The death of a game camera is better than the death of a bear. No bear pictures in this episode. The ursine action is still happening, I think. Or, at least, something is drinking the water that’s left and refilled regularl in a quiet, green, and narrow draw not far from the house.
In most bird guides, there is a section devoted to “Confusing Fall Warblers.” I count the Yellow-Rumped Warbler as one of them. Recently, I’ve seen scores of them. This female (photo at left) crashed into a window and I set it on a branch to recover.
There’s a discussion of the changing nomenclature of the Yellow-Rumped here.
Check out this very cool map/video of the Yellow-Rumped’s migration in North America.
Mammals:
Black Bear (cinnamon & black)
Coyote
Mule Deer
Cottontail Rabbit
Brush Mouse
Pocket Gopher
Golden-Mantled Ground Squirrel
Marmot
Rock Squirrel
Prairie Dog
Skunk
Raccoon
Porcupine
Elk
Chipmunk
Abert’s Squirrel
Birds:
Rufous Hummingbird
Broad Tailed Hummingbird
Hermit Thrush
House Wren
Brewer’s Blackbird
Black-headed Grosbeak
Chipping Sparrow
Say’s Phoebe
Downy Woodpecker
Nuthatch
House Sparrow
Red-Winged Black Bird
Canada Goose
Mallard
Townsend’s Solitaire
Red Shafted Flicker
Steller’s Jay
Black Capped Chickadee
American Crow
Common Raven
Scrub Jay
Magpie
Turkey
Great Blue Heron
Dark-Eyed Junco (and its many varieties)
Ringed Turtle Dove
Rock Dove
Meadowlark
Mountain Bluebird
Western Bluebird
American Kestrel
Turkey Vulture
Red-Tailed Hawk
Cooper’s Hawk
Starling
American Robin
Great Horned Owl
Rufous Sided Towhee
Audobon Warbler (or whatever)