Ah, another lovely morning’s hike in the mountain shade—and a bit of sun. A contrast with yesterday’s bird activity, though, thanks (I decided, based on nothing but a hunch) to a nice northwest wind overnight. Figure it might’ve cleared out the place. At least temporarily.
Truly a quietened morning landscape.
But still a nice list of finch and sparrow and corvid and chickadee and woodpecker. A junco even popped up in a sunny patch and posed for me.
Grandeur Peak Area List
Beginning at 8:30 a.m., I hiked a few hundred feet up a mountain.
1. Dark-eyed Junco
2. House Finch
3. Woodhouse’s Scrub-jay
4. Spotted Towhee
5. Pine Siskin (v)
6. Northern Flicker**
7. American Robin
8. Mountain Chickadee (v)
9. Black-capped Chickadee
10. Black-billed Magpie* (v)
Elsewhere
11. Song Sparrow (v)
12. Rock Pigeon
Mammals
Red Squirrel (v)
(v) Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: American robin, black-billed magpie, black-capped chickadee, dark-eyed junco, house finch, mountain chickadee, northern flicker, pine siskin, red squirrel, rock pigeon, song sparrow, spotted towhee, Woodhouse’s scrub jay
