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Drought-stricken Douglas Firs – How It Is Affecting The Birds That Eat The Seeds

By Mia McPherson|November 7th, 2021|Categories: Birds, Red-breasted Nuthatches, Tooele County, Utah, West Desert|Tags: adult, alpine, branch, canyons, cone, cones, Douglas fir, drought, drought conditions, fir, fir tree, fir trees, firs, mature, mountains, nuthatch, nuthatches, Pseudotsuga menziesii, Pseudotsuga menziesii var. glauca, Red-breasted Nuthatch, Rocky Mountain Douglas Fir, seed production, Sitta canadensis, sky island mountains|

When I was out in the sky island mountains of the West Desert of Utah a few days ago I was again met with virtual silence in and around the Douglas Firs that are there.

My Growing Concerns Over This Years Crop Of Douglas Fir Seeds Because Of Our Drought

By Mia McPherson|October 24th, 2021|Categories: Birds, Mountain Chickadees, Red-breasted Nuthatches, Tooele County, Utah, West Desert|Tags: adult, alpine, autumn, branch, checking out, chickadee, chickadees, cone, cones, Douglas fir, eating, fall, feeding, fir, fir tree, fir trees, firs, foraging, mature, Mountain Chickadee, mountains, needles, nuthatch, nuthatches, Poecile gambeli, Pseudotsuga menziesii, Pseudotsuga menziesii var. glauca, Red-breasted Nuthatch, Rocky Mountain Douglas Fir, scales, seed, seeds, Sitta canadensis, sky island mountains, spot, sunlight, trees|

My trip out into the sky island mountains of the West Desert last week caused my concerns about this years crop of Douglas Fir seeds to grow.