SierraBirdBum Birds Index

African Hoopoe
Serengeti, Tanzania, 6/28/07
Allen's Hummingbird
South Coast Botanic Garden, Palos Verdes Peninsula, CA
2/14/09
Allen's Hummingbird
South Coast Botanic Garden, Palos Verdes Peninsula, CA
2/14/09
Allen's Hummingbird
South Coast Botanic Garden, Palos Verdes Peninsula, CA
2/14/09
American Avocet
Las Vegas, NV
4/29/09
American Avocets
Big Soda Lake, Churchill County, NV, 4/16/05
American Avocets
Big Soda Lake, Churchill County, NV, 4/16/05
American Bittern
Sierra Valley, CA
8/9/09
American Bittern
Fazio Wildlife Area, Yolo County, CA, 12-01-04
In flight
American Bittern
Fazio Wildlife Area, Yolo County, CA, 12-01-04
With crayfish
American Bittern
Fazio Wildlife Area, Yolo County, CA, 12-01-04
American Bittern
Sierra Valley, CA, 7/7/06
American Coot
Lemmon Valley, NV
3/27/10
American Coots
Lemmon Valley, NV
3/27/10
American Coots
Las Vegas, NV
4/29/09
American Coots
Sierra Valley, CA, 6/21/06
American Dipper
Truckee River near Alpine Meadows, CA, 1-13-06
American Robin
Dyer, NV
5/29/10
American Robin
Reno, NV, 11/28/04
American Robin (fledgeling)
Glenshire, CA, 7/4/08
American White Pelicans
Elk Island National Park, Alberta
6/16/10
American White Pelicans
Pyramid Lake, NV
5/7/09
American White Pelican
Reno, NV, 3/31/08
American Wigeon
Reno, NV, 3/23/09
Note the all-white face which occurs every now and then.
Anhingas (juvenile)
Everglades N.P., FL
5/9/10
Anhinga (Snake Bird)
Ft. Lauderdale, FL
5/10/10
Anhinga
Ft. Lauderdale, FL, 4/30/07
Anna's Hummingbird (female)
South Coast Botanic Garden, Palos Verdes Peninsula, CA
2/14/09
Arctic Loon
Gambell, St. Lawrence Island, AK, 5/31/08
Arctic Tern
Anchorage, AK, 6/6/08
Arctic Tern
Pyramid Lake, NV
9/1/10
Arizona Woodpecker
Madera Canyon, AZ
6/3/09
Bachman's Sparrow
Jonathan Dickinson Park, FL
4/30/10
Baird's Sparrow
Tonopah, NV, 9/6/08
Baird's Sparrow
Tonopah, NV, 9/6/08
Baird's Sparrow
Tonopah, NV, 9/6/08
Baird's Sparrow
Tonopah, NV, 9/6/08
Bald Eagle
Anchorage, AK, 5/29/08
Bald Eagle
American River, Sacramento, CA, 11-20-04
Adult
Bald Eagle
Homer, Birds/Alaska, 8/21/06
Bananaquit
San Juan, Puerto Rico, 4-23-08
Band-tailed Pigeon
San Gabriel Mts., CA, 4-6-06
Barn Owl
Dyer, NV, 5/6/06
Barn Owl
Dyer, NV, 5/6/06
Barrow's Goldeneyes
Idlewild Park, Reno, NV
2/3/10
Barrow's Goldeneyes
Anchorage, AK, 5/29/08
Barrow's Goldeneyes
Male and female, Lake Merritt, Oakland, CA, 2/6/05
Bay-breasted Warbler
Garden Key
Dry Tortugas N.P., 4/27/10
Belted Kingfisher
Dyer, NV, 10/8/05
Bendire's Thrasher
Sonoran Desert National Monument, AZ
3/12/09
Black Oystercatcher
Ballona Creek, L.A. County, CA
11/27/09
Black Oystercatcher
Ballona Creek (Los Angeles), CA, 3/2/08
Blackburnian Warbler
Garden Key
Dry Tortugas N.P., 4/26/10
Black-and-white Warbler
Garden Key
Dry Tortugas N.P., 4/28/10
Black-backed Woodpecker
Female, Yuba Pass, CA, 6/14/04
Black-backed Woodpecker (male)
Boca Reservoir, CA, 7/5/08
Black-backed Woodpecker feeding young
Boca Reservoir, CA, 7/5/08
Black-bellied Whistling-duck
Wakodahatchee Wetlands, FL
4/30/10
Black-billed Magpie (juvenile)
Cove East
