This morning we got up the mountainside early and spent most of the time in the shade. Plenty of birds, but no confirmed lifer for the first time (although the gull that flew over might’ve been California Gull, Utah state bird).
But that’s O.K. It was still a wondrous experience.
Grandeur Peak Area List
Beginning at 8:00 a.m., I hiked several hundred feet up a Utah mountain.
1. Black-billed Magpie
2. House Finch
3. Eurasian Collared Dove
4. California Quail
5. Spotted Towhee
6. Black-chinned Hummingbird
7. Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
8. Lazuli Bunting
9. Woodhouse’s Scrub-jay
10. Lesser Goldfinch
11. Black-capped Chickadee (v)
12. Mourning Dove
13. Gull (sp)
14. Rock Pigeon
15. Sharp-shinned Hawk
v = Voice only
Tags: black-billed magpie, black-capped chickadee, black-chinned hummingbird, blue-gray gnatcatcher, California quail, Eurasian collared dove, gull (sp), house finch, lazuli bunting, lesser goldfinch, mourning dove, rock pigeon, sharp-shinned hawk, spotted towhee, Woodhouse’s scrub jay
