
Still snow on the ground from yesterday. Mud on the trails. Chilly, but the sky’e begun to clear. Right away the birds began to announce themselves. Prevailing winds were north-northwesterly, not conducive to easy overnight migration, but there appeared a nice assortment. Also a cottontail.
In a trip to town, a Sharp-shinned Hawk caused the pigeons to skedaddle. Thought I heard another yellow-rump chip, but did not get a look.
Clearer weather on the way, and warmer temps. Anticipation.
Grandeur Peak Area List
Beginning at 7:30 a.m. (8:30 MDT), I hiked a few hundred feet up a mountain.
1. House Finch**
2. Dark-eyed Junco
3. Townsend’s Solitaire
4. Spotted Towhee**
5. American Robin*
6. Black-capped chickadee**
7. Song Sparrow** (v)
8. Woodhouse’s Scrub-jay
9. Rock Pigeon*
10. Lesser Goldfinch (v)
11. Broad-tailed Hummingbird (wing-trill)
12. Cooper’s Hawk
13. Northern Flicker (v)
14. Chipping Sparrow (v)
Elsewhere
15. Black-billed Magpie
16. European Starling
17. Sharp-shinned Hawk
18. Eurasian Collared-dove
19. Mourning Dove
20. California Quail (v)
Mammals
Mountain Cottontail
(v) Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: American robin, black-billed magpie, black-capped chickadee, broad-tailed hummingbird, Caliornia quail, chipping sparrow, cooper's hawk, dark-eyed junco, Eurasian collared dove, European starling, house finch, lesser goldfinch, mountain cottontail, mourning dove, northern flicker, rock pigeon, sharp-shinned hawk, song sparrow, spotted towhee, Townsend’s solitaire, Woodhouse’s scrub-ay