South Lake Tahoe, CA
7/10/10
Black-billed Magpie (juvenile)
Cove East
South Lake Tahoe, CA
7/10/10
Black-billed Magpie
Sierra Valley, CA, 10/10/05
Black-capped Chickadee (deformed bill)
Eagle River, AK, 6/6/08
Black-crowned Night-heron
Virginia Lake, Reno, NV
11/18/09
Black-necked Stilts
Soda Lake, NV, 9/5/08
Black-necked Stilts and American Avocet
Dyer, NV
5/5/09
Black Rosy-finch
Sandia Crest, N.M., 3/2/06
Black Scoters
Ballona Creek, Los Angeles, CA
12/28/08
Black Scoters
Ballona Creek, Los Angeles, CA
12/28/08
Black Skimmer
Brigantine, N.J., 6/11/06
Black Tern
Sierra Valley, CA, 5/8/06
Black-throated Green Warbler
Garden Key
Dry Tortugas N.P., 4/26/10
Black-throated Sparrow
Continental, AZ
3/10/09
Black-whiskered Vireo
No Name Key, FL
5/7/10
Blackburnian Warbler
California City, CA
11/16/09
Blue Grosbeak
Garden Key, Dry Tortugas, FL, 4/28/07
Blue-headed Vireo
Shenandoah National Park, VA, 5/2/07
Blue Mockingbird
Slaughter Ranch (Douglas area), AZ
3/08/09
Bobolink
South Fork Reservoir, NV, 9/8/08
Bohemian Waxwings
Rye Patch Reservoir, NV, 1/7/06
"Brewer's" Duck with Gadwall
Hybrid Mallard X Gadwall
Damonte Wetlands, Reno, NV
12/19/09
"Brewer's Duck"
Mallard X Gadwall
Damonte Wetlands, Reno, NV
1/12/09
Brewer's Sparrow
Mono Lake, CA, 7/5/06
Bronzed Cowbird
Patagonia, AZ
6/2/09
Brown Boobies
Try not to be the guy on the left.
Dry Tortugas N.P., 4/27/10
Brown-capped Rosy-finch
Sandia Crest, N.M., 3/2/06
Brown Pelicans
Long Beach, CA
7/28/09
Brown Pelican
Ballona Creek, L.A., CA, 4/09/05
In flight
Brown Pelican
Ballona Creek, L.A., CA, 4/09/05
Brown Pelican
Ballona Creek, L.A., CA, 4/09/05
1 of 3 in series
Brown Pelican
Ballona Creek, L.A., CA, 4/09/05
2 of 3 in series
Brown Pelican
Ballona Creek, L.A., CA, 4/09/05
3 of 3 in series
Bufflehead
Reno, NV, 12/4/04
Buller's Shearwater
Cordell Banks, CA
11/16/08
Burrowing Owl
Salton Sea, CA, 5/28/06
Bushtit
South Coast Botanic Garden, Palos Verdes Peninsula, CA
2/14/09
Cackling Goose with Mallards
Reno, NV, 2/18/08
Cackling Goose with Canada Goose
Reno, NV, 11/21/07
Cackling Goose with Canada Geese and Mallard
Reno, NV, 11/21/07
Cackling Goose
Reno, NV, 12/4/04
Subspecies??
Cackling Goose (minima)
University Farms, Reno, NV
12/11/05
Cackling Goose (minima) with Canada Goose
University Farms, Reno, NV
12/11/05
Calliope Hummingbird
Davis Creek Park
Washoe Valley, NV
6/23/09
Calliope Hummingbird
Tahoe City, CA, 6/20/06
Calliope Hummingbird
Santa Barbara, CA, 4/21/07
Canada Goose with "jowls"
This jowly look is usually associated with Cackling Goose,
but in this case, I think it is some sort of deformity. (Mumps?)
Damonte Wetlands, Reno, NV
1/12/09
Canada Warbler
Shenandoah N.P., 6/3/06
Canvasback
Female, Lake Merritt, Oakland, CA, 2/6/05
Canvasback
Male, Lake Merritt, Oakland, CA, 2/6/05
Canyon Wren
San Gabriel Mountains, CA, 12/31/06
Cape May Warbler
Garden Key, Dry Tortugas, FL, 4/28/07
Caspian Tern
Playa del Rey, CA
4/28/09
Caspian Terns
Playa del Rey, CA
4/28/09
Cattle Egret
First record for Nevada County.
Glenshire (Truckee), CA
4/19/10
Cattle Egret
First record for Nevada County.
