[obol] Stukel Mountain morning

[Kevin Spencer]

OBOL,

Ventured up Stukel Mountain this morning, Monday, 6 August. Stukel Mountain, rising sharply above the Basin floor with a variety of upland habitats; is about 8 miles from Klamath Falls towards Merrill.

The following species had families, actively being fed or accompanied  by adults, suggesting local breeding: 
SAGE THRASHER
Chipping Sparrow
Vesper Sparrow
Brewer's Sparrow
Fox Sparrow
Purple Finch
Cassin's Finch
Lesser Goldfinch
Spotted Towhee
Western Wood Peewee
Mountain Chickadee
Pygmy Nuthatch
Gray Flycatcher
Lazuli Bunting
Bewick's Wren
House Wren
Rock Wren
Red-breasted Sapsucker
Bushtit

Others present but with not so obvious evidence of breeding:
BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHER
American Robin
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Green-tailed Towhee
Northern Flicker
Cassin's Vireo
Black-headed Grosbeak
Mourning Dove
Cooper's Hawk
Bald Eagle
Red-tailed Hawk
Wilson's Warbler
Northern Yellow-rumped Warbler
Orange-crowned Warbler
MacGillivray's Warbler
Nashville Warbler
Dusky Flycatcher
American Magpie


Warblers appeared to be migrating.

Kevin Spencer
rriparia at charter.net