Most high desert days seem to be clear days. At least that’s my experience. We’ve had a few stormy ones, and the weekend upcoming is supposed to be rainy—but today was (so far, for me) one of the rare overcast days.
Despite a breeze (apparently) favorable for migration, I saw few birds up the mountainside this morning. But I love an overcast day.
Grandeur Peak Area List
Beginning at 8:30 a.m., I hiked a few hundred feet up the mountain.
1. Woodhouse’s Scrub-jay*
2. Black-billed Magpie*
3. Northern Flicker
4. Black-capped Chickadee*
5. House Finch*
6. Dark-eyed Junco
7. American Robin* (v)
Elsewhere
8. Eurasian Collared Dove
9. Song Sparrow
10. American Goldfinch
11. Rock Pigeon
12. House Sparrow
v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
Tags: American goldfinch, American robin, black-billed magpie, dark-eyed junco, Eurasian collared dove, house finch, house sparrow, northern flicker, rock pigeon, song sparrow, Woodhouse’s scrub jay