Glenshire (Truckee), CA
4/19/10
Cave Swallow (Caribbean race)
Cutler Ridge, FL
5/9/10
Cedar Waxwing
Reno, NV, 11/28/04
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Gristmill Area, Sacramento, CA, 10-01-04
First winter
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Garden Key, Dry Tortugas, FL, 4/28/07
Cinnamon Teal
Damonte Wetlands, Reno, NV
4/3/10
Clark's Nutcracker
Ophir Creek Trail
Mt. Rose, NV
7/15/09
Clark's Nutcracker
Mt. Rose, NV, 10-20-05
Clay-colored Robin
Weslaco, TX, 12/19/04
Clay-colored Sparrow
Rosedale, Alberta
6/14/10
Common Black-hawk
Meadow Valley Wash, NV
5/30/10
Common Black-hawk
Sycamore Creek (near Sunflower, AZ), 4/20/06
Common Eiders
Gambell, St. Lawrence Island, AK, 6/1/08
Common Goldeneye
Male in flight, Reno, NV, 12/04/04
Common Goldeneye
Female, Lake Merritt, Oakland, CA, 2/6/05
Common Goldeneye
Female, Lake Merritt, Oakland, CA, 2/6/05
Common Grackle
Okeeheelee Nature Center, FL
4/30/10
Common Loon
Carson-Pegasus Regional Park, Alberta
6/17/10
Common Loon
Carson-Pegasus Regional Park, Alberta
6/17/10
Common Loon
Ballona Creek, L.A. County, CA
11/27/09
Common Loon Reno, NV, 4/10/08
Common Moorhen with chick
Henderson Bird Viewing Preserve, NV
6/4/09
Common Myna
Homestead, FL
5/9/10
Common Nighthawk
Pyramid Lake, NV
9/1/10
Common Nighthawk
Pyramid Lake, NV
8/5/09
Common Ringed Plover
Gambell, St. Lawrence Island, AK, 6/3/08
Cook's Petrel
Santa Barbara Pelagic, CA
7/25/09
Cooper's Hawk
Glenshire (Truckee), CA
2/22/10
Cooper's Hawk (f)
Rancho San Rafael, Reno, NV, 3-21-06
Cooper's Hawks (X-Rated)
Ramsey Canyon, AZ, 4/21/06
Crested Auklets
Gambell, Birds/Alaska, 8/30/06
Crested Auklets
Gambell, St. Lawrence Island, AK, 6/1/08
Crested Caracara
Boca Chica, TX, 3/22/05
Crested Caracara
Dyer, NV, 9/21/08
Crested Caracara
Dyer, NV, 9/21/08
Crimson-collared Grosbeak
Male, Weslaco, TX, 12/19/04
Albinistic Crissal Thrasher
Corn Creek, NV, 11/1/06
Crissal Thrasher
Corn Creek, NV, 4/17/07
Dark-rumped Petrel
Cordell Banks, CA
8/12/09
Dark-rumped Petrel
Cordell Banks, CA
8/12/09
Dickcissel
Loggerhead Key
Dry Tortugas N.P., 4/27/10
Dickcissel
Dyer, NV, 9/27/08
Double-crested Cormorant
Ballona Creek, L.A., CA, 4/09/05
Double-crested Cormorant
Ballona Creek, L.A., CA, 4/09/05
Dunlin
Ft. Myers Beach, FL
5/5/10
Eared Grebe
Ballona Creek, L.A. County, CA
4/22/10
Eared Grebe (juvenile)
Commins Lake, NV, 8/9/08
Eastern Phoebe
Cosumnes River Preserve, Sacramento County, CA, 11-19-04
Elegant Tern (imm)
Just who has caught whom here??
Bolsa Chica Reserve, CA
7/22/10
Elegant Tern
Bolsa Chica, CA
5/31/09
Elegant Terns
Playa del Rey, CA
4/28/09
Elegant Terns
Playa del Rey, CA
4/28/09
Elegant Tern
Bolsa Chica Ecological Preserve, CA
7/22/08
Elegant Tern
Bolsa Chica Ecological Preserve, CA
7/22/08
Elegant Trogon
Cave Creek area, AZ, 4/24/06
European Starling
Sparks Marina, Sparks, NV
12/2/09
Evening Grosbeak (female)
Glenshire (Truckee), CA
4/19/10
Evening Grosbeak (m)
Glenshire (Truckee), CA
4/3/09
Evening Grosbeak (m)
Glenshire (Truckee), CA
4/3/09
Evening Grosbeak (f)
Glenshire (Truckee), CA
4/3/09
Fea's Petrel
Hatteras, N.C., 6/19/05
Fea's Petrel
Hatteras, N.C., 6/19/05
Fea's Petrel
Hatteras, N.C., 6/19/05
Ferruginous Hawk
Sierra Valley, CA, 11/26/04
Adult, perched
Ferruginous Hawk
Sierra Valley, CA, 11/26/04
Adult, in flight
Ferruginous Hawk
Sierra Valley, CA, 11/26/04
Immature, perched
Fischer's Lovebird
Ndutu, Tanzania, 6/24/07
Flame-colored Tanager
Male, Madera Canyon, AZ, 6/2/05
Flame-colored Tanager
Male, Madera Canyon, AZ, 6/2/05
Flame-colored Tanager
Female, Madera Canyon, AZ, 6/2/05
Flammulated Owl
Reno, NV, 9/12/05
Flesh-footed Shearwater
Cordell Banks, CA
11/16/08
Forster's Terns
Marina Del Rey, CA, 4/8/06
Thick-billed (Sierra) Fox Sparrow
Tahoe Rim Trail, Tahoe City, CA
7/3/10
Fox Sparrow
Emerald Bay, El Dorado County, CA, 6/29/05
"Thick-billed"
Shouldn't this really be called the "Sierra Fox Sparrow"?
