Greetings, Obolists!
My wife and I returned Monday evening from our annual three-day winter trip to
the Klamath Basin. We were in the basin from Friday noon until Monday noon.
Birding this trip was complicated by significant snowfall and snowpack.
Consequently, the number of passerines sighted was limited. Details on dates or
locations gladly provided upon request. Rudi
Grebe, Pied-billed
Horned
Aechmophorus sp. (Only one. Unable to id because of distance)
Pelican, Am. White
D-c Cormorant
Great Blue Heron
Great Egret
Black-crowned Night-Heron
Goose, Greater White-fronted
Snow
Ross's
Canada
Tundra Swan
Gadwall
Am. Wigeon
Mallard
N. Shoveler
N. Pintail
Green-winged Teal
Canvasback
Ring-necked Duck
Lesser Scaup
Bufflehead
Goldeneye, Common
Barrow's
Merganser, Hooded
Common
Ruddy Duck
Eagle, Bald
Golden
N. Harrier
Hawk, Cooper's
Red-tailed (including a striking morph that I'd never seen
before that could best be described as "strawberry blonde"
all over.
Rough-legged
Am. Kestrel
Ring-necked Pheasant
Cal. Quail
Am. Coot
Sandhill Crane
Killdeer
Am. Avocet
Greater Yellowlegs
Wilson's Snipe
Gull, Ring-billed
Cal.
Rock Pigeon
Dove, E. Collared
Mourning
Great Horned Owl
Belted Kingfisher
Woodpecker, Downy
White-headed
N. Flicker
Say's Phoebe
N. Shrike (two-minute scope view in perfect lighting, so I'm
positive it wasn't a Loggerhead. LKNWR.)
Jay, Steller's
W. Scrub
Black-billed Magpie
Common Raven
Horned Lark
Tree Swallow
Mtn. Chickadee
Titmouse (presumed Oak; Moore Park)
(No nuthatches!)
Marsh Wren
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Mtn. Bluebird
Am. Robin
E. Starling
Sparrow, Song
White-crowned
Golden-crowned
Dark-eyed Junco
Blackbird, Red-winged
Yellow-headed
Brewer's
W. Meadowlark
Brown-headed Cowbird
House Finch
House Sparrow
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