
Late getting up the hill with dog today. Mostly overcast, some sun. Snowmelt mud, plenty of the usual birds.
My favorite critter was one particular chickadee.
Grandeur Peak Area List
Beginning at 11:15 a.m., I hiked a couple hundred feet up the mountain.
1. House Finch* (v)
2. American Robin*
3. Black-billed Magpie*
4. Black-capped Chickadee
5. Dark-eyed Junco
6. Spotted Towhee
7. Northern Flicker** (v)
9. Woodhouse’s Scrub-jay (v)
10. Pine Siskin (v)
Elsewhere
11. Song Sparrow
12. European Starling
13. Rock Pigeon
14. Downy Woodpecker (v)
Mammals
Mule Deer
(v) Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: black-billed magpie, dark-eyed junco, downy woodpecker, European starling, mule deer, northern flicker, pine siskin, rock pigeon, song sparrow, spotted towhee, Woodhouse’s scrub jay