This morning’s hike began in drizzle which turned straight away to snow flurries. It was moist, it was breezy. But soon enough the mist rolled away to reveal… quite a few birds.
Mostly the usual suspects—including several great flocks of juncos—but during our return trip, I looked up to see three ravens sailing around in what had turned into a gusty wind. Right away they sailed directly overhead to check us out, then veered off toward the south, dipping and twirling and doing somersaults.
That’s all. Just wanted to tell you about the ravens.
Grandeur Peak Area List
Beginning at 8:42 a.m. (MST), I hiked several hundred feet up a mountain.
1. Black-capped Chickadee
2. Black-billed Magpie*
3. Woodhouse’s Scrub-jay (v)
4. American robin (v)
5. Spotted Towhee*
6. Downy Woodpecker
8. Dark-eyed Junco*
9. Townsend’s Solitaire (v)
10. Pine Siskin**
11. Lesser Goldfinch
12. House Finch
13. Cassin’s Finch
14. Mountain Chickadee
Elsewhere
15. Rock Pigeon
16. Eurasian Collared-dove
17. California Gull
18. European Starling
Mammals
Mule Deer
(v) Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: American robin, black-billed magpie, black-capped chickadee, California gull, Cassin’s finch, dark-eyed junco, downy woodpecker, Eurasian collared dove, European starling, house finch, lesser goldfinch, mountain chickadee, mule deer, pine siskin, rock pigeon, spotted towhee, Townsend’s solitaire, Woodhouse’s scrub jay
