Spent two hours at Black Forest Regional Park today. They’ve cut down about 95% of the dead fire-burnt trees, making the park a lot less interesting to birds — and me. I was seeing very little until I got to a section of trees that survived the fire.
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Dark-eyed (Gray-headed Junco)
Red Crossbill
There was a flock of four (I think). I spotted two females, an adult male (above), and a first-year male that was mottled yellow and red. They were very quiet most of the time, but I managed to stick with them for about a quarter mile as they worked through the pines.
