During this morning’s lovely hike, dog and I got a very close look at a pair of Cooper’s Hawks. One, in fact, flew right up close (trailed by ever-alert hummingbirds) and posted for pictures.
Grandeur Peak Area List
Beginning at 8:15 a.m., I hiked a few hundred feet up the mountain.
1. Woodhouse’s Scrub Jay (v)
2. Mourning Dove
3. House Finch*
4. Black-capped Chickadee**
5. Spotted Towhee
6. Cooper’s Hawk
7. Red-breasted Nuthatch (v)
8. House Wren
9. Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (v)
10. American Goldfinch*
Elsewhere
11. Black-billed Magpie
12. Eurasian Collared Dove
13. California Quail
14. Rock Pigeon
15. House Sparrow
v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: American goldfinch, black-billed magpie, black-capped chickadee, blue-gray gnatcatcher, California quail, cooper's hawk, Eurasian collared dove, house finch, house sparrow, house wren, mourning dove, red-breasted nuthatch, rock pigeon, spotted towhee, Woodhouse’s scrub jay
