Bird List 5/29/24

We logged 45 species.
Notables: Swainson’s thrush. Blue-gray gnatcatcher and Wrentit (both continuing). Oak titmouse feeding young. Barn owl on Marsh Trail.
High counts (not including feeders): House finch (23); Bushtit (16); Lesser goldfinch (14); Phainopepla (11); Hooded oriole (10).

Mammals: Mule deer; California ground squirrel; Pocket gopher; Desert cottontail (numerous, including a very young one), Black-tailed jackrabbit.
Reptiles: Side-blotched lizard; Western fence lizard; Western whiptail lizard, Striped racer snake.
Butterflies: 17 species, including Wright’s metalmark larva.