Warmer this morning, and mostly overcast. Showers forecast, but no rain fell until late afternoon (after a few hours of bright sun), and only a spattering. Up the mountainside, dog and I encountered scant few birds for much of our hike, then—as often seems to happen—some good stuff later.
The nicest surprise was a lone Cooper’s Hawk perched on a snag overlooking the landscape. (Perhaps this bird was one reason for how quiet it’d been.) Then I heard (and saw) both Lesser Goldfinches and House Finches. Finally just as we headed down the last stretch of switchback, I heard the voice of a Juniper Titmouse.
Warm day, good hike.
Grandeur Peak Area List
Beginning at 9:10 a.m. (MST), I hiked several hundred feet up a mountain.
1. Black-billed Magpie* (v)
2. Black-capped Chickadee
3. Woodhouse’s Scrub-jay**
4. Spotted Towhee*
5. Rock Pigeon
6. Northern Flicker*
7. Dark-eyed Junco
8. Cooper’s Hawk
9. House Finch*
10. Lesser Goldfinch (v)
11. Juniper Titmouse (v)
Elsewhere
12. American Robin
13. House Sparrow (v)
Mammals
Red squirrel
(v) Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: American robin, black-billed magpie, black-capped chickadee, cooper's hawk, dark-eyed junco, house finch, house sparrow, juniper titmouse, lesser goldfinch, northern flicker, red squirrel, rock pigeon, spotted towhe, Woodhouse’s scrub jay
