We±re supposed to get snow all day for the next two. We’ve got a little on the ground already (some added today), but we’re still behind recent averages, from what I understand. Meanwhile, much of the rest of the country—ahem, Texas—is covered with wintery whiteness.
Good hike with dog today. Again the birds outdid my winter expectations. Also the mammals: Mule Deer, Mountain Cottontail, Rock Squirrel. Plus, Jack and I had a nice visit with some hiking friends.
Now we see how much snow flies.
Grandeur Peak Area List
Beginning at 8:44 a.m. (MST), I hiked several hundred feet up a mountain.
1. House Finch* (v)
2. Black-billed Magpie**
3. Rock Pigeon
4. Dark-eyed Junco
5. Spotted Towhee
6. Black-capped Chickadee
7. Woodhouse’s Scrub-jay
8. Northern Flicker
9. Mountain Chickadee
10. Song Sparrow
Elsewhere
11. Eurasian Collared-dove
12. American Robin
Mammals
Mule Deer
Mountain Cottontail
Rock Squirrel
(v) Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: black-billed magpie, black-capped chickadee, dark-eyed junco, house finch, mountain chickadee, northern flicker, rock pigeon, song sparrow, spotted towhee, Woodhouse’s scrub jay
