A mostly overcast Saturday morning, with a little breeze—but temperatures right about 50° (F). Jack-my-dog and I were along for most of the start of our hike, but by the end of it, we’d stopped to chat with fellow hikers six or seven times. As the birding wasn’t overly excellent, such social distractions were a nice diversion.
Even so, I heard what sounded an awful like the chip of a Yellow-rumped Warbler—and even got a distant look at the bird in flight—but I couldn’t be sure enough to call the ID. And two accipiters made an appearance. And at the end of the hike, I heard the cricket-like flight call of a Broad-tailed Hummingbird.
Cloudy for the next two or three days, with chances of a Monday rain. but the end of the week to come looks like it might be warm and bright, with a chance of more hummingbirds.
Grandeur Peak Area List
Beginning at 7:39 a.m. (8:39 MDT), I hiked a few hundred feet up a mountain.
1. American Robin*
2. House Finch**
3. Black-capped Chickadee
4. Spotted Towhee
5. Woodhouse’s Scrub-jay
6. Rock Pigeon*
7. Black-billed Magpie
8. Red-breasted Nuthatch (v)
9. California Quail*
10. Wood Warbler (sp.)
11. Cooper’s Hawk
12. Sharp-shinned Hawk
13. Song Sparrow
14. Broad-tailed Hummingbird† (v)
Elsewhere
15. Lesser Goldfinch (v)
(v) Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
†First-of-year bird
Tags: American robin, black-billed magpie, black-capped chickadee, California quail, cooper's hawk, house finch, lesser goldfinch, red-breasted nuthatch, rock pigeon, sharp-shinned hawk, song sparrow, spotted towhee, wood-warbler (sp), Woodhouse’s scrub jay
