Yet another quiet morning—though not quite as quiet as yesterday. Had three young White-crowned Sparrows appear, and a few juncos and a bunch of towhees, a couple yellow-rumps—and a soaring red-tail at the end.
Frankly, I could dig it if all my quiet hikes were this fruitful.
Grandeur Peak Area List
Beginning at 8:32 a.m., I hiked a few hundred feet up a mountain.
1. Mountain Chickadee
2. Black-capped Chickadee*
3. House Finch**
4. Woodhouse’s Scrub-jay
5. Dark-eyed Junco
6. Spotted Towhee
7. White-crowned Sparrow
8. Lesser Goldfinch*
9. American Robin
10. Black-billed Magpie* (v)
11. Northern Flicker
12. Pine Siskin (v)
13. Yellow-rumped Warbler
14. Red-tailed Hawk
Mammals
Rock Squirrel
(v) Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: American robin, black-billed magpie, black-capped chickadee, dark-eyed junco, house finch, lesser goldfinch, mountain chickadee, northern flicker, pine siski, red-tailed hawk, spotted towhee, white-crowned sparrow, Woodhouse’s scrub jay, yellow-rumped warbler
