The drought might break tonight, as a chance of precipitation is forecast. Also a dip in temperatures—about a 40-degree dip. But this morning’s hike was shady and dry and quiet, much like the last few. (Also smoky, from California fires.)
Not a lot of species, but I missed a couple—including a quick-moving yellow-green bird with a peculiar chip note—although I did spy a Yellow Warbler.
Now I’m mostly anticipating the next couple of cold, windy, wintry days.
Grandeur Peak Area List
Beginning at 8:07 a.m., I hiked a few hundred feet up a mountain.
1. Mourning Dove
2. House Finch*
3. Woodhouse’s Scrub-jay
4. Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
5. Western Tanager (v)
6. Eurasian Collared Dove
7. Spotted Towhee
8. Black-capped Chickadee
9. Broad-tailed Hummingbird
10. Yellow Warbler
11. Lesser Goldfinch**
Elsewhere
12. Black-billed Magpie
13. California Quail
14. American Robin
Mammals
Rock Squirrel
(v) Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: American robin, black-billed magpie, black-capped chickadee, blue-gray gnatcatcher, broad-tailed hummingbird, California quail, Eurasian collared dove, house finch, lesser goldfinch, mourning dove, rock squirrel, spotted towhee, western tanager, Woodhouse’s scrub jay, yellow warbler
