Warm morning, hot hike. Dog panting, me sweating. But it was all worth it just to get a glimpse of a couple of teeny-tiny baby Black-headed Grosbeaks in the nest near the trailhead. I’m gonna have fun following the swift growth of those little ones.
Birds were hunkered down, singing from shady places. No great photos—but nice cool nap for Jack when we were done.
Grandeur Peak Area List
Beginning at 9:45 a.m., I hiked a few hundred feet up a mountain.
1. Song Sparrow** (v)
2. Black-billed Magpie* (v)
3. American Robin* (v)
4. Pine Siskin (v)
5. Black-headed Grosbeak**
6. Lazuli Bunting
7. Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
8. Black-chinned Hummingbird
9. Spotted Towhee
10. House Finch**
11. Woodhouse’s Scrub-jay
12. Black-capped Chickadee** (v)
13. Warbling Vireo (v)
14. Black-throated Gray Warbler
15. Turkey Vulture
16. Western Tanager (v)
Elsewhere
19. Eurasian Collared Dove
20. California Quail
Mammals
Rock Squirrel
(v) Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: American robin, black-billed magpie, black-capped chickadee, black-chinned hummingbird, black-headed grosbeak, black-throated gray warbler, blue-gray gnatcatcher, California quail, Eurasian collared dove, house finch, lazuli bunting, pine siskin, song sparrow, spotted towhee, turkey vulture, warbling vireo, western tanager, Woodhouse’s scrub jay
