Forty-seven degrees this morning. A nice crisp hike. Interesting bird activity—including a few random occurrences (Olive-sided Flycatcher, another Warbling Vireo, a pair of dueling kestrels high on the ridge).
Gets nippy in a hurry up here at where the air is thin.
Grandeur Peak Area List
Beginning at 8:15 a.m., I hiked a few hundred feet up the mountain.
1. House Finch*
2. Spotted Towhee (v)
3. Cooper’s Hawk
4. Olive-sided Flycatcher
5. Black-capped Chickadee** (v)
6. Woodhouse’s Scrub-jay* (v)
7. American Kestrel
8. Broad-tailed Hummingbird
9. Warbling Vireo
10. Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (v)
Elsewhere
11. Eurasian Collared Dove
12. California Quail
13. House Sparrow
14. Black-billed Magpie
15. American Robin
16. Rock Pigeon
v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: American kestrel, American robin, black-billed magpie, black-capped chickadee, blue-gray gnatcatcher, broad-tailed hummingbird, California quail, cooper's hawk, Eurasian collared dove, house finch, house sparrow, olive-sided flycatcher, rock pigeon, spotted towhee, warbling vireo, Woodhouse’s scrub jay
