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I visited Ogden Cemetery in Weber County briefly
late this afternoon and found good bird activity. The little flurry
indicates to me that the alpine birds haven't started moving uphill yet. I
saw Brown Creepers, Black-capped and Mountain Chickadees, Red-breasted
Nuthatches, Ruby- and Golden-crowned Kinglets, Pine Siskins, American
Goldfinches, and Dark-eyed Juncos.
Most of the little flock was pretty stubborn about
moving lower in their pine tree despite my pishing, chishing, and wishing that
they'd come down so I could get a better look. A Dark-eyed Junco was the
most curious one and he or she started an agitated chipping that caused the
other birds (except three creepers) to move lower to look at me. The
most curious birds of all the species were the Pine Siskins and about a dozen
descended through the tree's branches and twitched about until I stopped.
Most interesting and infuriating was the
Golden-crowned Kinglet. It flew lower and barely stayed long enough for me
to get a glimpse of the strong white eyestripe. Then it moved back
up in the tree with the Mountain Chickadees. I had the distinct sense
that the Golden-crowned was staying specifically with the Mountain Chickadees
that also remained in the very tops of any pine they chose.
Grrr...!
Ogden Cemetery is located on 20th Street east of
Washington Blvd (US 89).
Kris
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