| s/y Nine of Cups Birds of the Western USA |
An unexpected trip back to Nevada USA for
the summer of 2010 gave us a whole new
area to be looking for birds not to mention a
very different type of bird...desert and
mountain dwellers.
We purchased a plasticized pocket guide
Southwestern Birds by Waterford Press
for $5.95 and found it to be quite inclusive.
The local Red Rock Audubon Society in Las
Vegas listed eleven places locally for spotting
and photographing birds. The best website,
however, for birding and otherwise belongs
to Jim Boone and it's outstanding.
the summer of 2010 gave us a whole new
area to be looking for birds not to mention a
very different type of bird...desert and
mountain dwellers.
We purchased a plasticized pocket guide
Southwestern Birds by Waterford Press
for $5.95 and found it to be quite inclusive.
The local Red Rock Audubon Society in Las
Vegas listed eleven places locally for spotting
and photographing birds. The best website,
however, for birding and otherwise belongs
to Jim Boone and it's outstanding.
| Western tanager - Mt. Charleston, Nevada |
| Western scrub jay Mt. Charleston, Nevada |
| Black phoebe Clark County Wetlands Park, Nevada |
| There are nearly 500 species of birds... visitors and residents... identified in Nevada. Of these, 288 have been identified in the Clark County Wetlands Park. |
| American coot Clark County Wetlands Park, Nevada |
| Common moorhen Clark County Wetlands Park, Nevada |
| Yellow-breasted chat Clark County Wetlands Park, Nevada |
| Snowy egret Clark County Wetlands Park |
| Great blue heron Clark County Wetlands Park, Nevada |
| Greater roadrunner (bbep-beep) Clark County Wetlands Park, Nevada |
| Common merganzer Clark County Wetlands Park, Nevada |
| Red-winged blackbird Clark County Wetlands Park, Nevada |
| Brown-headed cowbird Clark County Wetlands Park, Nevada |
| Yellow-headed blackbird Clark County Wetlands Park |
| Great-tailed grackle Clark County Wetlands Park, Nevada |
| Green heron Clark County Wetlands Park |
| Gambal's quail Clark County Wetlands Park, Nevada |
| Common yellowthroat Clark County Wetlands Park, Nevada |
| American avocet Henderson Bird Viewing Preserve |
| Ruddy duck Henderson Bird Viewing Preserve |
| Eared grebe (mating plumage) Henderson Bird Viewing Preserve |
| Cinnamon teal Henderson Bird Viewing Preserve |
| Kildeer Henderson Bird Viewing Preserve |
The same American avocet to the left, was
trying to scare us off from his mate's nesting area.
trying to scare us off from his mate's nesting area.
| Black-necked stilt Henderson Bird Viewing Preserve |
| Check back for more sightings and better photos. We'll post whenever we have more to share. In the meantime, you can.... Check out other birds of the world Return to Nevada page Return to Home page |
| Double Crested Cormorant, American avocet, black-necked stilt Henderson Bird Viewing Preserve |
| Verdin Henderson Bird Viewing Preserve |
| Bewick's Wren CC Wetlands Park |
| Pied billed grebe CC Wetlands Park |
| Northern Mockingbird CC Wetlands Park |
| Black chinned hummingbird CC Wetlands Park |
| House finch Mary's neighborhood |
| Broad-tailed hummingbird (female) Henderson Bird Viewing Preserve |
| 16 June 2010 - Just picked up a copy of National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of North America (Dunn & Alderfer)...WOW! |
| Want to learn more about birds in your specific area or any area in the US? or maybe where to view certain birds? Just click on National Audubon Society, then the specific state for a plethora of information. |
| Common raven - I15 Rest Stop Southern California |
| Red-shafted northern flicker (female) Cedar Breaks Nat'l Monument - Utah |
| American robin Cedar Breaks Nat'l Monument - Utah |
| White-crowned sparrow Cedar Breaks Nat'l Monument - Utah |
| Green-tailed towhee California border near Tahoe |
| Canada goose Ellis Lake - Marysville, CA |
On our cross-country trip in July/August, we visited several US National Parks and Monuments, starting in Utah. Each park provided a bird list on request which aided greatly in identification of several birds with which we were unfamiliar. |