Light rain mixed with snow and slick conditions early gave way to decent hiking conditions at mid-morning, so we were off, dog and I. Slipper switchbacks but I’m happy to report I didn’t fall down once. Saw (and/or heard) several birds, too.
A very lovely blue December day.
Grandeur Peak Area List
Beginning at 10 a.m., I hiked a few hundred feet up the mountain.
1. Black-capped Chickadee
2. Downy Woodpecker
3. Dark-eyed Junco
4. Black-billed Magpie*
5. House Finch**
6. Woodhouse’s Scrub-jay (v)
7. Northern Flicker
Elsewhere
7. Rock Pigeon
v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
*Voice only elsewhere
Tags: black-billed magpie, black-capped chickadee, dark-eyed junco, downy woodpecker, house finch, northern flicker, rock pigeon, Woodhouse’s scrub-jay
