Fifteen species this chilly (50s (F)!) overcast late morning when dog and I arrived at the trailhead. We waited out the rain this time, and the trails were not too muddy. Quite a few more bird species, including some lessd familiar ones.
Hard to get decent photos in the dim-light conditions, but at the very end of our hike, a hawk soared over.
Grandeur Peak Area List
At 10:24 a.m. (11:24 MDT), I hiked a few hundred feet up a mountain.
1. House Finch**
2. Black-chinned Hummingbird
3. Woodhouse’s Scrub-jay*
4. Black-headed Grosbeak (v)
5. Lazuli Bunting
6. Black-capped Chickadee (v)
7. Downy Woodpecker
8. Mourning Dove
9. Broad-tailed Hummingbird
10. Spotted Towhee*
11. Pine Siskin (v)
12. Cooper’s Haw
13. Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
14. Olive-sided Flycatcher
15. Rock Pigeon
Elsewhere
16. Lesser Goldfinch
17. Black-billed Magpie
18. Red-tailed Hawk
Mammals
Rock Squirrel
(v) Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: black-billed magpie, black-capped chickadee, black-chinned hummingbird, black-headed grosbeak, blue-gray gnatcatcher, broad-tailed hummingbird, cooper's hawk, downy woodpecker, house finch, lazuli bunting, lesser goldfinch, mourning dove, olive-sided flycatcher, pine siskin, red-tailed hawk, rock pigeon, spotted towhee, Woodhouse’s scrub jay
