A relatively uneventful hike. Sunny, with my first true “inversion” here, when the air turns over in the valley, leading to a sort of high desert smog. Didn’t seem to bother us any, and I got a look at a handful of bird species.
One bit of drama: Jack was minding his own business when he got jumped on the trail by a little old lady dog and ended up with a cut lip. This seemed to depress him for most of the rest of the day.
Seems a little better this evening, though.
Grandeur Peak Area List
Beginning at 10:30 a.m., I hiked a few hundred feet up the mountain.
1. Black-billed Magpie*
2. House Finch*
3. Song Sparrow (v)
4. Black-capped Chickadee
5. Lesser Goldfinch (v)
6. Woodhouse’s Scrub-jay
Elsewhere
7. Rock Pigeon
8. European Starling
9. California Gull
v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: black-billed magpie, black-capped chickadee, California gull, European starling, house finch, lesser goldfinch, rock pigeon, song sparrow, Woodhouse’s scrub jay
