11 July 2025

Bit of Drama

Tuesday, December 3rd, 2019
House finch (male), East Millcreek, Salt Lake City, Utah, 03 December 2019.
House finch (male).
Woodhouse’s Scrub-jay, East Millcreek, Salt Lake City, Utah, 03 December 2019.
Woodhouse’s Scrub-jay.

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

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