Warmer than yesterday. Mostly overcast. Not as many individual birds—or in fact bird species—but what a rewarding hike it was.
For one thing, I got a decent pic of the usually uncooperative Mountain Chickadee. For another, I spied hawk, titmouse, a bunch more juncos—and, in the neighborhood, a cooperative Eurasian Collared-dove.
A fine day generally. The sun came out a bit this afternoon. (Supposed to see snowflakes in the morning, which is also fine with me.)
Grandeur Peak Area List
Beginning at 8:43 a.m., I hiked a few hundred feet up a mountain.
1. House Finch**
2. Black-billed Magpie*
3. Mountain Chickadee
4. Black-capped Chickadee**
5. Spotted Towhee**
6. Woodhouse’s Scrub-jay
7. Sharp-shinned Hawk
8. Pine Siskin (v)
9. Dark-eyed Junco
10. Northern Flicker
11. Juniper Titmouse
12. Eurasian Collared Dove
Mammals
Red Squirrel (v)
(v) Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: black-billed magpie, black-capped chickadee, dark-eyed junco, Eurasian collared dove, house finch, juniper titmouse, mountain chickadee, northern flicker, pine siskin, red squirrel, sharp-chinned hawk, spotted towhee, Woodhous’s scrub-jay
