Spied my first Bald Eagle in Utah this morning, a chilly morning, with more sun than was forecast—sun which soon disappeared behind clouds. Mostly sun, though.
We’d just encountered a young Red-tailed Hawk, dog and I, which stayed behind the branches of a small tree, allowing no decent photo. The eagle just appeared off over the valley, flying swiftly northward, toward (I assume) Great Salt Lake.
(Most eagles here have been goldens.)
Otherwise, and lovely Saturday hike, with breaks to visit with fellow hikers. The snow began soon after we’d returned home. Not much accumulation yet—but that’s expected to change within a few days or so
Grandeur Peak Area List
Beginning at 9:45 a.m., I hiked a few hundred feet up the mountain.
1. Black-billed Magpie*
2. Black-capped Chickadee**
3. Song Sparrow* (v)
4. Lesser Goldfinch** (v)
5. Woodhouse’s Scrub-jay (v)
6. House Finch* (v)
7. Red-tailed Hawk
8. Bald Eagle
v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: bald eagle, black-billed magpie, black-capped chickadee, house finch, lesser goldfinch, red-tailed hawk, song sparrow, Woodhouse’s scrub jay