"Red" Fox Sparrow
Miller's Rest Stop,
Esmeralda County, NV
10/18/08
"Red" Fox Sparrow
Pyramid Lake, Washoe County, NV
11/8/08
Franklin's Gull
Reno, NV, 4/1/08
Gadwalls
Sparks Marina, Sparks, NV
12/2/09
Gadwall
Female, Reno, NV, 12/04/04
Glaucous Gull
Half-moon Bay, CA, 1/22/05
Glaucous Gull, Vega (Herring) Gull, Black-legged Kittiwake
Gambell, St. Lawrence Island, AK, 6/5/08
Glaucous Gull Hybrid
Gambell, St. Lawrence Island, AK, 6/5/08
Glaucous Gull
Ballona Creek, Los Angeles, CA
3/14/09
Glaucous Gull
Ballona Creek, Los Angeles, CA
3/14/09
Glaucous Gull
Ballona Creek, Los Angeles, CA
3/14/09
Glossy Ibis
Wakodahatchee Wetlands, FL
4/30/10
Grasshopper Sparrow
Frostburg, MD, 6/7/06
Gray-crowned Rosy-finch
Virginia Lakes Resort, Mono County, CA, 7/14/05
"Gray-headed" Junco
Sandia Crest, N.M., 3/2/06
Gray-headed Kingfisher
Serengeti, Tanzania, 6/28/07
Gray Jay
Eagle River, AK, 6/6/08
Gray Crowned Crane
Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania, 6/23/07
Great Blue Heron
Everglades N.P., FL
5/9/10
Great Gray Owl
Near Tok, Birds/Alaska, 8/14/06
Great Kiskadee
Weslaco, TX, 3/21/05
Greater Peewee
Carr Canyon, AZ, 5/20/08
Greater Roadrunner
Henderson Bird Viewing Preserve, NV
3/6/09
Greater Roadrunner
Corn Creek, NV, 11/1/06
Greater White-fronted Geese
Note size and color differences.
Virginia Lake, Reno, NV
2/3/09
Greater White-fronted Geese
Note size and color differences.
Canada Goose (parvipes) for size comparison
Virginia Lake, Reno, NV
2/3/09
Green-breasted Mango
Adult male, McAllen, TX, 12/19/04
Green Heron
Everglades N.P., FL
5/9/10
Green Heron (immature)
Playa del Rey Lagoon, CA, 7/21/08
Green Herons (immature)
Playa del Rey Lagoon, CA, 7/21/08
Green-tailed Towhee
Glenshire (Truckee), CA
7/4/10
Possible intergrade American X Eurasian Green-winged Teal
Lemmon Valley, NV, 1/25/07
Green-winged Teal (with punk hairdo)
Damonte Wetlands, Reno, NV
1/12/09
Groove-billed Ani
Weslaco, TX, 3/20/05
Hamerkop
Tarangire, Tanzania, 6/18/07
Immature Harlan's Red-tailed Hawk
Sierra Valley, CA (Sierra County)
11/22/05
Light-morph Harlan's Red-tailed Hawk
Cassiar Highway, British Columbia, 9/10/06
Harlequin Duck
Jasper National Park, Alberta
6/22/10
Harris's Hawks
Boca Chica, TX, 3/22/05
Heermann's Gull
Ballona Creek, CA, 11/23/06
Herring Gull with Clapper Rail chick
Brigantine, N.J., 6/11/06
Hooded Merganser
Reno, NV
5/2/09
Hooded Merganser
Male, Reno, NV, 12/04/04
Hooded Merganser
Male, Reno, NV, 12/04/04
Hooded Merganser
Female, Reno, NV, 11/26/05
Hooded Merganser hybrid
Lake Merritt, Oakland, CA, 2/6/05
Presumed hybrid with Barrow's Goldeneye
Hooded Merganser hybrid
Lake Merritt, Oakland, CA, 2/6/05
Presumed hybrid with Barrow's Goldeneye
Hooded Merganser hybrid
Lake Merritt, Oakland, CA, 2/6/05
Presumed hybrid with Barrow's Goldeneye
This photo, taken just after a dive, shows the head shape with feathers flattened.
