Red Rock Audubon Society Information Center

World Wetlands Day Returns to LV Wash

RRAS Info — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 21:31:00 +0000

For the second year in a row, the Las Vegas Wash will host a World Wetlands Day public outreach event on Thursday, Feb. 2, recognizing the importance of wetlands and the water quality benefits they provide. Although relatively new to the Las Vegas Wash, World Wetlands Day has been celebrated since 1971. This year’s theme [...]

February 13, 2012: Exploring Bird Diversity in Peru with Matt Denton

RRAS Info — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 20:40:16 +0000

RRAS Las Vegas: “Exploring Bird Diversity in Peru” with Matt Denton Peru is a famous place among birders, and rightly so. More new bird species have been discovered there in the last few decades than any other country. Today, ornithologists are still struggling to unravel this diversity as new forms are discovered and previously unknown [...]

Miscellaneous Sightings Around Reno

NV Birds — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 19:01:28 +0000

—– Forwarded message from birders@ATT.NET —– Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2012 17:01:20 -0800 From: Dennis & Becca Serdehely Reply-To: Dennis & Becca Serdehely Subject: Miscellaneous Sightings Around Reno To: NVBIRDS@LIST.AUDUBON.ORG Today Becca and I birded Lemmon Valley, Damonte Wetlands and the Sparks Marina. We made the following sightings of note: Swan Lake Nature Area – [...]

Color-banded Goldfinch, Rancho San Rafael (1/30/12)

NV Birds — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 23:38:01 +0000

—– Forwarded message from fugle@AOL.COM —– Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2012 23:30:23 -0500 From: Fred Petersen Reply-To: Fred Petersen Subject: Color-banded Goldfinch, Rancho San Rafael (1/30/12) To: NVBIRDS@LIST.AUDUBON.ORG Rancho San Rafael, Reno, Washoe Co (1/30/12) Our only sighting of interest at RSR this morning was a color-banded Lesser Goldfinch, part of a small flock in [...]

eBird Report – The Yurt feeders, Jan 13, 2012

NV Birds — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 02:03:22 +0000

—– Forwarded message from melsyurt@WIRELESSBEEHIVE.COM —– Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:25:31 -0700 From: melsyurt@WIRELESSBEEHIVE.COM Reply-To: melsyurt@WIRELESSBEEHIVE.COM Subject: Fwd: eBird Report – The Yurt feeders, Jan 13, 2012 To: NVBIRDS@LIST.AUDUBON.ORG Looks like I missed forwarding this one, so it is a bit late. ——– Original Message ——– CC: The Yurt feeders, just below main entrance [...]

Out and about in Reno today

NV Birds — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 02:02:59 +0000

—– Forwarded message from mgshaylor@ATT.NET —– Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2012 17:39:09 -0500 From: Miles Shaylor Reply-To: Miles Shaylor Subject: Out and about in Reno today To: NVBIRDS@LIST.AUDUBON.ORG There was a solitary avocet at Damonte ranch this morning and this afternoon there were four green winged teals at Mira Loma park. Miles Shaylor Reno —– [...]

Silver State Valley

NV Birds — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 02:02:38 +0000

—– Forwarded message from trubrit@WMCA.NET —– Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2012 17:59:20 -0500 From: Sue Herrera Reply-To: Sue Herrera Subject: Silver State Valley To: NVBIRDS@LIST.AUDUBON.ORG Did a little drive-by birding on the way to visit friends in the =20 Silver State Valley (Sand Pass Road area), north of Winnemucca off =20 Highway 95. Sunny, blue [...]

Dipper 1/26/12 in Reno

NV Birds — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 05:04:03 +0000

—– Forwarded message from amurphy0607@YAHOO.COM —– Date: Sun, 29 Jan 2012 07:50:01 -0800 From: ann murphy Reply-To: ann murphy Subject: Dipper 1/26/12 in Reno To: NVBIRDS@LIST.AUDUBON.ORG Submitted on behalf of Ed Kurtz: On Jan. 26, 2012 at 2:30 pm there was a Dipper singing under the Sutro =20 St. bridge. A beautiful song almost like [...]

Henderson Bird Viewing Preserve East of Las Vegas

NV Birds — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 05:03:05 +0000

—– Forwarded message from Bird.Preserve@CITYOFHENDERSON.COM —– Date: Sun, 29 Jan 2012 21:30:18 +0000 From: Bird Preserve Reply-To: Bird Preserve Subject: Henderson Bird Viewing Preserve East of Las Vegas To: NVBIRDS@LIST.AUDUBON.ORG The new entrance to the Henderson Bird Viewing Preserve is now open. Take the 95/515 freeway to the Galleria exit, go east and cross Boulder [...]

Willow Creek & Mountain Falls

NV Birds — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 05:02:42 +0000

—– Forwarded message from darlenefeener@ATT.NET —– Date: Sun, 29 Jan 2012 20:41:52 -0500 From: Darlene Feener Reply-To: Darlene Feener Subject: Willow Creek & Mountain Falls To: NVBIRDS@LIST.AUDUBON.ORG Today is January 29, 2012 and what a day of birding it was. A cool start to the morning with wonderful sunshine all day. I am reporting two [...]