time,

Re: NVBIRDS Digest - 21 May 2012 to 22 May 2012 (#2012-130)

Wed, 23 May 2012 11:37:55 -0500

Did we just get spammed, Alan? That one from Lynn Purcell had a link ... looked fishy to me! Linda Hiller

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way up there in washoe county

Wed, 23 May 2012 08:41:17 -0500

Hello

Tue, 22 May 2012 21:49:34 -0500

this is crazy you should check the out http://www.inews15wa.net/jobs/?newse35053

Oasis Valley - Bronzed cowbird

Tue, 22 May 2012 11:36:13 -0500

Himalayan Snowcock Help

Mon, 21 May 2012 14:25:53 -0500

I am planning a birding trip to Nevada in June and had decided to pass on
trying to see the Himalayan Snowcock because of the difficulty of accessing
their range, however, a friend recently told me that he only had to hike up
about one hour to see it. Unfortunately he does

Oasis Valley

Mon, 21 May 2012 10:32:39 -0500

FW: Henderson Bird Viewing Preserve east of Las Vegas

Sun, 20 May 2012 15:28:54 -0500

STARTING JUNE 1ST THROUGH AUGUST 31ST OUR HOURS WILL BE 6:00 AM TIL NOON. LAST ENTRY AT 11:30 AM.

The entrance to the Henderson Bird Viewing Preserve is off Galleria Drive. Take the US95/I515 freeway to the Galleria exit 64B, go east and cross Boulder Highway. The Preserve entrance will

Desert National Wildlife Range, Corn Creek (Southern Nevada)

Sun, 20 May 2012 01:01:31 -0500

In addition to other species mentioned recently for Corn Creek, today there was a Green Heron and a male Bobolink.

Cheers, Jim

Jim Boone
Las Vegas, NV
birdandhike.com

Corn Creek Addition

Sun, 20 May 2012 00:37:07 -0500

I forgot to mention that I saw around 20 Western Kingbirds.

Corn Creek May 19 Cerulean Warbler (Clark County)

Sun, 20 May 2012 00:35:33 -0500

I went to Corn Creek today and birded from 5:15 pm to 6:30 pm. This is
a list of the following birds.

1. Spotted Sandpiper (1)
2. Ash-Throated Flycatcher (1)
3. Black Phoebe (2)
4. Cedar Waxwings (2)
5. Raven
6. Mourning Dove (3)
7.Eurasian Collared Dove (2)
8. Swainson's Thrush (1)
9. Yellow-rumped warbler (1)
10.

5/19 Overton WMA, Stilt Sandpiper

Sat, 19 May 2012 20:35:13 -0500

Hi birders,

Late this morning there was a Stilt Sandpiper at Overton WMA associating
with some Wilson's Phalaropes. Not much else at the wildlife area aside
from the usual summering birds. A check at Floyd Lamb earlier in the
morning yielded usual number of migrants. Yesterday I was at Spring
Mountain

Willow Creek&Mountain Falls Pahrump (Nye County)

Sat, 19 May 2012 19:54:10 -0500

May 19, 2012, started off with very little bird activity. Not much was moving around at 5:30 a.m. By 6:30 a.m. I realized it was going to be a quiet day. Warbler activity was normal for Pahrump. No fallout activity. I decided that I would spend several hours sitting near

John Ruckdeschel has shared an eBird checklist with you from US-NV-Las Vegas Desert National Wildlife Range Rd on May 19, 2012 - 6:49 AM

Sat, 19 May 2012 13:14:43 -0500

To accept this checklist into your eBird account, click on the link below:

http://ebird.org/ebird/shared?subID=UzEwNzg5MTc5&s=t

You will then be able to view, edit, or delete it. Learn more about eBirds checklist sharing process at

http://ebird.org/content/ebird/news/new-feature-ebird-checklist-sharing

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Drop out at Corn Creek continues today. Western Tanagers and Western Kingbirds had their annual convention here today.

Floyd Lamb Park

Sat, 19 May 2012 00:15:34 -0500

Greg Scyphers noted in his post about Corn Creek that while he was
enjoying the "fallout" at Corn Creek, I was having the same experience
at Floyd Lamb Park. I don't recall ever having seen so many migrant
songbirds at one time anywhere in Nevada (or, maybe, anywhere period.)
It was not

STILT SANDPIPER continues at Duck Creek

Fri, 18 May 2012 19:10:39 -0500

The STILT SANDPIPER is still here at Duck Creek (5-18-12). It is with ten Dowitchers in the middle pond.

