
On my hike with dog this morning—a nippy hike, with temps in the low- to mid-20s to start—we encountered the usual birds. And a few deer. Above the little shaded canyon, I heard a sweet bird song I didn’t at once recognize. The sound of it inspired me to hurry down in search of its source.
Only a minute or so later the singer changed its tune—to the very familiar chatter of a Juniper Titmouse. I had of course heard both chatter and song before, but the latter only ever followed the first; out of context I whiffed on the ID. But now I had to chase the bird, to try for a photo.
Took a while, but I got it.
Grandeur Peak Area List
Beginning at 7:42 a.m. (8:42 MDT), I hiked a few hundred feet up a mountain.
1. Black-capped Chickadee**
2. Spotted Towhee
3. Lesser Goldfinch (v)
4. House Finch**
5. Rock Pigeon*
6. Woodhouse’s Scrub-jay
7. Pine Siskin (v)
8. Song Sparrow** (v)
9. American Robin* (v)
10. Juniper Titmouse
11. Black-billed Magpie** (v)
Elsewhere
12. House Sparrow (v)
Mammals
Mule Deer
(v) Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: American robin, black-billed magpie, black-capped chickadee, house finch, house sparrow, juniper titmouse, lesser goldfinch, mule deer, pine siskin, rock pigeon, song sparrow, spotted towhee, Woodhouse’s scrub jay