10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 22, 2017
In addition to the hundred or so species of birds I regularly find here, there are Desert Foxes, Bobcats, Mountain Lions, Desert Bighorn Sheep and Mule Deer. Black-throated Sparrows. Here are a few of the birds we spotted last weekend. Of course, our Northern Mockingbirds are one of the ever present desert finds. Brown Pelicans.
10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 20, 2017
The other remarkable success story of Hart Mountain is the return of the Desert Bighorn Sheep. In 1954, with stringent controls on the grazing of domestic animals, a herd of 20 Desert Bighorn Sheep were re-introduced and have flourished. A White-crowned Sparrow is always a beautiful subject! I guess they were the greeters!
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10,000 Birds
OCTOBER 31, 2018
There is an aquarium, Cat Canyon display of local wild felines, and a Wild Desert Bighorn Sheep area. 2 House Sparrow. 4 White-crowned Sparrow. There is a very well done Hummingbird House, with close to 30 hummingbirds covering 5 species. We have set up work stations, complete with a view. 1 Gila Woodpecker. 3 Gamble’s Quail.
10,000 Birds
JULY 23, 2014
A housecat in Buenos Aires got its start in Africa, a sheep in Australia to the Middle East, a chicken in Ireland can trace its origin to the jungles of Asia. The first to do so was the humble House Sparrow, which was brought to help control caterpillars but soon reached such numbers it was the subject of control itself.
10,000 Birds
OCTOBER 3, 2018
Crows, Ravens, Clark’s Nutcrackers, White-crowned Sparrows and assorted waterfowl were all still present, but that was about it. This can cause up to 20 minute waits, which I put to good use, tracking down this nice shot of a White-crowned Sparrow. I would have to say the most common bird in the park, must be the Common Raven.
10,000 Birds
JUNE 17, 2011
Besides the American bison that the refuge was founded to protect, there are pronghorns, elk, bighorn sheep, mule and white-tailed deer, and black bears. Things started on a promising note, with Mountain Bluebirds and the pale local race of Song Sparrow both evident in the visitor center parking lot.
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