Had a nice nippy hike under clear skies this morning. Temperature was in the lower-20s (F)—coldest I hike I believe we’ve yet had, Jack and I. But in the sun at this elevation, the temperature rises considerably. Comfy.
Not many birds up there. (Lots of deer, though.) But there was plenty of activity in town.
More snow a-comin’.
Grandeur Peak Area List
Beginning at 10:15 a.m., I hiked a few hundred feet up the mountain.
1. Black-billed Magpie**
2. Black-capped Chickadee**
3. House Finch* (v)
4. Woodhouse’s Scrub-jay (v)
5. Dark-eyed Junco
Elsewhere
6. American Robin
7. European Starling
8. Rock Pigeon
9. California Gull
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, rock pigeon, Woodhouse’s scrub jay
