The desert of the Great Basin is quiet throughout the winter but comes to life in the spring. The sun is rising and warming the landscape. Snowmelt has brought a trickle of water to an otherwise dry wash. Listen for Gray Flycatcher, House Finch, Mourning Dove, Common Raven, American Robin, Brewer’s Sparrow, Green-tailed Towhee, Black-throated Gray Warbler, Chipping Sparrow, and a distant Blue-gray Gnatcatcher. A mule deer passed through and gave an alarm snort when he detected my presence. This is also ranch country, did you hear the cattle?
