Quite a few bird species showed up on my hike with Jack this morning, but none so unexpected as the female House Sparrow I spotted on a little scrub oak snag overlooking the neighborhood. Pretty sure that’s the first of this species I’ve seen along the deer trails.
Also saw a deer on those trails (again, we got close without spooking it), and a raven, the resident pair of Cooper’s Hawks, and a chickadee inspecting a potential nest hole. Heard Chukars and a titmouse and a siskin.
We visited with three pair of hiking friends, too (and their dogs). All in all, a pleasant Sunday morning.
Grandeur Peak Area List
Beginning at 7:29 a.m. (8:29 MDT), I hiked a few hundred feet up a mountain.
1. American Robin**
2. Song Sparrow** (v)
3. Spotted Towhee
4. Woodhouse’s Scrub-jay
5. Rock Pigeon*
6. Black-capped Chickadee
7. Northern Flicker
8. House Finch*
9. Chukar (v)
10. Black-billed Magpie*
11. House Sparrow**
12. Common Raven
13. Juniper Titmouse (v)
14. Cooper’s Hawk
15. Pine Siskin (v)
Elsewhere
16. Eurasian Collared-dove
Mammals
Mountain Cottontail
Mule Deer
Rock Squirrel
(v) Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: American robin, black-billed magpie, black-capped chickadee, chukar, cooper's hawk, Eurasian collared dove, house finch, house sparrow, juniper titmouse, mountain cottontail, mule deer, northern flicker, pine siskin, rock pigeon, rock squirrel, song sparrow, Woodhouse’s scrub jay
