The good news? A lovely hike with Captain Jack this morning, including a few nice bird sightings (solo swallow, young tanager, several hummers) but few photo opportunities. Back home, though, I got a pic of the neighborhood quail holding forth from his pulpit (the chalinlink fence post).
The bad news? Big wildfire broke out today in Parleys Canyon, not far from here. Thousands of acres burned, thousands of homes evacuated—but the fire crews were out quickly, and in full force. Fingers crossed.
Grandeur Peak Area List
Beginning at 7:20 a.m. (8:20 MDT), I hiked a few hundred feet up a mountain.
1. Woodhouse’s Scrub-jay
2. Black-chinned Hummingbird
3. House Finch*
4. Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
5. Spotted Towhee
6. Barn Swallow
7. Western Tanager
8. Broad-tailed Hummingbird
9. Black-capped Chickadee
10. Mourning Dove
11. Black-billed Magpie* (v)
12. Lesser Goldfinch**
Elsewhere
13. Eurasian Collared-dove
14. Rock Pigeon
15. California Quail
Mammals
Rock Squirrel
(v) Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: barn swallow, black-billed magpie, black-capped chickadee, black-chinned hummingbird, blue-gray gnatcatcher, broad-tailed hummingbird, California quail, Euasiancollared-dove, house finch, lesser goldfinch, mourning dove, rock pigeon, rock squirrel, spotted towhee, western tanager, Woodhouse’s scrub jay
