Death Valley Bird Report - Feb. 16

From: Chris Howard
Date: 2/24/99
Time: 10:19:11 AM
Remote Name: 208.155.128.163

Comments

The following birds were seen at Furnace Creek Ranch between Feb. 12 and Feb. 14 on an Eastern Sierra Audubon Field Trip. Observers were Chris Howard, Rosie Beach, Kathy Duvall, and Larry Nahm. Areas birded were golf course, old sewer ponds, new sewer ponds, and employee housing area.

Canada Geese (4) Mallard (50) Gadwall (1) Green-winged Teal (25) Northern Pintail (1) Northern Shoveler (5) Ruddy Duck (10) Canvasback (1) Ring-necked Duck (5) Common Goldeneye (2) Sora (5) American Coot (50) Cooper's Hawk (1) Red-tailed Hawk (2) Prairie Falcon (1) Inca Dove (5) Mourning Dove (25) Roadrunner (3) Great Horned Owl (3) White-throated Swift (15) Costa's Hummingbird (1) Say's Phoebe (15) Black Phoebe (2) Horned Lark (20) Swallow sp. (1) Common Raven (50) Verdin (20) Marsh Wren (4) Rock Wren (1) Ruby-crowned Kinglet (10) Mountain Bluebird (5) American Robin (2) Sage Thrasher (2) Cedar Waxwing (1) European Starling (100) Yellow-rumped Warbler (20) Savannah Sparrow (5) Song Sparrow (15) White-crowned Sparrow (30) Lincoln's Sparrow (4) Great-tailed Grackle (1) House Sparrow (40) House Finch (40)

Total Species: 43