Greg Scyphers
Sparks, NV

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Corn Creek Fallout (WORM-EATING WARBLER, PROTHONOTARY WARBLER, CHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLER and other goodies)

Fri, 18 May 2012 17:26:47 -0500

This morning May 18, 2012, I witnessed an amazing fallout at Corn Creek. At
about 6:00 AM there were regular numbers of migrants, but that all changed
at about 7:00 AM. Birds began flying in from all directions and soon it was
obvious that this was a very significant fallout event

ID help request

Fri, 18 May 2012 12:20:05 -0500

Recent visitor to Nevada and need some help with bird ID.
Was visiting relatives in Henderson on Wed 5/16 and in early evening went to the Wigwam-Stephanie area to look at the proposed Cornerstone Lake. We walked down to and along water's edge. Was able to ID birds until dusk then

Corn Creek (Eastern Kingbirds, White-winged Doves and Norrthern Parula)

Fri, 18 May 2012 00:22:37 -0500

I birded Corn Creek this morning May 17, 2012. There were a fair number of
migrants around with the highlights being a singing NORTHERN PARULA, two
EASTERN KINGBIRDS and two WHITE-WINGED DOVES. The Parula moved all around
the area and sang two distinctly different songs, one was the more
recognizable typical ascending

Pahranagat Valley, 5/17/12

Fri, 18 May 2012 00:00:40 -0500

Today, 5/17/12, I birded the Pahranagat Valley (Lincoln). It got very
windy by mid-morning, making it pretty tough to find much flitting
around in the trees. The most interesting birds of the day were
Cassin's Kingbirds (one was carrying nesting material at the Roadside
Rest), another was in Middle Marsh, and a

Desert Loop, Torrance Ranch, Corn Creek 5/16/12

Thu, 17 May 2012 23:46:35 -0500

On Wednesday, 5/16, I birded the Desert Loop plus Torrance Ranch and
Corn Creek.

The Tonopah side of the loop (including Miller's Rest Stop) was very
slow -- really nothing of interest.

The Fish Lake Valley was better. The only out-of-the-ordinary bird was
a pretty male ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK at Circle-L Ranch. Western
Tanagers were

Trip report -- Centerville Marsh and Carson River Park/Silver Saddle

Thu, 17 May 2012 23:21:37 -0500

I've been on the go for the last few days, so I haven't had time to post
any trip reports. I'll try to rectify that tonight.

On Tuesday (5/15), I visited the Centerville Marsh (Centerville Road and
Highway 88 in the Carson Valley.) I counted 90 Tricolored Blackbirds,
most of which were male.

Around Reno

Wed, 16 May 2012 21:22:28 -0500

While at Rancho San Rafael park yesterday afternoon, I noticed a Steller's jay fly repeatedly to a large cottonwood branch. The bird landed on the side of the branch I couldn't see but it seemed to be returning to the same spot each time. After maybe 30 seconds the bird

Mississippi Kite at Las Vegas Wash

Wed, 16 May 2012 14:28:21 -0500

This morning at about 9 a.m., Tim Ricks and I observed an adult Mississippi
Kite at the Las Vegas Wash near the Pabco Road Weir in Henderson. The bird
was perched in a mesquite tree growing in the discharge channel that
carries treated wastewater from the City of Henderson's water reclamation
facility to

Help with Hummingbird ID

Wed, 16 May 2012 14:25:31 -0500

East, Las Vegas, 5-16-12, I noticed a different Hummingbird at the feeder this morning.
Maybe just an immature, but I'm not sure. Can anyone help? Pictures aren't great but
should be good enough for an ID I hope.

http://s317.photobucket.com/albums/mm376/gmzachman/

Thanks,
Gary Zachman

Declining Eurasian Collared-Dove population in Austin (Lander Co.)

Wed, 16 May 2012 13:39:54 -0500

Frank Whitman, who lives in Austin (Lander Co.), asked me to pass the
following along to the listserve. Over the past several years, the number
of Eurasian Collared-Doves has soared in that town. This year, they have
been nearly absent, and Frank today wrote that he finally found one bird.
In a

California Quail chick, west Reno (Washoe Co.), May 16

Wed, 16 May 2012 12:27:57 -0500

A pair of noisy California Quail have at least one tiny, equally noisy chick
in my yard this morning. With a three-week incubation time, this indicates
that the egg(s) was laid in late April. This seems early, but it's always
nice to see regardless of the timing.

