A southwest wind kinda put the damper on migration today. Not much activity on the mountain this morning. So here’s a photo of a House Finch nibbling on sunflowers in my front yard.
Grandeur Peak Area List
Beginning at 8:45 a.m., I hiked a few hundred feet up the mountain.
1. Black-billed Magpie*
2. House Finch* (v)
2. Spotted Towhee
3. Black-capped Chickadee (v)
4. Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
5. Woodhouse’s Scrub-jay* (v)
6. Hummingbird (sp)
7. Northern Flicker (v)
8. Turkey Vulture
Elsewhere
9. Eurasian Collared Dove
10. California Quail
11. House Sparrow
12. Lesser Goldfinch
v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
Tags: black-billed magpie, black-capped chickadee, blue-gray gnatcatcher, California quail, Eurasian collared dove, house finch, house sparrow lesser goldfinch, hummingbird, northern flicker, spotted towhee, turkey vulture, Woodhouse’s scrub jay
