A little frosty this morning, with temps in the lower 30s (F). Mostly cloudless. Here at a high elevation, the sun warms you quicker than at sea-level, seems to me.
Fewer birds on the mountainside than on recent days, but a nice variety regardless. Got a few pics, got some exercise. Jack enjoyed sniffing both the air an the trailside vegetation.
In the neighborhood, a Song Sparrow persists on the fringes of my yard. This little bird interests me a lot—not least because of his western accent.
The chickadees have an accent out here also.
Grandeur Peak Area List
Beginning at 9:30 a.m., I hiked a few hundred feet up the mountain.
1. Black-billed Magpie*
2. House Finch*
3. Woodhouse’s Scrub-jay* (v)
4. Dark-eyed Junco**
5. Black-capped Chickadee
6. Northern Flicker
Elsewhere
7. Eurasian Collared Dove
8. Song Sparrow
9. Rock Pigeon
10. Lesser Goldfinch
11. California Quail
v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: black-billed magpie, black-capped chickadee, California quail, dark-eyed junco, Eurasian collared dove, house finch, lesser goldfinch, northern flicker, rock pigeon, song sparrow, Woodhouse’s scrub jay
