After several weeks of mild weather, this weekend turned back the days. We had snow, rain, and cold. Wildlife seemed to respond by turning down activity. The woods, ridges and draws were quiet and still.
Red-tailed Hawk
Nonetheless, when it’s been warm, there’s been a whole lot of humping and bumping doing on ( ie, mating activity, as indicated by the photos).
46 species over the course of a few weeks, including the delightful Say’s Phoebe (like the Townsend’s Solitaire, yet another bird named after an 19th century male naturalist who died in his 40’s.).
Mammals:
Coyote
Mule Deer
Cottontail Rabbit
Brush Mouse
Pocket Gopher
Golden-Mantled Ground Squirrel
Rock Squirrel
Prairie Dog
Skunk
Golden Mantled Ground Squirrels
Raccoon
Birds:
Say’s Phoebe
Hairy Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Red-Naped Sapsucker
Nuthatch
House Sparrow
Red-Winged Black Bird
Purple Finch
Gadwall
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
Starling
American Robin
Great Horned Owl
Golden Eagle
Bald Eagle
Rufous Sided Towhee