Another warm and windy hike—but this time mostly fair. I guess because of the stout, steady wind, birds were relatively few, although I did spy a high-flying sharpie up the deer trails. Moreover, the combination of wind and warmth has dried up much of the trail mud.
More action down in the neighborhood this day, though. Including a singing Song Sparrow.
Hardly more than a week until the equinox.
Grandeur Peak Area List
Beginning at 8:32 a.m. (MST), I hiked a few hundred feet up a mountain.
1. Lesser Goldfinch
2. Dark-eyed Junco
3. Spotted Towhee*
4. Woodhouse’s Scrub-jay**
6. Black-capped Chickadee**
5. House Finch* (v)
7. Rock Pigeon
8. Black-billed Magpie
9. Sharp-shinned Hawk
10. Red-breasted Nuthatch
Elsewhere
12. American robin
13. House Sparrow (v)
14. Eurasian Collared-dove
15. European Starling
16. Song Sparrow (v)
Mammals
Red Squirrel
Mule Deer
(v) Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: American robin, black-billed magpie, black-capped chickadee, dark-yed junco, Eurasian collared dove, European starling, house finch, house sparrow, lesser goldfinch, red-breasted nuthatch, rock pigeon, sharp-shinned hawk, spotted towhee, Woodhouse’s scrub jay
