—– Forwarded message from trubrit@WMCA.NET —– Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2012 17:59:20 -0500 From: Sue Herrera
Did a little drive-by birding on the way to visit friends in the =20 Silver State Valley (Sand Pass Road area), north of Winnemucca off =20 Highway 95.
Sunny, blue skies and breezy, around 40=C2=BAF.
1 Golden Eagle, perched and flying. 2 Northern Harriers, male & female, both quartering fields. 3 separate sightings of American Kestrel. One perched male, two flying =20 at various points along the roads. 1 Red-tailed Hawk. 1 Rough-legged Hawk.
Plenty LBJ’s and many Horned Lark.
A couple of incidentals: One healthy looking Coyote, 5 Pronghorn =20 Antelope and sadly one road smashed Barn Owl.
My friend said she had seen ‘A ton of Turkey Buzzards. You know, the =20 ugly ones with the red head.’ yesterday. I thought January a little =20 early for this area for Turkey Vultures.
Sue winnemucca, NV
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