Had snow squalls this morning so didn’t get up the mountainside with Jack until midday. Coincidentally, the sky cleared a bit and things warmed up some. Still dang windy, though.
Saw more bird species than I expected, considering the weather. Even got some decent photos of a chickadee. (They seem more skittish out here than back in Maine—likely because there’s less cover.)
Supposed to get snow pretty much every day next week—including Thanksgiving Day.
Grandeur Peak Area List
Beginning at 11:45 a.m., I hiked a few hundred feet up the mountain.
1. Northern Flicker
2. Black-billed Magpie*
3. Black-capped Chickadee
4. Downy Woodpecker
5. Woodhouse’s Scrub-jay**
6. House Finch**
Elsewhere
7. Lesser Goldfinch (v)
8. Eurasian Collared Dove
9. Rock Pigeon
v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: black-billed magpie, black-capped chickadee, downy woodpecker, Eurasian collared dove, house finch, lesser goldfinch, northern flicker, rock pigeon, Woodhouse’s scrub jay
