A morning much like yesterday’s—and arguably even funner. For one thing, the earth and sky were gorgeous. For another, I caught a glimpse of a Merlin, which was cool. And for yet another, I encountered three Juniper Titmice. That’s a record for the species.
For some reason, eBird thinks more than one JUTI seems unlikely on this patch at this season. But I’ve seen two a few times. Three today.
Otherwise, a couple male flickers added a nice splash of color to an already (mutedly) colorful landscape.
I do love fall.
Grandeur Peak Area List
Beginning at 8:41 a.m., I hiked a few hundred feet up a mountain.
1. House Finch**
2. Mountain Chickadee (v)
3. Woodhouse’s Scrub-jay
4. Spotted Towhee
5. Pine Siskin
6. Merlin
7. Black-capped Chickadee
8. Northern Flicker*
9. Ruby-crowned Kinglet
10. Black-billed Magpie*
11. American Robin** (v)
12. Juniper Titmouse
13. Dark-eyed Junco
14. Lesser Goldfinch (v)
(v) Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: American robin, black-billed magpie, black-capped chickadee, dark-eyed junco, house finch, juniper titmouse, lesser goldfinch, merlin, mountain chickadee, northern flicker, pine siskin, ruby-crowned kinglet, spotted towhee, Woodhouse’s scrub jay
