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Mitre Peak with its summit at 1,887 m (6,190 feet) elevation. A prominent landmark seen from all surrounding counties. Viewed looking westward along Mitre Peak Girl Scout Camp Road.

Yoda the Mule Deer (Odocoileus hemionus hemionus) in velvet.

Chihuahuan Raven (Corvus cryptoleucus)

The only member of its genus "Bubulcus" means Cattle. This one is in high breeding plumage showing a deep orange bill and extensive cinnamon-buff on its head and breast. It is probably a female based on the lack of cinnamon-buff plumes on its back. This is presumably the smaller less colorful...

subspecies hudsonicus. Considered by IOC as a full species: Hudsonian whimbrel (Numenius hudsonicus)

Western Tanager (Piranga ludoviciana) female.

This is a juvenile hatched in 2020 showing variable amounts of brown streaking concentrated on the sides of the breast. These small hawks migrate in good numbers through eastern Texas. This is the nominate race "B. p. platypterus" which breeds across much of Eastern North America and winters in...

Male House Finch and he sure is a deep red compared to others that are hanging around.

Western Tanager (Piranga ludoviciana) male.

This secretive but spectacular species breeds in much of Texas but it didn't stay around and was probably an arriving migrant from wintering grounds in South America. Although generally considered monotypic the far western population differs in size and color and probably deserves recognition as...

Black-crested Titmouse (Baeolophus atricristatus paloduro) 1st yr bird.

I posted an adult male earlier, but this is an adult female. These orioles are unrelated to the Old World Orioles (family Oriolidae), but are classified with the New World Blackbirds (family Icteridae). Formerly lumped with the Bullock's Oriole under the name "Northern Oriole" the AOS...

This Ruby-throat is posed showing all his glory

Black-chinned Hummingbird (Archilochus alexandria) female.

This is a fairly common spring migrant in Eastern Texas, less common in the Fall. This species may be separated into two groups, Olive-backed Thrush in the north and east and Russet-backed Thrush in the far west, This is an example of the Olive-backed Thrush. Note the buffy eyering forming...

There were a few of our fine feathered friends just above the tree line in the distance.

Sunrise this morning

Carolina Chickadee. One of my favorites and there are dozens around

This species is a common winter visitor to East Texas usually departing by April. They are famous for negative assortative mating between the two color morphs. White-striped morphs prefer to mate with tan-striped morphs and vice versa. This appears to be a white-striped morph although it still...

My Hermit Thrush (Hermie) I kind of like the kaleidoscope like backdrop.