This morning was cool and breezy with sprinkles blowing around. We actually took a little stroll in the (very light) rain, dog and I. Also encountered quite a few birds, many of ’em clearly keeping track of youngsters.
The highlight was a solitary Townsend’s Solitaire, perching, fly-catching, and emitting a very subtle version of its every-two-second territorial call.
I stood a while watching and listening to my first summer solitaire.
Grandeur Peak Area List
Beginning at 8:30 a.m., I hiked a few hundred feet up a mountain.
1. Mourning Dove*
2. Lazuli Bunting
3. Black-headed Grosbeak
4. House Finch*
5. Black-capped Chickadee** (v)
6. Black-chinned Hummingbird
7. Spotted Towhee
8. Woodhouse’s Scrub-jay
9. Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
10. Pine Siskin
11. Lesser Goldfinch** (v)
12. Townsend’s Solitaire
13. Warbling Vireo (v)
14. Rock Pigeon
15. American Robin* (v)
Elsewhere
16. Eurasian Collared Dove
17. Song Sparrow (v)
18. American Kestrel
(v) Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: American kestrel, American robin, black-capped chickadee, black-chinned hummingbird, black-headed grosbeak, blue-gray gnatcatcher, Eurasian collared dove, house finch, lazuli bunting, lesser goldfinch, mourning dove, pine siskin, rock pigeon, song sparrow, spotted towhee, Townsend’s solitaire, warbling vireo, Woodhouse’s scrub jay
