Nippy, overcast, a little snow, a little breeze. A napping herd of elk. First elk tracks. The usual corvids.
A Sharp-shinned hawk in flight.
Sparrow, junco, siskin, woodpecker. A few mule deer.
A lovely day the likes of which will never come again.
Grandeur Peak Area List
Beginning at 10:15 a.m., I hiked a few hundred feet up the mountain.
1. House Finch** (v)
2. Sharp-shinned Hawk
3. Black-billed Magpie*
4. Black-capped Chickadee**
5. Woodhouse’s Scrub-jay (v)
6. Song Sparrow** (v)
7. Downy Woodpecker
8. Dark-eyed Junco
9. Pine Siskin
(v) Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: black-billed magpie, black-capped chickadee, dark-eyed junco, downy woodpecker, house finch, pine siskin, sharp-shinned hawk, song sparrow, Woodhouse’s scrub jay
