July 29, 2019
Black Rosy-Finch. The adults are molting and don't look very sharp. They
forage in wet snow and their bills are usually covered with stuff. This one is relatively clean.
Here's a juvenile Black Rosy-Finch with fresh plumage and a clean bill.
Yellow-bellied Marmots are common in the rocks.
Uinta Chipmunk, a new species for me. Told from other chipmunks by the brown instead
of black stripes and lack of a black strip below the lower white stripe on the side.
Mountain Goats. I was surprised to learn that they
are not native to this area, but are introduced.
Best photo of a Mountain Chickadee I've ever taken!
My only lifer butterfly so far, a Great Basin Wood-Nymph.
American Pika, before this I had only photographed the Collared Pika in Alaska.
The Bear's Tooth, from which Beartooth Pass takes its name. Elevation 11,000 feet.
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