We headed north and went up into Santa Anita Canyon to look for American Dipper. Unfortunately, the trail to the falls was too far and too steep to take Robin along, so I birded around the parking lot, which held
Steller's Jay. We left the canyon and headed north to Mount Pinos. At the intersection of Cuddy Valley and Mill Potrero Roads, I sighted
Brewer's Sparrows,
Western Bluebirds, and "Red-shafted" Flicker. Atop Mount Pinos, I found
Pygmy Nuthatches,
Mountain Chickadees, the "Audubon's" form of Yellow-rumped Warbler, and "Oregon" Juncos.
Looking northwest from Mount Pinos, west of Lake of the Woods, California.
West of Mount Pinos, at "The Sign", I saw one of the remaining six wild
California Condors! This was one of the main objectives of the trip since the wild population was plummeting in numbers. Its immense size was obvious as it circled with three Golden Eagles over the southern edge of the San Joaquin Valley. While waiting for a Condor to show, I spotted
White-throated Swifts,
California Thrasher,
Greater Roadrunner,
Western Flycatcher, and a nice
Prairie Falcon that flew overhead.
Along Highway 95, west of Mount Pinos in California.
The roadside birding yielded
Brewer's Blackbird and
Lark Sparrow near Ventucopa and
Black Phoebe near Pine Mountain.
The Maricopa Highway, north of Ojai, California.
We spent the night near Santa Barbara.
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