Hooded Oriole
South Padre Island, TX, 3/23/05
Hooded Warbler
Garden Key, Dry Tortugas, FL, 4/27/07
Horned Grebe
Virginia Lake, Reno, NV
4/12/07
Horned Grebe
Virginia Lake, Reno, NV
3/31/08
Horned and Eared Grebes
Virginia Lake, Reno, NV, 10/16/08
Iceland Gull
Hidden Lake Park, Milpitas, CA, 2/27/05
Kumlien's Iceland Gull
Second cycle
Iceland Gull
Hidden Lake Park, Milpitas, CA, 2/27/05
Kumlien's Iceland Gull
Second cycle
In flight
Iceland Gull
Hidden Lake Park, Milpitas, CA, 2/27/05
Possible Kumlien's Iceland Gull
Second cycle
with same age Thayer's Gull
Iceland Gull
American River, Sacramento, 11/22/04
Possible Kumlien's Iceland Gull
First cycle
Iceland Gull
American River, Sacramento, 11/22/04
Possible Kumlien's Iceland Gull
First cycle
Iceland Gull
American River, Sacramento, 11/22/04
Possible Kumlien's Iceland Gull
First cycle
Iceland Gull
American River, Sacramento, 11/22/04
Possible Kumlien's Iceland Gull
First cycle
Iceland Gull
American River, Sacramento, 11/22/04
Possible Kumlien's Iceland Gull
First cycle
Ivory Gull
Gambell, St. Lawrence Island, AK, 6/1/08
Ivory Gull
Gambell, St. Lawrence Island, AK, 6/1/08
Jack Snipe
Gambell, St. Lawrence Island, AK, 6/4/08
Juniper Titmouse
Miller's Rest Stop,
Esmeralda County, NV
10/19/08
King Eider
Cabrillo Beach, San Pedro, CA
12/29/09
King Eiders
Gambell, St. Lawrence Island, AK, 6/1/08
Kittlitz's Murrelet
Homer, Birds/Alaska, 8/21/06
Lapland Longspur
Gambell, St. Lawrence Island, AK, 6/3/08
Laughing Gulls
Ft. Myers Beach, FL
5/5/10
Laughing Gulls
Everglades National Park, FL, 4/25/07
Lawrence's Goldfinch
Male, Near Loma Rica, CA, 4/29/05
Lawrence's Goldfinch
Male, Near Loma Rica, CA, 4/29/05
Lawrence's Goldfinch
Female, Near Loma Rica, CA, 4/29/05
Leach's Storm-petrel
Hatteras, N.C., 6/19/05
Least Auklets
Gambell, Birds/Alaska, 8/30/06
Least Auklet
Gambell, St. Lawrence Island, AK, 6/1/08
Least Tern
Cape May, N.J., 6/12/06
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Virginia Lake, Reno, NV
2/19/10
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Hemenway Harbor,
Lake Mead NRA, NV
11/29/09
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Reno, NV, 12/18/08
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Reno, NV, 12/18/08
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Reno, NV, 12/18/08
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Reno, NV, 12/18/08
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Reno, NV, 12/18/08
Lesser Flamingo
Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania, 6/23/07
Lewis's Woodpecker
Loyalton, CA
7/5/10
Lilac-breasted Roller
Serengeti, Tanzania, 6/28/07
Lincoln's Sparrow
Slaughter Ranch (Douglas area), AZ
3/08/09
Little Bee-eater
Near Tarangire, Tanzania, 6/20/07
Little Blue Heron
Del Rey Lagoon, CA
7/6/09
Little Blue Heron
Everglades N.P., FL
5/9/10
Little Blue Heron
Ballona Lagoon, Marina Del Rey, CA, 4/8/06
Little Bunting
Gambell, St. Lawrence Island, AK, 6/2/08
Long-billed Curlew
Playa del Rey, CA
4/12/09
Long-tailed Duck
Bolsa Chica, CA
4/11/09
Long-tailed Duck
Sunset Park, Las Vegas, NV
1/25/09
Long-tailed Duck
Sunset Park, Las Vegas, NV
1/25/09
Long-tailed Jaeger
Gambell, Birds/Alaska, 8/28/06
Long-tailed Jaeger (imm)
Pelagic trip from San Diego, CA
~~Ventura~~ Los Angeles County, CA
11/2/08
MacGillivray's Warbler
Miller's Rest Stop, NV, 5/19/07
Magnificent Frigatebird
Garden Key, Dry Tortugas, FL, 4/27/07
Manx Shearwater
Monterey Bay, CA, 10/22/06
Marbled Godwit
Little Fish Lake Provincial Park, Alberta
6/14/10
Merlin (Prairie race)
Drumheller, Alberta
6/13/10
Merlin
San Elijo Lagoon, CA, 11/5/05
"Black" Merlin
Hyder, Birds/Alaska, 9/10/06
Wet and unhappy Merlin
Kenai, Birds/Alaska, 8/22/06
Mew Gull
Half-moon Bay, CA, 1/22/05
Unusual tail/rump pattern
Mountain Bluebird
Glenshire (Truckee), CA, 7/3/05
Mountain Bluebird
Glenshire (Truckee), CA, 5/28/07
Mountain Quail (chicks)
Butterbredt Spring, CA
5/27/09
Mountain Quail
Donner Summit, CA, 9/4/05
Mountain Quail
Donner Summit, CA, 9/4/05
Chick
Mourning Warbler
Lesser Slave Lake Provincial Park
Alberta
6/19/10
Murres
Gambell, St. Lawrence Island, AK, 6/1/08
Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow
Arrowhead Marsh, CA, 2/6/05
Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow
