A bit warmer this morning. Dog and I got to the trailhead about 15 minutes later than yesterday. A little cloudiness. A nice morning.
Started quiet—but soon enough I was enjoying a few nice surprises—e.g., a vocal Juniper Titmouse, the cry of a raven (first in many months), and a Townsend’s Solitaire popping up right in front of us on the trail.
I’ll take this kind of birding excursion any ol’ day.
Grandeur Peak Area List
Beginning at 8:42 a.m., I hiked a few hundred feet up a mountain.
1. House Finch*
2. American Robin
3. Woodhouse’s Scrub-jay
4. Spotted Towhee**
5. Pine Siskin (v)
6. Yellow-rumped Warbler
7. Black-capped Chickadee**
8. Dark-eyed Junco
9. Northern Flicker
10. Black-billed Magpie*
11. Townsend’s Solitaire
12. Juniper Titmouse
13. Common Raven (v)
14. Red-breasted Nuthatch (v)
Elsewhere
15. Lesser Goldfinch (v)
Mammals
Mountain Cottontail
(v) Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: American robi, black-billed magpie, black-capped chickadee, common raven, dark-eyed junco, house finch, juniper titmouse, lesser goldfinch, mountain cottontail, northern flicker, pine siskin, red-breasted nuthatch, spotted towhee, Townsend’s solitaire, Woodhouse’s scrub jay, yellow-rumped warbler
