Sunday, January 15, 2012

Joshua Tree

Liz and I did some backpacking in Joshua Tree this weekend.  Restoration Year birds were:

172. Cactus Wren
173. Rock Wren
174. Black-throated Sparrow
175. Western Screech Owl

The Western Screech was my first time calling in an owl on my own.  Liz and I were under a joshua tree, and the bird landed about six feet above our heads. [Thanks, Micah, for getting me to buy a speaker this weekend].

On the way back, we stopped at Big Morongo Canyon Preserve where we saw a Costa's Hummingbird (176).  Other good birds included Ladder-Backed Woodpecker, Hermit Thrush, and a probable drab Vermilion Flycatcher (may have been a Say's).

PS.  Who got 5 birds since the 166 posting?

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