Another day like the last few—mostly cloudless, coolish early, hot late. A bit of haze rising up from the basin. Young birds abound, but a general quietude otherwise.
Among the youngsters: towhees. buntings, vireos—and a single half-grown quail crossing my driveway in late afternoon.
Grandeur Peak Area List
Beginning at 8:15 a.m., I hiked a few hundred feet up a mountain.
1. Lazuli Bunting
2. American Robin
3. Black-chinned Hummingbird
4. Black-capped Chickadee (v)
5. House Finch**
6. Woodhouse’s Scrub-jay
7. Rock Pigeon*
8. Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
9. Spotted Towhee
10. Black-billed Magpie* (v)
11. Pine Siskin (v)
12. Lesser Goldfinch (v)
13. Warbling Vireo
14. Black-headed Grosbeak (v)
15. Mourning Dove*
Elsewhere
16. Eurasian Collared Dove
17. House Sparrow
18. 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, blue-gray gnatcatcher, California quail, Eurasian collared dove, house finch, house sparrow, lazuli bunting, lesser goldfinch, mourning dove, pine siskin, rock pigeon, rock squirrel, spotted towhee, warbling vireo, Woodhouse’s scrub jay
