Observers: Stefan Schlick
Email: greenfant@hotmail.com
Remote Name: 24.7.167.215
Date: 07/10/2006
Time: 01:19 AM -0400
At 8:15am this morning I finally had the 2 Gray-crowned Rosy-Finches right underneath the "green bridge" just east of Ellery Lake (Tioga Pass Rd). There also was a Wilson's Warbler in this area. Obliging Gray Flycatchers were seen along the access road to South Tufa and in the pines off 120. Vesper & Sage Sparrow and Sage Thrasher were an easy get along the the access road to South Tufa. In the afternoon at around 2pm, I hit paydirt at Virginia Lakes: Gray-crowned Rosy-Finches everywhere!!! In particular, there were about 6 in the upper portion of Trumbull Lake CG off sites 3 and 5 (feeding in the woods!) and 1 flying through about 100 yds lower; 3 were at the feeder at the restaurant/store; 1 poking around the snow patches on the access road to the summer homes at the Virginia Lakes trailhead. Other birds near VL included: - 5 Red Crossbills feeding on the ground near sites 4 and 6 of Trumbull Lake CG. - Dusky Flycatcher (at VL trailhead) - Lots Green-tailed Towhees, Brewer's Sparrows and Mountain Bluebirds along the road up to the lakes. Stefan Schlick Orangevale, CA