Welp, I moved to Utah. Salt Lake City, the East Millcreek neighborhood, with steep mountain trails just up the street from my door.
Today I finally took my first hike with Captain Jack, and ended up with a life list bird: Lazuli Bunting. Had never seen one before, but I knew just what they were when I saw the dad feeding the hungry youngster.
Magpies are everywhere out here.
Grandeur Peak Area List
Beginning at 9 a.m., I hiked several hundred feet up a Utah mountain.
1. House Finch
2. Eurasian Collared Dove
3. Black-billed Magpie
4. Lazuli Bunting‡
5. Black-capped Chickadee (v)
6. Rock Dove
7. California Quail
v = Voice only
‡Life list bird
Tags: black-billed magpie, black-capped chickadee, California quail, Eurasian collared dove, house finch, lazuli bunting, rock dove
