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Valley Wild in the beautiful Kern River Valley Kern County, California

BIRD SIGHTINGS

Kern River Valley & North Mojave Desert Noteworthy Bird Sightings

Birding Summer 1998

June-July, 1998 Nesting Season Report

Goal: To provide a motivating mix of bird species observations with reports of interest to all birders: beginning to expert, Kern County  &/or Tulare County specialists, northern California & southern California, out-of-California (U.S. & International), listers and non-listers,...

Major Tip: Birding early (starting at dawn) and carefully (spending time) = birds seen...

Swainson's Hawk, 9 Jul, sub-adult, Kern River Preserve, First modern July record for the Kern Valley (BB, MH, MP); Willet, 9 Jul, South Fork Wildlife Area, First July record for Kern Valley (BB, DB, MH, MP); Laughing Gull, 8 Jul, Isabella Reservoir, First Kern Valley record (MH, MP);  Yellow-billed Cuckoo, 1 Jun, 1st of year, Kern River Preserve (MW); Pileated Woodpecker, 1 Jun, Greenhorn Mountain County Park (BB); Eastern Wood-Pewee, 28 Jun - 9 Jul, singing, South Fork Wildlife Area (Sequoia National Forest), First Kern County record (SAL, mob); Red-eyed Vireo, 24 Jun, singing, Kern River Preserve (BB, SAL); Northern Parula, 2 & 3 Jun,  singing male, Kern River Preserve (BB, MW); Wed; Black-and-white Warbler, 1 Jul, Kern River Preserve (AD, JR); American Redstart, 23 Jun, ad. male (AF, MW), & 6 Jul, female, both at Kern River Preserve (TP); Rose-breasted Grosbeak, 6 Jun, male, Builders' Mart, Mountain Mesa (KP).

Observers: BB-Bob Barnes, DB-Diana Beck, TB-Ted Beedy, LB-Len Bitetti, DVB-David Blue, GB-Gordon Black, MB-Mike Bumgardner, KC-Kurt Campbell, TC-Therese Clawson, EC-Emily Cohen, LC-Lori Conrad, MC-Mark Conrad, DC-Dan Cooper, LCu-Laura Cunningham, AD-Alice DeBolt, DD-Dave DeSante, JD-Jon Dunn, TE-Todd Easterla, KE-Kristin Enos, DE-Dick Erickson, AF-April Fisher, BF-Brian Fitch, SF-Sam Fitton, TG-Terrri Gallion, BG-Bruce Garlinger, KaG-Karen Gilbert, KG-Keith Gish, PG-Paul Green, MuH-Murrelet Halterman, GH-Gjon Hazard, JHe-Jo Heindel, MaH-Matt Heindel, TH-Tom Heindel, JHo-Jill Hoffman, SH-Steve Holden, VH-Vernon Howe,  JH-Joan Humphrey, EK-Esther Kalinay, NK-Nancy Kenyon, JK-Jeff King, TK-Tom Koronkiewicz, DLa-Denise LaBerteaux, SAL-Stephen A. Laymon, LAAS-Los Angeles Audubon Society, JLo-John Lovio, DLu-David Lukas, JL-Janet Lynn, PM-Paul Mason, BM-Barbara Maxwell, BMc-Breck McAlexander, GMc-Guy McCaskie, DM-Dori Meyers, DMi - Donald Mitchell, CM-Clark Moore, JM-Jean Moore, NSAS-Napa-Solano Audubon Society, JN-Joann Nadler, MN-Mel Nadler, CO-Chris Otahal, LP-Len Pardue, MP-Michael Patten, KP-Karen Phillips, TP-Tal Pierson, JR- Jill Raffleson, TR-Teresa Ritter, ER-Eric Robinson, MSM-Mike San Miguel, JS-John Schmitt, AS-Alison Sheehey, DSh-Dave Shuford, TS-Todd Sloat, DSm-Don Smoltz, BS-Bob Steele, SS-Susan Steele, JSt-John Sterling, DSt-Dan Stoebel, MS-Mike Stone, DT-Deb Tenzer, RT-Reed Tollefson, RW-Richard Webster,  MW-Mary Whitfield, AW-Alan Wight, RWi-Rio Wight, PLW-Pamela L. Williams, JW-John Wilson, JoW-Jon Winter, TW-Tom Wurster, DY-David Yee,  mob-many observers.

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