2003 Red Rock Canyon Christmas Bird Count Highlights

Bakersfield    Red Rock    Buena Vista     Springville    Tehachapi    Bear Valley Springs   South Fork Valley   Kern River Valley

Red Rock Canyon, Kern County: Compiler: Clark & Jean Moore, Phone: (661) 821-5303, E-mail

Photos are a hodgepodge by Alison Sheehey.  E-mail

THURSDAY, December 18, 2003

Red Rock Canyon, Kern County: 77 species, 4,240 individuals, 13 participants: highlights Trumpeter Swan, return of the Cactus wrens, record number of Sage Sparrows, backcountry coverage, weather

Compilers: Clark & Jean Moore, Phone: (661) 821-5303,

Sunrise at Walker's Pass on the way to the count circle.

                           Sage Sparrow                            White-tailed Antelope Squirrel                     Say's Phoebe                             

Burrow Schmidt Tunnel near Last Chance Canyon the center of the Red Rock Count Circle

       Ruby-crowned Kinglet                             Variegated Meadowhawk                            Black-throated Sparrow     

Red Rock Canyon at sunset (better photographed at sunrise)