Saw more ravens today. In fact I saw (and/or heard) more bird species generally, considering Jack and I had a three-and-a-half-hour hike, ascending more than 2,000 feet and covering four miles.
First Golden Eagle in a while. Got to see a singing solitaire. Got a clear listen to the voice of a Mountain Chickadee. Watched pairs of flickers dash and chase at about 7,000 feet. (The singing solitaire was particularly great.)
Later, at home, I got a glimpse of a Sharp-shinned Hawk that flew low and murderously across the street to a snag in a neighbor’s yard.
Grandeur Peak Area List
Beginning at 8:30 a.m., I hiked more than 2,000 feet up a mountain.
1. American Robin*
2. Black-capped Chickadee
3. House Finch*
4. Woodhouse’s Scrub-jay**
5. Pine Siskin (v)
6. Northern Flicker
7. Spotted Towhee
8. Dark-eyed Junco
9. Chukar
10. Turkey Vulture
11. Golden Eagle
12. Townsend’s Solitaire
13. Lesser Goldfinch** (v)
14. Mountain Chickadee (v)
15. Common Raven
16. Song Sparrow** (v)
Elsewhere
17. Eurasian Collared Dove
18. European Starling
19. California Quail
20. Sharp-shinned Hawk
Mammals
Mule Deer
(v) Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: American robin, black-capped chickadee, California quail, chukar, common raven, dark-eyed junco, Eurasian collared dove, European starling, golden eagle, house finch, lesser goldfinch, mountain chickadee, northern flicker, pine siskin, sharp-shinned hawk, song sparrow, spotted towhee, Townsend’s solitaire, turkey vulture, Woodhouse’s scrub jay
