This morning’s hike with dog was (as the slang term goes) the tits.
First, I heard—then saw—a Juniper Titmouse on my hike with dog this morning. (A lifer for me, so pretty thrilling.) Also encountered six (!) Mountain Chickadees and a dozen Black-capped Chickadees.
Here, as proof, are photos.
Grandeur Peak Area List
Beginning at 8:29 a.m., I hiked a few hundred feet up a mountain.
1. Woodhouse’s Scrub-jay
2. Black-billed Magpie*
3. Northern Flicker**
4. American Robin
5. House Finch**
6. Black-capped Chickadee
7. Yellow-rumped Warbler
8. Spotted Towhee
9. Pine Siskin
10. Mountain Chickadee
11. Dark-eyed Junco
12. Juniper Titmouse‡
13. Downy Woodpecker
14. Red-breasted Nuthatch (v)
Elsewhere
15. Lesser Goldfinch (v)
Mammals
Red Squirrel (v)
(v) Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
‡Lifer
Tags: American robin, black-billed magpie, black-capped chickadee, dark-eyed junco, downy woodpecker, house finch, juniper titmouse, lesser goldfinch, mountain chickadee, northern flicker, pine siskin, red squirrel, red-breasted nuthatch, spotted towhee, Woodhouse’s scrub jay, yellow-rumped warbler
