On clear cool quiet September mornings, it’s nice to have a photogenic neighborhood bird or two in the neighborhood.
Another quiet morning hike with dog. Similar to yesterday—few posing species, a couple missed hpotos, two or three silently flitting migrants that I didn’t get a good look at.
But on our return, a house or two from home, I stopped the truck, grabbed my camera, and got a photo of a pretty good-lookin’ quail.
Grandeur Peak Area List
At 7:14 a.m. (8:14 MDT), I hiked a few hundred feet up a mountain.
1. Woodhouse’s Scrub-jay*
2. Black-chinned Hummingbird
3. American Robin
4. House Finch
5. Rock Pigeon*
6. Sharp-shinned Hawk
7. European Starling
8. Eurasian Collared-dove*
9. Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (v)
10. Spotted Towhee
11. Black-capped Chickadee**
12. Green-tailed Towhee
Mammals
Rock Squirrel
Red Squirrel
(v) Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: American robin, black-capped chickadee, black-chinned hummingbird, blue-gray gnatcatcher, Eurasian collared dove, European starling, green-tailed towhee, house finch, red squirrel, rock pigeon, rock squirrel, sharp-shinned hawk, spotted towhee, Woodhouse’s scrub jay
