Great Basin Birds part 3
A flurry of last minute birding in Nevada netted two more life birds. The Nevada version of the Tufted Titmouse is the Juniper Titmouse (no photo). This bird used to be called the Plain Titmouse, and it is easy to see why. This bird did not raise its short crest.
Townsend's Solitaire
Solitaire posing
You don't get warblers as a life bird too often. Even before I got a look at the Black-throated Gray Warbler, I was pretty sure that is what it was. They never sat still, and they didn't sing from an exposed perch for more than a couple seconds. This guy landed in front of me, but the autofocus didn't work. Still, it shows the gorgeous plumage.
I had seen my first Bushtit at the Great Basin National Park, but I did not get a picture. For being fairly drab, they have a distinctive, musical call.
1 comment:
Ben, I may have some disconcerting news for you. Your lifer Plain Titmouse is doing a fairly convincing impression of a Townsend's Solitaire... Note the dark loral stripe, the eye ring, and the thinner bill. And you've already noted the lack of crest.
Still a cool bird though!
Cheers,
Kirk
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