Pretty chilly in the mountain shade this morning of the first day of summer. But the sun warmed things quickly. Dog and I hiked our favorite circuit, about !,200 feet up along the ridge overlooking Millcreek Canyon.
Up on that ridge, I spied a solitary Golden Eagle circling lazily in the blue. Somehow a fitting sign of the solstice.
Grandeur Peak Area List
Beginning at 8 a.m., I hiked some 1,200 feet up a mountain.
1. Song Sparrow** (v)
2. Lazuli Bunting
3. American Robin*
4. House Finch**
5. Black-chinned Hummingbird
6. Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
7. Spotted Towhee
8. Woodhouse’s Scrub-jay
9. Rock Pigeon*
10. Orange-crowned Warbler (v)
11. Black-capped Chickadee (v)
12. Warbling Vireo (v)
13. Chipping Sparrow (v)
14. Black-headed Grosbeak (v)
15. Black-throated Gray Warbler (v)
16. Black-billed Magpie (v)
17. Golden Eagle
18. Ruffed Grouse
19. Lesser Goldfinch** (v)
Elsewhere
20. Eurasian Collared Dove
21. 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, chipping sparrow, Eurasian collared dove, golden eagle, house finch, lazuli bunting, lesser goldfinch, Orange-crowned Warbler, rock pigeon, ruffed grouse, song sparrow, spotted towhee, warbling vireo, Woodhouse’s scrub-jay
