Sun today. Warm even. Not too warm in the shade early, as Jack and I ascended our familiar switchback trail, but as soon as the rising sun landed on us—ahhh!
Quite a few of the usual birds up there, and mule deer, of course. But also tracks of lesser mammals, including what looked to me like the tracks of Snowshoe Hares and Meadow Voles. I’m familiar with those from back east, and turns out they live here, too. So maybe so.
Warmed into the upper-40s (F). Just a lovely day.
My bird of the day? Woodhouse’s Scrub-jay.
Grandeur Peak Area List
Beginning at 10 a.m., I hiked a few hundred feet up the mountain.
1. Black-capped Chickadee**
2. House Finch*
3. Woodhouse’s Scrub Jay*
4. Black-billed Magpie*
5. Dark-eyed Junco*
6. Song Sparrow (v)
7. Lesser Goldfinch*
Elsewhere
8. American Robin (v)
9. Rock Pigeon
10. California Gull
11. House Sparrow (v)
12. European Starling
v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: American robin, black-billed magpie, black-capped chickadee, California gull, dark-eyed junco, European starling, house finch, house sparrow, lesser goldfinch, rock pigeon, song sparrow, Woodhouse’s scrub jay
