We had lovely weather today driving around Panoche Valley and spotting birds against the emerald hills. The much sought-after Mountain Plover and Mountain Bluebird remained elusive, but we had many other excellent looks. Hawks were especially plentiful today, as were Say's Phoebes.

Birds we didn't see but were reported by others on the trip: Wrentit, California Gull, Vesper Sparrow, Turkey Vulture, Fox Sparrow.