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| The spectacular trail .7 miles from parking lot to Reservoir | |
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| Pinnacle Reservoir where I observed more dragonflies than any other spot in California so far. Including Flame Skimmer, Common Green Darner, plus several mottled Darners and Enallagmas |
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California Sister on the Reservoir Trail |
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Western Fence Lizard near the Pinnacle Reservoir |
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Wind Turbines dot the landscape near San Luis Reservoir |
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~ 9/16/2003 ~ 48 SPECIES SEEN ~ GREBES Western Grebe PELICANS American White Pelican DUCKS, SWANS, GEESE Mallard Cinnamon Teal Northern Shoveler HERONS, EGRETS AND BITTERNS Snowy Egret Great Blue Heron Great Egret NEW WORLD VULTURES Turkey Vulture HAWKS, EAGLES AND KITES Northern Harrier Sharp-shinned Hawk Red-tailed Hawk FALCONS AND CARACARAS American Kestrel PHEASANTS, GROUSE, QUAIL AND TURKEYS Wild Turkey WOOD-PARTRIDGES California Quail RAILS AND COOTS American Coot SANDPIPERS Marbled Godwit Greater Yellowlegs AVOCETS AND STILTS Black-necked Stilt PLOVERS AND LAPWINGS Killdeer PIGEONS AND DOVES Mourning Dove HUMMINGBIRDS Anna's Hummingbird WOODPECKERS Acorn Woodpecker Northern Flicker TYRANT FLYCATCHERS Say's Phoebe Black Phoebe CROWS AND JAYS Western Scrub-Jay Yellow-billed Magpie American Crow VIREOS AND ALLIES Hutton's Vireo MOCKINGBIRDS AND THRASHERS California Thrasher STARLINGS European Starling WRENS Canyon Wren Bewick's Wren LONG-TAILED TITS Bushtit CHICKADEES, TITS Chestnut-backed Chickadee Plain Titmouse SISKINS, CROSSBILLS AND ALLIES House Finch NEW WORLD WARBLERS Black-throated Gray Warbler Wilson's Warbler BUNTINGS, SPARROWS, TANAGERS, ALLIES Song Sparrow White-crowned Sparrow Lark Sparrow Sage Sparrow Rufous-crowned Sparrow Spotted Towhee California Towhee BLACKBIRDS, GRACKLES, ORIOLES Brewer's Blackbird ////---- STATISTICS ----///// Species seen - 48
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