Second entirely cloudless day in a row. Typical for the beginning of summer in the high desert? Dunno, but it was a lovely hike with Jack my dog.
More bird species than yesterday. (More mammal species, too.) And one in particular—the last on my list—was the highlight: a bright male Wilson’s Warbler poking about in the thick greenery. Only got one clear glimpse, but it was a first for me out here.
Most cooperative photo subject was a gnatcatcher. (Thanks, guy.)
Grandeur Peak Area List
Beginning at 8:15 a.m., I hiked a few hundred feet up a mountain.
1. Black-headed Grosbeak
2. American Robin*
3. Black-billed Magpie** (v)
4. Woodhouse’s Scrub-jay* (v)
5. Lazuli Bunting
6. Northern Flicker (v)
7. Song Sparrow** (v)
8. Spotted Towhee
9. Pine Siskin (v)
10. Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
11. Black-chinned Hummingbird
12. Black-capped Chickadee
13. California Quail* (v)
14. House Finch*
15. Warbling Vireo
16. Lesser Goldfinch**
17. Chipping Sparrow (v)
18. Mourning Dove*
19. Wilson’s Warbler
Elsewhere
20. Eurasian Collared Dove
21. Rock Pigeon
22. House Sparrow (v)
Mammals
Mountain Cottontail
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, blue-graygnatcatcher, California quail, chipping sparrow, Eurasian collared dove, house finch, house sparrow, lazuli bunting, lesser goldfinch, mountain cottontail, mourning dove, northern flicker, pine siskin, rock pigeon, rock squirrel, song sparrow, spotted towhee, warbling vireo, Wilson's warbler, Woodhouse±s scrub-jay
