A morning much like yesterday—but with a wild assortment of birds. Two raptors, quail, a thrush, corvids, etc. Seemed like the craziest things would show up at random intervals.
E.g., a flock of geese sweeping by my view from the house, just after a Cooper’s hawk flew over.
Lots of singing birds, lots of movement. Spring is in the air somewhere.
Grandeur Peak Area List
Beginning at 9:15 a.m., I hiked a few hundred feet up the mountain.
1. Lesser Goldfinch** (v)
2. Woodhouse’s Scrub-jay**
3. House Finch*
4. Black-capped Chickadee
5. Black-billed Magpie*
6. Dark-eyed Junco*
7. Northern Flicker
8. Golden Eagle
9. Song Sparrow* (v)
10. American Robin*
11. Cooper’s Hawk*
12. California Quail
13. Pine Siskin (v)
Elsewhere
14. Canada Goose
15. Rock Pigeon
16. House Sparrow (v)
Mammals
Rocky Mountain Elk
Mule Deer
(v) Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: American robin, black-billed magpie, black-capped chickadee, California quail, Canada goose, cooper's hawk, dark-eyed junco, golden eagle, house finch, house sparrow, lesser goldfinch, northern flicker, pine siskin, rock pigeon, song sparrow, Woodhouse’s scrub jay
