
We get a lot of cloudless days around here. Today was one of those—or nearly so—the last in a string of them. Tomorrow will have clouds, they say. Rain and/or snow the next couple. Then more blue skies.
A good hike with dog. The usual bird species for the season, deer and cottontail again.
But the most fun surprise was a solitary Red-tailed Hawk that decided to soar over the neighborhood this afternoon. Just gliding on the buoyant warm air, under a blue, blue sky.
Grandeur Peak Area List
Beginning at 7:57 a.m. (8:57 MDT), I hiked a few hundred feet up a mountain.
1. American Robin*
2. Spotted Towhee
3. Song Sparrow* (v)
4. Rock Pigeon*
5. Woodhouse’s Scrub-jay
6. Northern Flicker
7. Black-billed Magpie*
8. Pine Siskin (v)
9. Black-capped Chickadee
10. House Finch*
11. California Quail (v)
12. Lesser Goldfinch (v)
Elsewhere
13. Eurasian Collared-dove
14. European Starling
Mammals
Mountain Cottontail
Mule Deer
(v) Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: American robin, black-capped chickadee, black0billed magpie, California quail, Eurasian collared dove, European starling, house finch, ine siskin, lesser goldfinch, mountain cottontail, mule deer, northern flicker, rock pigeon, song sparrow, spotted towhee, Woodhouse’s scrub jay