A clear, cool morning. Up fairly early, quite a few of the regular suspects. But after following a deer trail part-way up the mountainside, dog and I paused to take in the view–and I spied a Chipping Sparrow.
For sure the first chippie I’ve seen this year—and possibly my first in Utah. (Not that they’re rare here.)
Meanwhile, at home, I’ve got nesting House Finches and (nearby) starlings and robins and collared doves.
Grandeur Peak Area List
Beginning at 8:15 a.m., I hiked a few hundred feet up a mountain.
1. American Robin*
2. House Finch*
3. Black-capped Chickadee
4. Black-billed Magpie*
5. Woodhouse’s Scrub-jay**
6. Pine Siskin (v)
7. Spotted Towhee
8. Northern Flicker
9. Dark-eyed Junco
10. Song Sparrow** (v)
11. Chipping Sparrow‡
Elsewhere
12. European Starling
13. Eurasian Collared Dove
14. California Quail
15. House Sparrow (v)
Mammals
Mule Deer
(v) Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
‡First-of-year bird
Tags: American robin, black-billed magpie, black-capped chickadee, California quail, chipping sparrow, dark-eyed junco, Eurasian collared dove, European starling, house finch, house sparrow, northern flicker, pine siskin, song sparrow, spotted towhee, Woodhouse’s scrub jay
