A few days ago, in the front yard, I noticed what appeared to be a couple of fledgling House Sparrows following their parents around. Those were likely the first fledglings of the year noticed by me. Today brought two more.
First, up on the deer trails, I noticed a very young towhee fluttering around in the undergrowth. Later, back home, I spied a couple of fledgling magpies following their parent around.
Although i’s not real easy to do, I like trying to keep track of the new birds o the season.
[A note on the hot, dry weather: I heard a radio forecast today that essentially predicted temps up in the 90s (F) pretty much every day from here through the month of August. Yesterday we tied the all-time record high of 107° (F). Not gonna let up for a good while, apparently.]
Grandeur Peak Area List
Beginning at 7:02 a.m. (8:02 MDT), I hiked a few hundred feet up a mountain.
1. Black-headed Grosbeak
2. Lazuli Bunting
3. Black-chinned Hummingbird
4. Woodhouse’s Scrub-jay
5. Rock Pigeon*
6. Spotted Towhee
7. Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
8. Black-capped Chickadee
9. House Finch**
10. Black-billed Magpie*
11. Black-throated Gray Warbler (v)
12. Warbling Vireo (v)
13. Downy Woodpecker
14. Sharp-shinned Hawk
15. Turkey Vulture
16. Lesser Goldfinch (v)
Elsewhere
17. American Robin
18. Song Sparrow (v)
19. California Quail
20. European Starling
21. Mourning Dove
22. House Sparrow
23. Eurasian Collared-dove
Mammals
Rock Squirrel
(v) Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: American robin, black-billed magpie, black-capped chickadee, black-chinned hummdingbird, black-headed grosbeak, black-throated gray warbler, blue-gray gnatcatcher, California quail, downy woodpecker, Euopean starling, Eurasian collared dove, house finch, house sparrow, lazuli bunting, lesser goldfinch, mourning dove, rock pigeon, sharp-shinned hawk, song sparrow, spotted towhee, turkey vulture, warbling vireo, Woodhouse’s scrub jay
