Encountered another Rock Wren this morning—on a quiet but fun (they’re all fun) hike with dog—but this was the first I’ve seen that wasn’t in the little abandoned quarry atop the bluff. Far afield, in fact.
And it participated in the most serene moment of our excursion, in fact: I’d taken some photos of the wren when a hummingbird flew up and hovered a few seconds about two feet from my face. (“Well, hello, there,” I said.)
And after that we just stood there, Jack and I, in the presence (at a little distance) of a Rock Wren.
Grandeur Peak Area List
Beginning at 8:16 a.m., I hiked a few hundred feet up a mountain.
1. Woodhouse’s Scrub-jay
2. Black-capped Chickadee
3. Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
4. American Kestrel
5. Spotted Towhee
6. House Finch*
7. Broad-tailed Hummingbird
8. Rock Wren
9. Black-billed Magpie*
10. Northern Flicker
Elsewhere
11. Eurasian Collared Dove
12. European Starling
*Also elsewhere
Tags: American kestrel, black-billed magpie, black-capped chickadee, blue-gay gnatcatcher, broad-tailed hummingbird, Eurasian collared dove, European starling, house finch, northern flicker, rock wren, spotted towhee, Woodhouse’s scrub-jay
