Shoshone - Blue trail in the snow

The Kingstons in Snow from the Blue Trail

The Resting Springs,(right) and Nopah Ranges

 I took both of these pictures on the Blue Trail  on the same morning, Feb 17 , 2011. The snow covered  range, the Kingstons, are off to the south, off to the north showing the Resting Springs Range, and the Nopah (name means no water)Range. There are mountains all around us here. Shoshone is a  key part of the Amargosa River system . The Shoshone Spring feeds the Shoshone Wetlands, and joins the Amargosa River here, creating an isolated desert birding habitat. This area is relatively un-birded.(i have also been called an unbirder) many migrants pass through unnoticed.

A migration wave seems to be happening here today. This morning so
far, without leaving the yard!  RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRD, BLACK-CHINNED
HUMMINGBIRD, ANNA'S HUMMINGBIRD, NORTHERN PARULA , NORTHERN
WATERTHRUSH, NASHVILLE WARBLER, WILSON'S WARBLER, ORANGE CROWNED
WARBLER, COMMON YELLOWTHROAT, WESTERN TANAGER, LINCOLN'S SPARROW,

Northern Waterthrush at the garden hose pond

WHITE-THROATED SPARROW, SAVANNAH SPARROW,  BREWER'S SPARROW, CHIPPING SPARROW, VERDIN,CRISSAL THRASHER,
BEWICK'S WREN, LAZULI BUNTING, PHAINOPEPLA, COOPER'S HAWK.

There are dozens of migrating  birds in the mesquites around the
garden hose pond, and all through Shoshone Village. I'm sure that the
Amargosa Canyon, and China Ranch are probably great today too. I hope
I may have to report again today!

Len Warren
Shoshone, CA
92384


I'd be happy to show you around Shoshone Wetlands

Free Bird Walk every Sunday 8AM- meet at Crowbar Restaurant