Quiet hike this morning. Pleasant conditions—warmish, sun and shade, not much of a breeze—but not a lot of bird species. Did count a lot of towhees and juncos again. Pretty typical this time of year, it seems.
Had few photos by the end of it, so when I heard a couple towhees scratching in the leaves. did a little pishing*—and grabbed a portrait or two.
*Making a psh-psh-psh-psh! sound that resembles birds’ alarm calls. Not all species respond to this trick.
Grandeur Peak Area List
Beginning at 9:08 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. Northern Flicker
6. Black-capped Chickadee**
7. American Robin
8. Pine Siskin (v)
9. Downy Woodpecker
(v) Voice only
**Voice only elsewhere
Mammals
Red Squirrel (v)
Tags: American robin, black-capped chickadee, dark-eyed junco, downy woodpecker, house finch, northern flicker, pine siskin, red squirrel, spotted towhee, Woodhouse’s scrub-jay
