Chilly morning, dampness in the air, a little wet snow forecast for tonight. Didn’t hear or see many birds at first—rather, encountered a lot of humans and canines, it being Saturday—but by the end of my long hike with Jack, I had a total of ten.
This included the solitaire again, only this time I heard its extended series of territorial notes (but got only a distant view). Cool.
Grandeur Peak Area List
Beginning at 9:30 a.m., I hiked a few hundred feet up the mountain.
1. House Finch**
2. Song Sparrow** (v)
3. Northern Flicker* (v)
4. Black-billed Magpie*
5. Black-capped Chickadee**
6. Dark-eyed Junco**
7. Ruby-crowned Kinglet
8. Woodhouse’s Scrub-jay*
9. American Robin
10. Townsend’s Solitaire
Elsewhere
11. Eurasian Collared Dove
12. Rock Pigeon
v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: American robin, black-billed magpie, black-capped chickaee, dark-eyed junco, Eurasian collared dove, house finch, northern flicker, rock pigeon, ruby-crowned kinglet, song sparrow, Townsend’s solitaire, Woodhouse’s scrub jay