Arrowhead Marsh, CA, 2/6/05
Northern Beardless-tyrannulet
Patagonia, AZ, 5/21/08
Northern Goshawk
Anchorage, Birds/Alaska, 8/25/06
Northern Harrier
Beatty, NV
4/30/09
Northern Hawk Owl
Glenn Highway near Glennallen, Birds/Alaska, 9/6/06
Orchard Oriole
Miller's Rest Stop, NV
5/23/09
Osprey
Ballona Creek, Marina del Rey, CA, 7/23/08
Osprey (with two fish)
Pyramid Lake, NV, 8/31/07
Pacific-slope Flycatcher
Banff National Park, Alberta
6/24/10
Pacific Golden-plover
Gambell, Birds/Alaska, 9/1/06
Pacific Loon
Idlewild Park, Reno, NV
11/7/08
Palm-nut Vulture
Arusha, Tanzania, 6/16/07
Palm Warbler
Dyer, NV
10/10/09
Parkinson's Petrel
(dorsal view)
Cordell Banks, CA, 10/1/05
Parkinson's Petrel
(ventral view)
Cordell Banks, CA, 10/1/05
Parkinson's Petrel
(on water)
Cordell Banks, CA, 10/1/05
Parkinson's Petrel
(taking off)
Cordell Banks, CA, 10/1/05
Pearly-eyed Thrasher
San Juan, Puerto Rico, 4-24-08
Pelagic Cormorant
Ballona Creek, CA, 12/23/06
Peregrine Falcon
Virginia Lake, Reno, NV
4/14/10
Peregrine Falcon
Salton Sea, CA, 10/25/06
Peregrine Falcon
Yolo Wildlife Area, CA, 10/13/07
Pied-billed Grebes
Sierra Valley, CA
8/9/09
Pileated Woodpecker
Crystal River, FL
5/4/10
Pileated Woodpeckers
Young bird begging for food.
Crystal River, FL
5/4/10
Pileated Woodpecker
Huntley Meadows Park, VA, 5/4/07
Pine Siskin
Glenshire (Truckee), CA
4/10/10
"Pink-sided" Junco
Sandia Crest, N.M., 3/2/06
Prairie Falcon
Damonte Wetlands, Reno, NV
12/19/09
Prairie Falcon
Pyramid Lake NV, 12/17/04
Prairie Warbler
Garden Key
Dry Tortugas N.P., 4/28/10
Puerto Rican Tody
El Yunque N.P., Puerto Rico, 4-27-08
Red Crossbills (adult male and juvenile)
Glenshire (Truckee), CA
4/19/10
Red Crossbill (juvenile)
Glenshire (Truckee), CA
4/19/10
Red Crossbill
Cove East, South Lake Tahoe, CA, 11/12/07
Red Crossbill
California City, CA, 5/25/08
Reddish Egret
Bolsa Chica Reserve, CA
7/22/10
Redwing
Olympia, WA, 1/06/05
Red-billed Tropicbird
Pelagic trip from San Diego, CA
~~Ventura~~ Los Angeles County, CA
11/2/08
Red-breasted Merganser
Virginia Lake, Reno, NV
4/16/10
Red-breasted Sapsucker
North Canyon Trail, NV, 5/29/07
Red-eyed Vireo
Garden Key
Dry Tortugas N.P., 4/26/10
Red-faced Cormorant
Homer, Birds/Alaska, 8/21/06
Red-footed Booby
Released after rehabilitation.
Pelican Island, FL
5/1/10
Red-necked Grebe
Elk Island National Park, Alberta
6/16/10
Red-necked Grebe
Anchorage, Birds/Alaska, 8/25/06
Red-tailed Hawk
Sierra Valley, CA, 10/10/05
Red-shouldered Hawk (Florida race)
Corkscrew Swamp, FL
5/6/10
Rhinoceros Auklet
Monterey Bay, CA
10/3/09
Ringed Kingfisher
Brownsville, TX, 3/21/05
Roadside Hawk
Santa Ana NWR, TX, 3/20/05
Rock Sandpiper
Gambell, Birds/Alaska, 9/4/06
Rose-throated Becard
Immature, Pharr, TX, 3/21/05
Roseate Spoonbill
Everglades N.P., FL
5/9/10
Roseate Tern
Key West, FL, 4/27/07
Possible Ross's X Snow Goose
Reno, NV, 12/16/06
Rough-legged Hawk
Damonte Wetlands, Reno, NV
1/12/09
Rough-legged Hawk
Damonte Wetlands, Reno, NV
1/12/09
Royal and Elegant Terns
Dockweiller Beach, Los Angeles County, CA, 4/12/08
Ruddy Ducklings
Lesser Slave Lake Provincial Park
Alberta
6/19/10
Ruddy Turnstone
Ballona Creek (L.A.), CA
7/23/10
Ruddy Turnstone
Marina Del Rey, CA, 4/8/06
Ruddy Turnstone
Marina Del Rey, CA, 4/8/06
Rufous-backed Robin
Ramsey Canyon, AZ, 4/21/06
Rufous-capped Warbler
Florida Wash (Madeira Canyon area), AZ
3/10/09
Ruppell's Griffin Vulture
Serengeti, Tanzania, 6/27/07
Rusty Blackbird
Winnemucca, Reno, NV
1/16/09
Rusty Blackbird
Winnemucca, Reno, NV
1/16/09
Sabine's Gull
Gambell, St. Lawrence Island, AK, 6/5/08
Sage Thrasher
Mono Lake, CA, 7/5/06
Sanderlings
Santa Barbara, CA
1/20/09
Sandwich Tern
Fort Desoto Park
St. Petersburg, FL
5/5/10
Scaled Quail
Willcox, AZ, 5/19/08
Scarlet Tanager
Miller's Rest Stop, NV
5/23/09
Scarlet Tanager
Jockey Hollow (Morristown), N.J., 6/10/06
Scarlet Tanager with fledgeling
Jockey Hollow (Morristown), N.J., 6/10/06
Scott's Oriole
Ruby Road, AZ, 4-26-06
Semipalmated Plover (on nest)
Gambell, St. Lawrence Island, AK, 5/30/08
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Sacramento, CA
3/27/09
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper
Gambell, Birds/Alaska, 9/3/06
Shiny Cowbird
Everglades N.P., FL
5/9/10
Short-tailed Albatross
Cordell Bank, CA, 9/23/07
Time: 9:01 a.m.
