A little bit of snow this morning. Jack and I were the only dog and human on the trails again. We did encounter the usual birds—other than two oddities: 1) didn’t see one Spotted Towhee; 2) an adult Bald Eagle flew by.
The eagle passed overhead early in our hike, with snow spitting around it, not far away. It didn’t bother to give us so much as a glance.
We also spotted a few mule deer. Good times.
Grandeur Peak Area List
Beginning at 9:08 a.m. (MST), I hiked several hundred feet up a mountain.
1. American Robin** (v)
2. House Finch* (v)
3. Black-capped Chickadee (v)
4. Woodhouse’s Scrub-jay (v)
5. Song Sparrow (v)
6. Northern Flicker** (v)
7. Bald Eagle
8. Dark-eyed Junco
9. Black-billed Magpie*
10. Townsend’s Solitaire (v)
11. Rock Pigeon*
Elsewhere
12. Lesser Goldfinch (v)
Mammals
Mule Deer
Red Squirrel
(v) Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: American robin, bald eagle, black-billed magpie, black-capped chickadee, dark-eyed junco, house finch, lesser goldfinc, mule deer, northern flicker, red squirrel, rock pigeon, song sparrow, Townsend’s solitaire, Woodhouse’s scrub jay
