Big morning. A tad warmer (60s (F)), bit of a breeze, and birds all over the place. Just when I thought migration might be winding down.
Not sure how many birds were headed south and how many were just moving around, but I encountered a few I hadn’t seen for a while—the most exciting being a pair of Steller’s Jays (that seemed to be driving the resident Woodhouse’s Scrub-jays a little nuts). I’d only ever had glimpses of these birds, but today they stopped to pose.
Saw at least ten scrub-jays, too—active today. Migrating species included a mess of robins, juncos, and towhees. A Townsend’s Solitaire showed up. And I got my second glimpses of Juniper Titmouse and Cassin’s Finch.
But the jays were the stars of the show this day.
Grandeur Peak Area List
Beginning at 8:22 a.m., I hiked a few hundred feet up a mountain.
1. House Finch*
2. American Robin
3. Black-billed Magpie**
4. Mourning Dove
5. Woodhouse’s Scrub-jay
6. Dark-eyed Junco
7. Spotted Towhee
8. Cassin’s Finch
9. Black-capped Chickadee
10. Northern Flicker**
11. Mountain Chickadee
12. Steller’s Jay
13. Yellow-rumped Warbler (v)
14. Townsend’s Solitaire
15. Pine Siskin
16. Juniper Titmouse
17. Red-breasted Nuthatch
Elsewhere
18. Rock Pigeon
Mammals
Red Squirrel (v)
Rock Squirrel
(v) Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: American robin, black-billed magpie, black-capped chickadee, Cassin’s finch, dark-eyed junco, house finch, juniper titmouse, mountain chickadee, mourning dove, northern flicker, pine siskin, red-breasted nuthatch, rock pigeon, spotted towhee, Steller’s jay, Townsend’s solitaire, Woodhouse’s scrub jay, yellow-rumped warbler
