When we headed out, Jack and I, some very light snow as falling. As we started up the trail, the snow got a little heavier. Though never truly heavy snow, when began our return an hour or so later, our ascending tracks were gone.
Few birds (and fewer photo ops), but I did spy a few despite the weather. Most notably, a hungry scrub jay.
We’re in for a cold stretch, so they say. Will bundle up tomorrow.
Grandeur Peak Area List
Beginning at 8:33 a.m. (MST), I hiked a few hundred feet up a mountain.
1. Black-billed Magpie
2. Black-capped Chickadee (v)
3. Downy Woodpecker (v)
4. Dark-eyed Junco
5. Spotted Towhee**
6. Northern Flicker
7. Woodhouse’s Scrub-jay
8. House Finch* (v)
9. Pine Siskin (v)
Elsewhere
14. California Quail
15. European Starling
16. Rock Pigeon
(v) Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: black-billed magpie, black-capped chickadee, California quail, dark-eyed junco, downy woodpecker, European starling, house finch, northern flicker, pine sisin, rock pigeon, spotted towhee, Woodhouse’s scrub jay
