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Buteos (Genus Buteo)Observer
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Dark morph - our roof gives a high vantage point to lots of different raptors. This one was there long enough for a photo.
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Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)Observer
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The park maintenance folks say that this one isn't even bothered by the lawn mowers. She just sits and watches them
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Western Toad (Anaxyrus boreas)Observer
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We've seen several of these toads each summer for the last 5 years. Sometimes they're in the garden and others out in sagebrush
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Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos)Observer
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One of our resident Goldens from an aerie on the rock cliffs east of here. They nest there every year for at least the last 35.
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Western Fence Lizard (Sceloporus occidentalis)Observer
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This one is shedding and you can see some of the bright blue spots in front of the shadows it was under. Fun to watch it rubbing its neck on the stone wall, trying to scratch the old skin off
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Lesser Goldfinch (Spinus psaltria)Observer
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These 2 were concentrating on the little sunflowers and had a squabble a minute later.
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California Quail (Callipepla californica)Observer
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This pair is shepherding their hatch of about 10 chicks. They are about 10 days hatched and are even hopping up into our ble spruce tree. Lots of chatter to keep the chicks in line!
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American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos)Observer
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There is a good sized population of pelicans that appear to range between Topaz Lake north to Washoe Lake here in northern Nevada along the eastern side of the Sierra Nevada Mtns. We see groups riding the thermals at a distance daily. The one in the middle of this photo was alone going right over our house.
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Western Whiptail (Aspidoscelis tigris)Observer
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I think this is a sceloporus graciosus which is a common sagebrush lizard. We've seen them larger than this here but they move so fast it's hard to get a photo. In this picture the lizard is by the shade line left of and just a bit above the pine cone.
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Common Swallowtails (Genus Papilio)Observer
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Said to be common to Western US
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Sharp-shinned Hawk (Accipiter striatus)Observer
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He had scored a sparrow and sat on our gate to strip the feathers
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Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)Observer
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The predominant species seen on our walk along the Carson City Linnear Park in marshy ditches
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Northern Pintail (Anas acuta)Observer
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Agin seen in the Carson City Linnear Park in marshy ditched near the Lompa Ranch
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Cinnamon Teal (Spatula cyanoptera)Observer
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Seen at the Carson City Linnear Park of Saliman Drive in marshy area by Lompa Ranch. The location isn't allowing me to choose that spot. It was a pair in a nice marsh ditch thanks to all the precipitation we got this year. Not close enough to get a good pick with my phone.
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Yellow-headed Blackbird (Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus)Observer
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Nice to see them this year! It's been a long marshless drought for several years here
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Great Basin Gopher Snake (Pituophis catenifer ssp. deserticola)Observer
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Saw this one in the NW corner of Riverview Park and saw a slightly smaller one on 5/4 in the SE corner of the same park
