Mild and thawy this morning, with temperatures up toward 40° (F). Lots of birds in the neighborhood—and many of the same ones up the mountainside. In fact, I saw or heard all 11 species on just the first switchback portion of our hike.
I also got a look at nineteen elk a good ways above us, lounging around at break-time, apparently.
Grandeur Peak Area List
Beginning at 10 a.m., I hiked a few hundred feet up the mountain.
1. Black-capped Chickadee**
2. Woodhouse’s Scrub Jay*
3. House Finch** (v)
4. Black-billed Magpie*
5. Song Sparrow** (v)
6. Pine Siskin (v)
7. Downy Woodpecker
8. Northern Flicker*
9. Lesser Goldfinch** (v)
10. American Robin*
11. Dark-eyed Junco*
Elsewhere
12. Eurasian Collared Dove
(v) Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: American robin, black-billed magpie, black-capped chickadee, dark-eyed junco, downy woodpecker, Eurasian collared dove, house finch, lesser goldfinch, northern flicker, pine siskin, song sparrow, Woodhouse’s scrub jay
