• California Scrub-Jay

    By Jim Gain Learn 100 Common Valley Birds is a photo blog series highlighting the 100 most common Valley bird species. Post #1 in the…

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  • Rosy-Finch Rendezvous: Stop 10 – Bodie State Park

    LAST CALL FOR THE ROSY-FINCH RENDEZVOUS ADVENTURE By Jim GainRosy-Finch Rendezvous Birding Adventure Series 6/15/2022 This would be the last stop of our three-day adventure…

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  • Rosy-Finch Rendezvous: Stop 9 – Cottonwood Canyon

    A LITTLE MAC AND GEEZ… By Jim GainRosy-Finch Rendezvous Birding Adventure Series 6/15/2022 This morning’s route was going to take us away from the Sierra…

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  • Rosy-Finch Rendezvous: Stop 8 – Earthquake Fault Trail

    The Strange Case of a Solitary Solitaire and a Missing Phone By Jim GainRosy-Finch Rendezvous Birding Adventure Series 6/14/2022 As one strolls through old-growth red…

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  • Rosy-Finch Rendezvous: Stop 6 – Wildrose Canyon

    By Jim GainRosy-Finch Rendezvous Birding Adventure Series 6/14/2022 We made a brief stop at Convict Lake to show Rich what a beautiful gem of a…

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  • Rosy-Finch Rendezvous: Stop 5 – Sierra Lodge at Mammoth Lakes

    By Jim GainRosy-Finch Rendezvous Birding Adventure Series 6/14/2022 While I was waiting for Rich to fill up the ice chest, I wandered outside of our…

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  • Rosy-Finch Rendezvous: Stops 4 and 7 – Inyo Craters

    By Jim GainRosy-Finch Rendezvous Birding Adventure Series 6/13/2022 & 6/14/2022 Rich and I made two stops here, Stop #4 on Monday afternoon and Stop #7…

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  • Rosy-Finch Rendezvous: Stop 3 – Mono Lake County Park

    By Jim GainRosy-Finch Rendezvous Birding Adventure Series 6/13/2022 The chorus of wrens and vireos hit us as soon as we stepped out of the car.…

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  • Rosy-Finch Rendezvous: Stop 2 – Virginia Lakes Resort

    By Jim GainRosy-Finch Rendezvous Birding Adventure Series 6/13/2022 At a 10,000′ elevation, with a cool temperature of 38 degrees, 32 % humidity and brisk winds…

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  • Rosy-Finch Rendezvous: Stop 1 – Donnell Overlook

    6/13/2022 By Jim GainRosy-Finch Rendezvous Birding Adventure Series After a gourmet breakfast stop for breakfast sandwiches and Starbucks coffee, we arrived at the Donnell Vista…

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