A cool, clear, quiet Saturday morning. Dog and I saw only one other hiking party, which was a surprise. Also scant few birds (mostly juncos)—on the mountainside, that is, as there were a nice supply in the neighborhood.
Could have a little snow tomorrow.
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* (v)
3. Black-capped Chickadee*
4. Dark-eyed Junco**
5. Northern Flicker
8. Woodhouse’s Scrub-jay*
Elsewhere
9. Song Sparrow (v)
10. Eurasian Collared Dove
11. Downy Woodpecker (v)
12. American Goldfinch
13. Rock Pigeon
14. House Sparrow (v)
15. California Quail
16. American Robin
v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: American goldfinch, American robin, black-billed magpie, black-capped chickadee, California quail, dark-eyed junco, Eurasian collared dove, house finch, house sparrow, northern flicker, rock pigeon, song sparrow, Woodhouse’s scrub jay
