Hey all, it was a beautiful morning yesterday at Rosaschi Ranch, East Walker River (Lyon County), and we had some great birds – first and foremost, several Black-chinned Sparrows singing from the sagebrush uplands! Hat tip to my crew, Mark and Alan, telling me on my arrival the night before: BLACK-CHINNED SPARROWS! I’ve never had them this far north before, so I was pretty excited. Birds I noted included:
American Crow
American Robin
Belted Kingfisher
Bewick’s Wren
Black-billed Magpie
Black-chinned Sparrow
Black-headed Grosbeak
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Brewer’s Blackbird
Brown-headed Cowbird
Bullock’s Oriole
Bushtit
California Quail
Cliff Swallow
Dusky Flycatcher
Gray Flycatcher
Green-tailed Towhee
House Wren
Killdeer
Mallard
Mountain Bluebird
Mourning Dove
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Orange-crowned Warbler
Red-tailed Hawk
Red-winged Blackbird
Song Sparrow
Spotted Towhee
Turkey Vulture
Vesper Sparrow
Warbling Vireo
Western Kingbird
Western Meadowlark
Western Wood-Pewee
Wilson’s Warbler
Yellow Warbler
Yellow-breasted Chat
Yellow-rumped Warbler
I also flew past the Elbow, just downriver, and found
American Robin
Bewick’s Wren
Black-headed Grosbeak
Bullock’s Oriole
Chukar
Mallard
Red-winged Blackbird
Song Sparrow
Spotted Sandpiper
Spotted Towhee
Violet-green Swallow
Western Wood-Pewee
Wilson’s Warbler
Yellow Warbler
That great morning was followed up by an afternoon impressively similar to underneath a waterfall – not to mention scattered hail. A fun May day in Nevada!
Happy birding,
Jen
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