Short-tailed Albatross
Cordell Bank, CA, 9/23/07
Time: 10:29 a.m.
Same bird as previous?
Short-tailed Albatross
Cordell Bank, CA, 9/23/07
Time: 10:44 a.m.
Short-tailed Albatross with Black-footed Albatrosses
Cordell Bank, CA, 9/23/07
Time: 10:53 a.m.
Short-tailed Shearwater
Monterey Bay, CA, 9-17-05
Short-tailed Shearwater
Monterey Bay, CA, 9-17-05
Sinaloa Wren
Lousy photo, great bird!
Patagonia, AZ
6/3/09
Slate-throated Redstart
Miller Canyon, AZ, 6/1/05
Slaty-backed Gull
Half-moon Bay, CA, 1/22/05
Third cycle
Slaty-backed Gull
Half-moon Bay, CA, 1/22/05
Third cycle
Slaty-backed Gull
Half-moon Bay, CA, 1/22/05
Third cycle
In flight
Slaty-backed Gull
Half-moon Bay, CA, 1/22/05
Third cycle
Extended upper-wing view
Slaty-backed Gull
Half-moon Bay, CA, 1/22/05
Third cycle
Extended under-wing view
Smew
Near Sonora, CA, 1/22/07
Smew displaying to Hooded Mergansers
Near Sonora, CA, 1/22/07
Smew displaying to Hooded Merganser
Near Sonora, CA, 1/22/07
Snow Bunting
Gambell, St. Lawrence Island, AK, 6/5/08
Snowy Egret
Ballona Lagoon, Marina Del Rey, CA, 4/8/06
Snowy Owl
Boundary Bay, B.C., 1/07/05
Immature
Sooty Tern
Dry Tortugas N.P., 4/27/10
Sooty Terns
Bush Key, Dry Tortugas, FL, 4/27/07
Sora
Miller's Rest Stop, NV
5/23/09
Sora
Lemmon Valley, Washoe County, NV, 4/23/05
Sora
Lemmon Valley, Washoe County, NV, 4/23/05
Sora
Lemmon Valley, Washoe County, NV, 4/23/05
Sooty Grouse
Tahoe East Shore, NV, 7/3/08
South Polar Skua
Cordell Banks, CA, 10/1/05
Southern Ground Hornbill
Serengeti, Tanzania, 6/28/07
Sprague's Pipit
Calipatria, CA
3/13/09
Spruce Grouse
Anchorage, Birds/Alaska, 8/26/06
Steller's Eiders
Gambell, St. Lawrence Island, AK, 6/1/08
Stilt Sandpiper
Dyer, NV
5/16/09
Stilt Sandpiper
Key Pittman NWR, NV, 9/15/08
Streak-backed Oriole
Gilbert Water Ranch, Gilbert, AZ, 12/2/05
Surf Scoter
Ballona Creek, L.A. County, CA
12/29/09
Surfbird
Ballona Creek, L.A., CA, 4/09/05
Swainson's Hawk
Yolo Wildlife Area, CA, 10/13/07
Swallow-tailed Kite
Everglades N.P., FL
5/9/10
Swamp Sparrow
Miller's Rest Stop, Tonopah, NV
10/17/09
Tamaulipas Crow
Brownsville, TX, 3/25/05
Thayer's Gull (second cycle)
Sparks Marina, Sparks, NV
1/3/10
Thayer's Gull (with yellow eyes)
Walker Lake, NV, 3/9/07
Thayer's Gull
Virginia Lake, Reno, NV, 11/8/07
Thayer's Gull
Virginia Lake, Reno, NV, 11/8/07
Thayer's-type Gull
Ballona Creek, L.A., CA, 3/14/09
Thayer's-type Gull
Ballona Creek, L.A., CA, 3/14/09
Thayer's-type Gull
Ballona Creek, L.A., CA, 3/14/09
Thayer's-type Gull
Ballona Creek, L.A., CA, 3/14/09
Thayer's-type Gull
Ballona Creek, L.A., CA, 3/14/09
Tree Swallows
Glenshire (Truckee), CA
7/10/10
Tree Swallow
Glenshire, CA, 6/24/08
Tree Swallows
Glenshire, CA, 6/24/08
Troupial
Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico, 4-27-08
Tufted Duck
Male, Dan Foley Park, Vallejo, CA, 2/27/05
In flight with Lesser Scaup
