2009/10  Death Valley Christmas Bird Count Highlights & Data

Current Schedule & Recap of Last Year's California CBCs     Kern County CBCs

Hyperlink on count names lead to photo pages which are a hodgepodge taken by Alison Sheehey during the respective counts.

Death Valley, Inyo County: 41 species, 2 person team: Highlights: Wood Duck, Lewis' Woodpecker, Red-naped Sapsucker, Harris' Sparrow, White-throated Sparrow.

Participants: Susan Steele and Alison Sheehey.

Area covered by Alison and Susan; Furnace Creek Golf Course, Furnace Creek Inn, Airport Sewage Treatment Plant

Species seen: Snow Goose, Canada Goose, Wood Duck, Green-winged Teal, Mallard, American Wigeon, Ring-necked Duck, Common Goldeneye, Ruddy Duck, Pied-billed Grebe, Cooper's Hawk, Red-tailed Hawk, Northern Harrier, Prairie Falcon, American Coot, Wilson's Snipe, Mourning Dove, Eurasian Collared-Dove, Lewis' Woodpecker, Red-breasted Sapsucker, Red-naped Sapsucker, Northern (Red-shafted) Flicker, Greater Roadrunner, Black Phoebe, Say's Phoebe, Common Raven, American Pipit, Loggerhead Shrike, European Starling, Yellow-rumped Warbler, Song Sparrow, Lincoln's Sparrow, Savannah Sparrow, White-crowned Sparrow, White-throated Sparrow, Harris' Sparrow, Dark-eyed (Oregon & Slate-colored) Junco, Western Meadowlark, Brewer's Blackbird, House Finch, House Sparrow

Brewer's Blackbird

Coyote

Death Valley

White-crowned Sparrow

White-throated Sparrow

Harris' Sparrow

Dark-eyed "Slate-colored" Junco

American Pipit

Savannah Sparrow

Greater Roadrunner

Burro

Northern Flicker

Lewis' Woodpecker

Eurasian-collared Dove

American Wigeon

 Photos by other photographers of rarities or on counts not attended by Ali welcome and will be posted with citation. E-mail