Alan Wallace
Reno NV

5/15 Wetlands Park/Duck Creek Area, Stilt Sandpiper

Tue, 15 May 2012 20:42:55 -0500

Hi birders,

Late this afternoon Greg Scyphers and I enjoyed a nice alternate Stilt
Sandpiper in the middle pond of the Duck Creek area of Wetlands Park. It
was associating with a few dowitchers.

Andrew Lee
Henderson

Unusually Dark House Finch in Fallon

Mon, 14 May 2012 22:25:46 -0500

We have a very dark House Finch that showed up at our place in Fallon a few days ago and he's been eating sunflower seeds and getting a sugar rush from the oriole nectar. I've never seen a House Finch this dark and it was quite a nice surprise.

You should

Northern Pygmy Owl

Mon, 14 May 2012 17:26:25 -0500

NV birders,

Dennis and I took a hike up the Thomas Creek trail this morning up into the pine forests of the Carson Range, between Reno and Lake Tahoe. We encountered many spring migrants, including Cassin's Vireo, Black-headed Grosbeaks, Warbling Vireos, and one W. Wood-Pewee - no Olive-sided Flycatchers yet.

Corn Creek

Mon, 14 May 2012 15:38:29 -0500

I just talked with Amy Sprunger, who is the Refuge Manager at the Desert
National Wildlife Refuge (Corn Creek) regarding the changes that have been
happening over the last couple of years at Corn Creek. In a nutshell, here
is what is happening..

The front pond has been cemented in for a

[Fwd: Fw: eBird Report - Pahranagat WLR, May 11, 2012]

Mon, 14 May 2012 12:56:24 -0500

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Subject: eBird Report - Pahranagat WLR, May 11, 2012

Pahranagat NWR, Lincoln County, US-NV
May 11 to 12, 2012 4:00 PM - 6:30 PM
Traveling over 3.0 mile(s)
Observer: John B. Free and Melissa Renfro (May 11th) and with 14 others

Rancho San Rafael (5/13/12)

Mon, 14 May 2012 03:39:42 -0500

Rancho San Rafael, Reno, Washoe Co (5/13/12)

I walked along the creek today from boundary to boundary. The weather was fine--sunny but not too hot--but the birding was poor with whole families among the missing (flycatchers, vireos, warblers) & not a single oriole or grosbeak. Here are the highlights,

Desert Loop Trip & Pahranagat Valley

Sun, 13 May 2012 22:43:37 -0500

On Friday May 11th 2012 I birded Dyer and Lida. The birding was rather slow
with not too much around. The HARRIS'S SPARROW is still at Arlemont Ranch
and is looking quite spiffy now. Also at Arlemont Ranch there was a male
Vermillion Flycatcher. At Sage Hen Road trees

13 MAY 2012 Corn Creek Clark Co NV USA

Sun, 13 May 2012 20:53:27 -0500

Low numbers today. Highlights only:

A second Spotted Sandpiper at the cement pond

Indigo Bunting (male) in mulberry trees at the big house

Bobolink (male) in pasture

R Saval

LAS

Pahrump: Willow Creek: Mountain Falls: Nye County

Sun, 13 May 2012 18:13:10 -0500

Birding today 5-13-2012 was abbreviated due to this being Mother's Day.

Burrowing Owls (6) adults at 3 different burrows

Willow Creek: Went by to check on Red-shouldered Hawk's

Mountain Falls:

While walking along the agricultural field I could hear Western Meadowlark's singing.
Horned Lark's were everywhere.

Two beautiful Blue Grosbeak hanging out on the

FW: Henderson Bird Viewing Preserve east of Las Vegas

Sun, 13 May 2012 16:00:28 -0500

Sage Thrasher, White Lake (N. Reno) 12 May 2012

Sun, 13 May 2012 15:24:28 -0500

There was a Sage Thrasher at (dry) White Lake in N. Reno (near Bordertown) on Saturday 12 May in the sage flat near the fence line on the US 395 side of the the lake. This happens to be the first one I've seen in about twenty years, which says

Hello email from Jim Cooper

Sun, 13 May 2012 11:50:17 -0500

I would suggest not clicking on the link in Jim Cooper's posting until he tells us that it is legit. It has all the markings of spam at the least or an invitation to a virus at the worst. Jim's address book may have been hacked. The

12 MAY 2012 CORN CREEk CLARK CO NV

Sat, 12 May 2012 18:01:01 -0500

No wind today. Expected migrants in one & twos,

Best bird from my 16 yaers of records, Swainsons Hawk soaring heading N.

Another late date SPSA at Cement Pond.

R Saval
LAS