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County Statistics 
Current county list: 257
Top county lister: 233 (Rudy Darling; 90%) 
Top Big Year: 221 in 2008 (Brian O'Connor) 
Top Big Day: 147 on 4 May 2006 (Brian Williams, Daryl Coldren, Rudy Darling, Barney Kroeger)
"Best Bird": Ruby-throated Hummingbird (15 May 1975 Sagehen Creek & 23-31 Aug 2008 Nevada City)
 Distant second: Kentucky Warbler (24 May-27 June 1992 Donner Pass) 
Compiler for North American Birds: Rudy Darling 
12143 Big Blue Road
Nevada City CA 95959
rdarling@sbbmail.com
Statistics last updated 1/09; see "explanations of county statistics" for details. Thank you to Brian Williams, Ed Pandolfino, and Rudy Darling for supplying some of the information here.

Bird Clubs
Sierra Foothills Audubon Society, Grass Valley
Central Valley Bird Club

Birding Sites
Birding Hotspots in Nevada County - Interactive map
More Nevada County Birding Hotspots
Truckee River Wildlife Area
Spenceville Wildife Area
South Yuba River State Park
Nevada County Hiking Trails
South Yuba Trail and Campground
Tahoe National Forest
Nevada County State Parks
Nevada County Regional Parks

Other Birding Resources
Central Valley Birds - Email list
Sagehen Creek Field Station
Birds of Nevada County - Checklist
Birds and Birding in the Sierra-Nevada - Email list
Endangered Species

Please send corrections, additions or updates to Joe Morlan: jmorlan@ccsf.org


 

 

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