Most birds on a hike today—sixteen. Many were clearly migrants.
It helped that this bright day had moderate winds from (I believe) the north. The resulting passage of many little birds kept me distracted and
entertained.
Grandeur Peak Area List
Beginning at 9:00 a.m., I hiked a few hundred feet up the mountain.
1. Black-billed Magpie*
2. Woodhouse’s Scrub-jay*
3. Black-capped Chickadee
4. Spotted Towhee
5. Orange-crowned Warbler
6. Hummingbird (sp)
7. Northern Flicker (v)
8. White-crowned Sparrow
9. House Finch
10. Chipping Sparrow
11. Sharp-shinned Hawk
12. Olive-sided Flycatcher
13. American Robin (v)
14. Tree Swallow
15. Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
16. Dark-eyed Junco (pink-sided race)
Elsewhere
17. Eurasian Collared Dove
18. House Sparrow
19. American Goldfinch (v)
20. Downy Woodpecker
21. Song Sparrow (v)
22. European Starling
v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
Tags: American robin, black-billed magpie, black-capped chickadee, blue-gray gnatcatcher, chipping sparrow, dar-eyed junco, house finch, hummingbird (sp), northern flicker, Orange-crowned Warbler, sharp-shinned hawk, spotted towhee, tree swallowa, white-crowned sparrow, Woodhouse’s scrub jay
