No first-of-year species this morning—but, oh, what a morning. For one thing, the southerly breeze brought a little excitement in the form of a confrontation of the local Cooper’s Hawks and some hawks passing through. For another, more singing Virginia’s Warblers. No orange-crowneds or black-throated grays—but a hermit thrush, gnatcatchers, and plenty of buntings.
No mammals—but hummingbirds, chippies, jays, and a warm day.
Will be cooling off the next few (not necessarily be a bad thing). And dog and I will head uphill tomorrow for going on the 600th straight day.
Grandeur Peak Area List
Beginning at 7:31 a.m. (8:31 MDT), I hiked a few hundred feet up a mountain.
1. American Robin*
2. Spotted Towhee
3. Lazuli Bunting**
4. Woodhouse’s Scrub-jay*
5. Lesser Goldfinch** (v)
6. Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
7. Black-capped Chickadee
8. Virginia’s Warbler
9. Chipping Sparrow (v)
10. Black-chinned Hummingbird
11. Hermit Thrush
12. House Finch*
13. Cooper’s Hawk
14. Black-billed Magpie*
Elsewhere
15. Song Sparrow (v)
16. California Quail
17. Eurasian Collared-dove
(v) Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: American robin, black-billed magpie, black-capped chickadee, black-chinned hummingbird, blue-gray gnatcatcher, California quail, chipping sparrow, cooper's hawk, Eurasian collared dove, hermit thrush, house finch, lazuli bunting, lesser goldfinch, song sparrow, spotted towhee, Virginia’s warbler, Woodhouse’s scrub jay
