Couple days ago, I saw my first Utah junco. Being a bird of this longitude, it looked different from the juncos in Northern New England—had pinkish sides. Today I saw another couple of ’em. Cool-looking birds.
Also had another Cooper’s Hawk—and my first Utah thrush. A hermit, I feel sure (considering they have darker spots here than in the east).
Later hike than usual (third in three days), but what a lovely day.
Grandeur Peak Area List
Beginning at 10:45 a.m., I hiked a few hundred feet up the mountain.
1. Black-billed Magpie*
2. Woodhouse’s Scrub-jay*
3. Northern Flicker (v)
4. Black-capped Chickadee**
5. House Finch*
6. Turkey Vulture
7. American Goldfinch*
8. Dark-eyed Junco
9. Spotted Towhee
10. Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
11. Cooper’s Hawk
12. Hermit Thrush
Elsewhere
13. Eurasian Collared Dove
14. Song Sparrow
15. Broad-tailed Hummingbird
v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: American goldfinch, black-billed magpie, black-capped chickadee, blue-gray gnatcatcher, broad-tailed hummingbird, cooper's hawk, dark-eyed junco, Eurasian collared dove, hermit thrush, house finch, northern flicker, song sparrow, spotted towhee, turkey vulture, Woodhouse’s scrub jay
