17 February 2025

Titmouse Chase

Tuesday, March 30th, 2021
Juniper Titmouse, East Millcreek, Salt Lake City, Utah, 30 March 2021.
Juniper Titmouse.

On my hike with dog this morning—a nippy hike, with temps in the low- to mid-20s to start—we encountered the usual birds. And a few deer. Above the little shaded canyon, I heard a sweet bird song I didn’t at once recognize. The sound of it inspired me to hurry down in search of its source.

Only a minute or so later the singer changed its tune—to the very familiar chatter of a Juniper Titmouse. I had of course heard both chatter and song before, but the latter only ever followed the first; out of context I whiffed on the ID. But now I had to chase the bird, to try for a photo.

Took a while, but I got it.

Grandeur Peak Area List
Beginning at 7:42 a.m. (8:42 MDT), I hiked a few hundred feet up a mountain.

1. Black-capped Chickadee**
2. Spotted Towhee
3. Lesser Goldfinch (v)
4. House Finch**
5. Rock Pigeon*
6. Woodhouse’s Scrub-jay
7. Pine Siskin (v)
8. Song Sparrow** (v)
9. American Robin* (v)
10. Juniper Titmouse
11. Black-billed Magpie** (v)

Elsewhere

12. House Sparrow (v)

Mammals

Mule Deer

(v) Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere

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