Kanaka Valley--Pine Hill Preserve, El Dorado, US-CA
Apr 12, 2015 7:23 AM - 11:46 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.5 mile(s) One-way
Comments: Pine Hill Preserve bird tour. Calm with thin clouds. Walked to Morning Glory Hill and back. Most notable non-bird was a Blainville's Horned Lizard. After it was first spotted, it moved to shelter under vegetation, but remained partially visible for all to see and even allowed scope views. A few of us had quick views of what was probably a California Striped Racer going across the path. Also seen were Western Tiger, Anise, and Pipevine Swallowtails, Bramble Hairstreak, Red Admiral, California Ringlet, and Painted Lady butterflies. Notable plants included Stebbins' Morning Glory, Pine Hill Ceanothus, Red Hills Soaproot, Ithuriel's Spear, Butter and Eggs, Paintbrush, Pretty Face, Popcorn Flower (sp.?), Buttercup (sp.?), Globe Lilly (or Fairy Lantern), and Mallow (sp.?).
44 species (+3 other taxa)
Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) 2
American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) 4 On Folsom Lake
Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura) 10
Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) 1 Adult soaring close over Morning Glory Hill as we were starting back.
Red-shouldered Hawk (California) (Buteo lineatus elegans) 1 Calling as we got back to the vehicles.
Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) 1
Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) 15
Anna's Hummingbird (Calypte anna) 3
Rufous/Allen's Hummingbird (Selasphorus rufus/sasin) 1 Orange flyby
Acorn Woodpecker (Melanerpes formicivorus) 35
Nuttall's Woodpecker (Picoides nuttallii) 2
Pacific-slope Flycatcher (Empidonax difficilis) 4 Three singing, with quick views of one. Another calling.
Ash-throated Flycatcher (Myiarchus cinerascens) 7 Noisy and fairly conspicuous.
Hutton's Vireo (Vireo huttoni) 6 Several singing, one pair, but only brief views.
Steller's Jay (Cyanocitta stelleri) 2 Irregular here. Probably lingering birds from the fall/winter invasion to the lowlands.
Western Scrub-Jay (Coastal) (Aphelocoma californica [californica Group]) 8
Violet-green Swallow (Tachycineta thalassina) 8
Oak Titmouse (Baeolophus inornatus) 20 Dominating the oak woodlands with their calls.
Bushtit (Psaltriparus minimus) 2
White-breasted Nuthatch (Pacific) (Sitta carolinensis [aculeata Group]) 5
House Wren (Troglodytes aedon) 10
Bewick's Wren (Thryomanes bewickii) 5
Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Regulus calendula) 1
Wrentit (Chamaea fasciata) 15
Western Bluebird (Sialia mexicana) 10
American Robin (Turdus migratorius) 2
California Thrasher (Toxostoma redivivum) 3 At least three singing. A few of us had a brief glimpse on the way back.
Orange-crowned Warbler (Oreothlypis celata) 12 Multiple singers. A pair together with one carrying food. Surely a nest nearby.
Nashville Warbler (Western) (Oreothlypis ruficapilla ridgwayi) 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Setophaga coronata) 50 Shortly after our arrival there was a major movement of multiple small groups flying over.
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) (Setophaga coronata coronata) 4
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Audubon's) (Setophaga coronata auduboni) 25
Wilson's Warbler (Cardellina pusilla) 2 Unseen singers
Spotted Towhee (Pipilo maculatus) 10
Rufous-crowned Sparrow (Aimophila ruficeps) 2 Seen by several of us. Singing and calling but not staying in one place.
California Towhee (Melozone crissalis) 5
Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina) 4
Lark Sparrow (Chondestes grammacus) 10 Pair copulating and carrying nesting material. Multiple singers.
Bell's Sparrow (Bell's) (Artemisiospiza belli belli) 5 Multiple singers. Good scope views. Pair together.
White-crowned Sparrow (Gambel's) (Zonotrichia leucophrys gambelii) 2
Golden-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia atricapilla) 12
Black-headed Grosbeak (Pheucticus melanocephalus) 2 Unseen singers.
Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater) 6 Distant calling, singing, flyovers.
Bullock's Oriole (Icterus bullockii) 1 Calling shortly after we arrived.
House Finch (Haemorhous mexicanus) 15
Purple Finch (Western) (Haemorhous purpureus californicus) 6 Multiple singers. Some of us saw a female near the vehicles on our return.
Lesser Goldfinch (Spinus psaltria) 22
If you zoom in close on this last picture you will see the eagle.
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