A visit to Sweeney Granite Mountains Desert Research Center

On Memorial Day weekend, we visited Sweeney Granite Mountains Desert Research Center, a private research center maintained by University of California, Riverside.



Here are some of the birds we saw.


Black-tailed Gnatcatcher



Crissal Thrasher



Canyon Wren



Gambel's Quail and Chicks



Phainopepla


We also saw a few of the local mammals.

Black-tailed hare


White-tailed antelope squirrel