Yesterday was reconnaissance. Today we went after the Mountain Quail in earnest! A 4am start. A 1 ½ hour drive up the Angeles Crest Highway. We knew the best places to get the bird. We were there early enough to hear him call.
Didn’t happen. We got even more good birds than we got yesterday. Many more White-headed Woodpeckers, and we added Band-tailed Pigeons, Nuttall’s Woodpecker, Northern Flicker, Western Wood-Pewee, Oak Titmouse, Bushtit, Pygmy Nuthatch, and Purple Finch. No Mountain Quail seen or heard.
No matter. It was another great day. Perfect weather, a scenic drive, a good hike, good company, good birds. Now we may have had about all the adventures we can stand. We’ll hunker down here in Palmdale, work, and wait for news about one vehicle or another.
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