Had a quick hike this morning, since Jack had a vet appointment about an hour and a half after we began. (Just a vaccine.) Warmer, about room temperature. And quieter—much quieter than yesterday.
The highlight was a Vesper Sparrow, which I didn’t get a decent photo of. Also missed a few small migrants (I assume) that were traveling along with a gang of chickadees (as were yesterday’s warblers). “The Chickadee Trick,” I call this—casting about for glimpses of such tagalong birds. I failed at the trick this morning.
Good hike. And we were only a few minutes late for our appointment.
Grandeur Peak Area List
At 7:03 a.m. (8:03 MDT), I hiked a few hundred feet up a mountain.
1. House Finch**
2. Black-chinned Hummingbird*
3. Woodhouse’s Scrub-jay (v)
4. Rock Pigeon*
5. Eurasian Collared-dove*
6. Vesper Sparrow
7. Spotted Towhee
8. American Robin
9. Black-capped Chickadee
10. Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (v)
Elsewhere
11. Black-billed Magpie
12. California Quail
13. Barn Swallow
14. House Sparrow
Mammals
Red 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, California quail, Eurasian collared dove, house finch, house sparrow, rock pigeon, spotted towhee, vesper sparrow, Woodhouse’s scrub jay
