
This morning dawned warm and breezy and mostly overcast. Few birds coming up the switchback, and things were quiet up the deer trails—at first.
Then a Red-tailed Hawk appeared, soaring. Not long after, a pair of Golden Eagle’s topped the ridge and hung in the air relatively motionless for a while, facing the wind. Soon enough, then, a pair of ravens showed up in the sky, circling each other as they moved away.
There were also a bunch of Mule Deer. It was a good day.
Grandeur Peak Area List
Beginning at 7:42 a.m. (8:42 MDT), I hiked a few hundred feet up a mountain.
1. Spotted Towhee**
2. American Robin*
3. Black-capped Chickadee**
4. House Finch
5. Rock Pigeon*
6. Red-tailed Hawk
7. Northern Flicker (v)
8. Golden Eagle
9. Common Raven
10. Song Sparrow** (v)
Elsewhere
11. Canada Goose
12. Eurasian Collared-dove
13. House Sparrow (v)
14. European Starling
15. Black-billed Magpie (v)
16. American Crow
17. Mourning Dove
Mammals
Mule Deer
Red Squirrel
(v) Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: American crow, American robin, black-billed magpie, black-capped chickadee, Canada goose, common raven, Eurasian collared dove, European starling, golden eagle, house finch, house sparrow, mourning dove, mule deer, northern flicker, red squirrel, red-tailed hawk, rock pigeon, song sparrow, spotted towhee