Sun and cold this morning. Lots of birds in the neighborhood, not so many up the mountainside. Still a lovely hike with dog, though. Did not meet another dog or human during our two mile trek.
A highlight might’ve been the little flurry of finches and woodpeckers and chickadees, etc., all talking at once as we set out on our hike.
Already looking forward to tomorrow.
Grandeur Peak Area List
Beginning at 10:30 a.m., I hiked a few hundred feet up the mountain.
1. Woodhouse’s Scrub-jay*
2. Black-capped Chickadee*
3. Lesser Goldfinch* (v)
4. House Finch*
5. Black-billed Magpie*
6. Dark-eyed Junco
7. Song Sparrow (v)
Elsewhere
7. Downy Woodpecker (v)
v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
Tags: black-billed magpie, black-capped chickadee, dark-eyed junco, downy woodpecker, house finch, lesser goldfinch, song sparrow, Woodhouse’s scrub jay
