So quiet this morning. Lovely cool air, just me and Jack up there, birds about—but not very many. At least not until our return, when we finally left the mountain shade and entered a sunny landscape.
In fact, a good bird appeared toward the end of our excursion: a Merlin. First-of-Utah bird for me, I’m pretty sure.
Still, fall migration seems to be winding down. (Unless, that is, I’m mistaken.)
Grandeur Peak Area List
Beginning at 8:23 a.m., I hiked a few hundred feet up a mountain.
1. Black-billed Magpie
2. Woodhouse’s Scrub-jay
3. Northern Flicker**
4. Black-capped Chickadee
5. House Finch*
6. Pine Siskin
7. Spotted Towhee
8. Dark-eyed Junco
9. Mountain Chickadee
10. American Robin**
11. Merlin
12. Lesser Goldfinch* (v)
13. Yellow-rumped Warbler
Elsewhere
14. Song sparrow (v)
Mammals
Mountain Cottontail
(v) Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: American robin, black-billed magpie, black-capped chickadee, dark-eyed junco, house finch, lesser goldfinch, merlin, mountain chickadee, northern flicker, pine siskin, song sparrow, spotted towhee, Woodhouse’s scrub jay, yellow-rumped warbler
