New Year's Day - 1 January 2009 - Inyo County

I attended a wonderful housewarming party at my friends', Bob and Susan, new house in Aspendell. Birding was not the top reason for the visit except to see the Gray-crowned Rosy Finch that feeds in their yard, so I didn't travel much to take photos. Here are a few photos of the day in Aspendell and Bishop City Park. Some of these photos were taken with a fantastic lens borrowed from Bob, see if you can figure out which one's! Click on the links for larger images.

Gray-crowned Rosy Finch

Aspendell

Stellar's Jay

Aspendell

Clark's Nutcracker

Aspendell

Mountain Chickadee

Aspendell

Mountain Chickadee

Aspendell

Mountain Chickadee

Aspendell

Chickaree

Aspendell

 

Chickaree

Aspendell

Pine Siskin

Aspendell

Pine Siskin

Aspendell

Red-winged Blackbird

Aspendell

Pygmy Nuthatch

Aspendell

Pygmy Nuthatch

Aspendell

Dark-eyed Junco

Aspendell

Lesser Goldfinch

Aspendell

Birders

Aspendell

Lesser Goldfinch

Aspendell

American Wigeon

Bishop

American Wigeon

Bishop

American Wigeon

Bishop

American Wigeon

Bishop

Canada Goose

Bishop

Gadwall

Bishop

Mallard

Bishop

Mallard

Bishop

Hybrid or strange morph Mallard?

Bishop

Ring-necked Duck

Bishop

Ring-necked Duck

Bishop

American Coot

Bishop

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