Up early again this morning for a hike (mostly) in the mountain shade. (The forecast was for a high of 100° (F) or more, and the weather gods delivered.) A pleasant hike, too. Few active bird species, and few individuals—who could blame ’em?—but a comely female grosbeak posed for a photo.
The day’s highlight? Before we headed up this morning, I happened to spy a pair of Bullock’s Orioles chowing down on fruit from a tree in the neighbors’ yard. Only the third and fourth orioles of the season.
Warmer day coming tomorrow. Perhaps we’ll get up there even earlier.
Grandeur Peak Area List
Beginning at 7:11 a.m. (8:11 MDT), I hiked a few hundred feet up a mountain.
1. Black-headed Grosbeak
2. Lazuli Bunting
3. American Robin* (v)
4. Black-chinned Hummingbird
6. Spotted Towhee
6. Mourning Dove*
7. Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
8. House Finch**
9. Lesser Goldfinch
10. Turkey Vulture
11.Woodhouse’s Scrub-jay
12.Warbling Vireo
13. Black-capped Chickadee
Elsewhere
14. California Quail
15. House Sparrow
16. Song Sparrow (v)
17. European Starling
18. Eurasian Collared-dove
19. Bullock’s Oriole
20. Barn Swallow
Mammals
Rock Squirrel
(v) Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: American robin, barn swallow, black-capped chickadee, black-chinned hummingbird, black-headed grosbeak, blue-gray gnatcatcher, Bullock’s oriole, California quail, Eurasian collared dove, European starling, house finch, house sparrow, lazuli bunting, lesser goldfinch, mourning dove, rock squirrel, song sparrow, spotted towhee, turkey vulture, warbling vireo, Woodhouse’s scrub jay
