On something of a lark, we did the ridge hike this morning, dog and I. a couple more inches of snow had fallen overnight, but the ascent up the switchback proved easy enough. However, it appeared only one other hiker had topped the ridge—and the snow was deep up there.
So it took us a good while. But the scenery was lovely, and we a had the company of deer. Not many birds—and one of them I heard uttering a call that I did not recognize. Got only a distant view of it flying away.
The rest of the day was rather a lazy one for dog and me
Grandeur Peak Area List
Beginning at 8:42 a.m. (MST), I hiked some 1,200 hundred feet up a mountain.
1. Black-capped Chickadee
2. House Finch* (v)
3. Woodhouse’s Scrub-jay
4. Rock Pigeon*
5. American Robin** (v)
6. Black-billed Magpie**
7. Spotted Towhee**
8. Chukar (v)
9. Downy Woodpecker (v)
10. Lesser Goldfinch
Elsewhere
11. Song Sparrow
Mammals
Mountain Cottontail
Mule Deer
Red Squirrel
(v) Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: American robin, black-billed magpie, black-capped chickadee, chukar, downy woodpecker, house finch, lesser goldfinch, mountain cottontail, mule deer, red squirrel, rock pigeon, song sparrow, spotted towhee, Woodhouse’s scrub jay
