Sub-freezing for a change—and dog and I didn’t hit the icy trail until late morning. Really quiet up there today. Had only one bird species (magpie) until half-way through our hike, and only two (chickadee) until the last five or ten minutes, when flicker and eagle made an appearance. At the very end, I heard a scrub jay.
(Flicker in the neighborhood, as well.)
Grandeur Peak Area List
Beginning at 10:45 a.m., I hiked a few hundred feet up the mountain.
1. Black-billed Magpie**
2. Black-capped Chickadee
3. Northern Flicker*
4. Golden Eagle
5. Woodhouse’s Scrub-jay (v)
Elsewhere
6. House Finch (v)
7. Lesser Goldfinch (v)
v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: black-billed magpie, black-capped chickadee, golden eagle, house finch, lesser goldfinch, northern flicker, Woodhouse’s scrub-jay
