More smoke in the air this morning, but not nearly as smoky as yesterday. Still, dog and I hiked early (in the cool, cool air) and kept it rather short. Still, as always, there were birds.
Three hummingbird species again today. Cooper’s Hawks again (one posing agreeably nearby). The surprise birds included Warbling Vireo and Black-throated Gray warbler—near where they both surely nested, up the leafy gully a ways. (I saw all these species there, in fact.)
Not many birds down in the neighborhood—although the red-tail stood sentinel late in the day on its utility pole toward town.
Grandeur Peak Area List
Beginning at 7:04 a.m. (8:04 MDT), I hiked a few hundred feet up a mountain.
1. House Finch*
2. Woodhouse’s Scrub-jay
3. Black-chinned Hummingbird
4. Lesser Goldfinch* (v)
5. Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
6. Mourning Dove
7. Broad-tailed Hummingbird
8. Lazuli Bunting
9. Cooper’s Hawk
10. Black-capped Chickadee (v)
11. Warbling Vireo
12. Rufous Hummingbird
13. Black-throated Gray Warbler
14. Spotted Towhee (v)
15. Black-billed Magpie*
16. American Robin* (v)
Elsewhere
17. Rock Pigeon
18. Eurasian Collared-dove
19. Red-tailed Hawk
Mammals
Red Squirrel
Rock Squirrel
(v) Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: American robin, black-billed magpie, black-capped chickadee, black-chinned hummingbird, black-throated gray warbler, blue-gray gnatcatcher, broad-tailed hummingbird, cooper's hawk, Eurasian collared dove, house finch, lazuli bunting, lesser goldfinch, mourning dove, red squirrel, red-tailed hawk, roc pigeon, rock squirrel, rufous hummingbird, spotted towhee, warbling vireo, Woodhouse’s scrub jay
