Cool and breezy and quiet on the trails with Jack this morning. Cloudless still, droughty still, and not as many birds as last year at this time (other, perhaps, than a whole bunch of House Finches). I did catch a glimpse of a vireo and heard the call of a hawk. Still, a lovely, not-too-hot hike.
Back at the house, meanwhile—like yesterday—things were hopping: many quail, a calling flicker, doves and sparrows and starlings. The highlight in afternoon: a female Bullock’s Oriole catching spiders in the roses.
Supposed to reach 100° (F) tomorrow.
Grandeur Peak Area List
Beginning at 7:24 a.m. (8:24 MDT), I hiked a few hundred feet up a mountain.
1. American Robin* (v)
2. Lazuli Bunting
3. House Finch*
4. Spotted Towhee
5. Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
6. Black-chinned Hummingbird
7. Black-headed Grosbeak
8. Lesser Goldfinch**
9. Warbling Vireo
10. Cooper’s Hawk (v)
11. Black-billed Magpie*
Elsewhere
12. Song Sparrow (v)
13. European Starling
14, Eurasian Collared-dove (v)
15. California Quail
16. House Sparrow (v)
17. Black-capped Chickadee (v)
18, Bullock’s Oriole
19. Northern Flicker (v)
20. Rock Pigeon
Mammals
Mule Deer
Rock Squirrel
(v) Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: American robin, black-billed magpie, black-capped chickadee, black-chinned hummingbird, black-headed grosbeak, blue-gray gnatcatcher, Bullock’s oriole, California quail, cooper's hawk, Eurasian collared dove, European starling, house finch, house sparrow, lazuli bunting, lesser goldfinch, mule deer, northern flicker, rock pigeon, rock squirrel, song sparrow, spotted towhee, warbling vireo
