Rained this morning, which was a novel happening. Even had a rainbow. Rather than hike in a thundershower, Jack and I waited until mid-morning or so to hike the mountainside.
Was an enjoyable time. Lots of birds. Most fun was about a ten-minute stop amid a whole slew of noisy little Broad-tailed Hummingbirds going about their social business.
Also liked listening to the western dialect being sung by a Song Sparrow in the yard.
Grandeur Peak Area List
Beginning at 10:30 a.m., I hiked a few hundred feet up the mountain.
1. Mourning Dove*
2. Black-billed Magpie*
3. Northern Flicker
4. Woodhouse’s Scrub Jay
5. House Finch**
6. Lesser Goldfinch** (v)
7. Black-capped Chickadee**
8. Broad-tailed Hummingbird*
9. Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
10. Spotted Towhee
11. Turkey Vulture
12. Lazuli Bunting
Elsewhere
13. Song Sparrow
14. Eurasian Collared Dove
15. European Starling
16. California Quail
v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: black-billed magpie, black-capped chickadee, blue-gray gnatcatcher, broad-tailed hummingbird, California quail, Eurasian collared dove, European starling, house finch, lazulie bunting, lesser goldfinch, mourning dove, northern flicker, song sparrow, spotted towhee, turkey vulture, Woodhouse’s scrub jay
