A lovely muddy morning hike after a wee bit of rain. Not as many species about, but a very good hike for dog and me—and a deer and a bunch of singing birds. And a special day: my daughter Sarah’s birthday.
(More rain this afternoon—even a peal or two of thunder. Beginning to get a taste of the coming season.)
Grandeur Peak Area List
Beginning at 7:48 a.m. (8:48 MDT), I hiked a few hundred feet up a mountain.
1. Dark-eyed Junco
2. Spotted Towhee**
3. Woodhouse’s Scrub-jay
4. American Robin* (v)
5. House Finch**
6. Northern Flicker
7. Rock Pigeon*
8. Black-capped Chickadee**
9. Black-billed Magpie*
Elsewhere
10. Song Sparrow (v)
11. European Starling
12. Eurasian Collared Dove (v)
Mammals
Mule Deer
Red Squirrel
(v) Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: American robin, black-billed magpie, black-capped chickadee, dark-eyed juco, Eurasian collared dove, European starling, house finch, northern flicker, rock pigeon, song sparrow, spotted towhee, Woodhouse’s scrub jay