Tufted Duck
Male, Dan Foley Park, Vallejo, CA, 2/27/05
with Lesser Scaup
Tufted Duck
Male, Dan Foley Park, Vallejo, CA, 2/27/05
Tufted Puffin
Homer, Birds/Alaska, 8/21/06
Varied Thrush
Floyd Lamb State Park, Las Vegas, NV
10/17/09
Vermillion Flycatcher
Immature female, Cannon Road Area, Brownsville, TX, 3/21/05
Vermillion Flycatcher
Covington Park, CA, 4/19/06
Virginia Rail
Lemmon Valley, Washoe County, NV, 4/23/05
Virginia Rail
Lemmon Valley, Washoe County, NV, 4/23/05
Warbling Vireo
Spooner Lake State Park, NV, 7/16/08
Western Bluebird at Vasquez Rocks
Vasquez Rocks Natural Area, CA
5/27/09
Western Gull
Sparks Marina, Sparks, NV
1/5/10
Western Meadowlark
First Peoples Buffalo Jump
Montana, 6/12/10
Western Meadowlark
Sierra Valley, CA
11/3/09
Western Tanager
Davis Creek Park
Washoe Valley, NV
6/24/09
Western Tanager
Spooner Lake State Park, NV, 7/16/08
Western Tanager
Donner Park, Birds/Nevada County, CA, 6/06/05
Adult male
Western Winter Wren
Fledgeling
Glacier National Park, Montana
6/26/10
White Ibis
Ft. Myers Beach, FL
5/5/10
White-browed Coucal
Tarangire, Tanzania, 6/19/07
White-crowned Pigeon
No Name Key, FL
5/8/10
White-crowned Pigeon
Stock Island, FL, 4/26/07
White-eared Hummingbird
Male, Miller Canyon, AZ, 6/1/05
White-headed Woodpecker
Emerald Bay, El Dorado County, CA, 6/29/05
Adult male
White-headed Woodpecker (juvenile)
Yuba Pass, CA, 7/7/06
White Wagtail
Gambell, St. Lawrence Island, AK, 6/3/08
White-winged Crossbill
Elko, NV
4/4/09
Willets
Ballona Creek, CA, 11/4/05
Wilson's Plover
Fort Desoto Park
St. Petersburg, FL
5/5/10
Wilson's Storm-petrels
Hatteras, N.C., 6/19/05
Wilson's Warbler
Marlette Lake, NV
8/9/10
Wood Duck
Stead, NV, 10/29/05
Wood Duck
Stead, NV, 10/29/05
Wood Ducks
Rio Grande Nature Center
Albuquerque, N.M., 3/2/06
Wood Stork
Everglades N.P., 4/24/10
Worm-eating Warbler
Little Bennett Park, Maryland, 5/7/07
Worm-eating Warbler
Dyer, NV
5/4/09
Worm-eating Warbler
Dyer, NV
5/4/09
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher
Garden Key
Dry Tortugas N.P., 4/26/10
Yellow-billed Loon
Tempe, AZ, 5/22/08
Yellow-billed Loon
Sparks Marina, Sparks, NV, 1/3/09
Yellow-billed Loon
Sparks Marina, Sparks, NV, 1/9/09
Yellow-billed Loon
Sparks Marina, Sparks, NV, 1/9/09
Yellow-billed Loon
Sparks Marina, Sparks, NV, 1/9/09
Yellow-breasted Chat
Patagonia, AZ
6/2/09
Yellow-throated Vireo
South Padre Island, TX, 3/22/05
Yellow Grosbeak
Albuquerque, N.M., 3/1/06
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Intergrade Myrtle X Audubon's
Note yellowish wash on throat
Water Valley, Alberta
6/24/10
Yellow-rumped (Audubon's) Warbler
Spooner Lake State Park, NV, 7/16/08
Yellow Warbler
Miller's Rest Stop, NV, 5/19/07
Zenaida Dove
San Juan, Puerto Rico, 4-23-08
Zone-tailed Hawk
Sycamore Creek (near Sunflower, AZ), 4/20/06

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