A nice, dry, cool morning. Again not overly remarkable for its wildlife sightings, but dog and I enjoyed it.
My bird of the day was a solitary juvie Mourning Dove, hanging out with a collection of finches (adults and youngsters). I like their motley, rumpled look—as if they’d slept last night in their clothes. The most unusual bird? I calling flicker. (Not rare, just quiet for a good while.)
Wonder what the morning will bring…
Grandeur Peak Area List
Beginning at 6:36 a.m. (7:36 MDT), I hiked a few hundred feet up a mountain.
1. Lazuli Bunting
2. Woodhouse’s Scrub-jay (v)
3. Black-capped Chickadee (v)
4. Black-chinned Hummingbird
5. Spotted Towhee
6. Mourning Dove
7. Pine Siskin
8. House Finch**
9. American Robin
10. Rock Pigeon*
11. Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
12. Northern Flicker
13. Barn Swallow
Elsewhere
14. Eurasian Collared-dove (v)
15. Black-billed Magpie
16. California Quail
17. House Sparrow
Mammals
Red Squirrel
Rock Squirrel
(v) Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: American robin, barn swallow, black-billed magpie, black-capped chickadee, black-chinned hummingbird, blue-gray gnatcatcher, house finch, house sparrow, lazuli bunting, mourning dove, northern flicker, pine siskin, red squirrel, rock pigeon, rock squirrel, spotted towhee, urasian collared-dove, Woodhouse’s scrub-jay
