
Had a nice hike with Jack this morning, as always. Aside from two ravens in fast flight, the usual bird species. (Lots of juncos.) Beautiful scenery—snow-powdered peaks under mostly cloudy skies. But the most bird action happened right around the house. Specifically on and below my deck.
The deck faces west, with a nice view of the basin (city lights at night) and, beyond, the Oquirrh Mountains. On the deck rail today—three noisy scrub-jays and a junco. Below, a towhee, finches, more juncos. On the utility lines between me and I-215, starlings, pigeons, and a Mourning Dove.
The last full day of fall was a good one, and daylight gets longer starting tomorrow.
Grandeur Peak Area List
Beginning at 8:49 a.m. (MST), I hiked several hundred feet up a mountain.
1. Black-billed Magpie*
2. House Finch**
3. Common Raven
4. Woodhouse’s Scrub-jay*
5. Spotted Towhee* (v)
6. Pine Siskin (v)
7. Rock Pigeon*
8. Black-capped Chickadee
9. Dark-eyed Junco*
10. Lesser Goldfinch (v)
Elsewhere
11. American Robin (v)
12. Mourning Dove
13. Northern Flicker
14. European Starling
Mammals
Mule Deer
(v) Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: American robin, black-billed magpie, black-capped chickadee, common raven, dark-eyed junco, European starling, house finch, ine siskin, lesser goldfinch, mourning dove, mul deer, norhern flicker, rock pigeon, spotted towhee, Woodhouse’s scrub jay