You might’ve thought winter had returned for a quick visit. This morning’s temperature was somewhere in the 20s (F), and the dirt footing was solid for a change. Little wind—but still a coating of snow from yesterday, ice here and there. The birds didn’t seem to care about the temperature, though. They liked the fresh angle of the warming sun.
Quite a bit of activity up the mountainside and in the neighborhood. Quite a bit of singing. And just a twinkle in their eyes.
Grandeur Peak Area List
Beginning at 9 a.m., I hiked a couple hundred feet up the mountain.
1. Black-billed Magpie*
2. American Robin*
3. Northern Flicker
4. Black-capped Chickadee
5. Woodhouse’s Scrub-jay**
6. Spotted Towhee
7. Pine Siskin (v)
8. Chukar (v)
9. House Finch* (v)
10. Dark-eyed Junco (v)
Elsewhere
11. Song Sparrow (v)
12. European Starling
13. Eurasian Collared Dove
14. Rock Pigeon
15. California Gull
16. Lesser Goldfinch
Mammals
Mule Deer
(v) Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: American robin, black-billed magpie, black-capped chickadee, California gull, chukar, dark-eyed junco, Eurasian collared dove, European starling, house finch, lesser goldfinch, mule deer, northern flicker, pine siskin, rock pigeon, song sparrow, spotted towhee, Woodhouse’s scrub jay
