Kind of windy this morning. Also warmish (30s (F)). Plus, the gray skies were spitting snow. Moreover, we encountered very few birds. But we didn’t care, dog and I—was still an interesting, enjoyable hike.
Did get a photo of a Northern Flicker, but I neglected to scan the Russian olives as we descended in that direction on our return and missed a small accipiter perched there, which dove away before I was near enough to get an ID. (I suspect a sharpie but can’t say for sure.)
Oh, and I found tracks of a large cervid (elk, or possibly moose). Which was cool.
Grandeur Peak Area List
Beginning at 9:03 a.m. (MST), I hiked several hundred feet up a mountain.
1. Northern Flicker
2. Black-capped Chickadee**
3. Woodhouse’s Scrub-jay
4. Lesser Goldfinch (v)
5. Spotted Towhee
6. House Finch* (v)
7. Accipiter (sp)
Elsewhere
8. Rock Pigeon
9. Black-billed Magpie
Mammals
Mountain Cottontail
(v) Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: accipiter (sp), black-billed magpie, black-capped chickadee, house finch, lesser goldfinch, mountain cottontail, northern flicker, rock pigeon, spotted towhe, Woodhouse’s scrub jay
