Another in a string of very similar September days—smoky, cool early, cloudless (or nearly so). About the same number of bird species, too, but different ones (as always). Few chances for great photos, but one that stood out.

Today’s standout: a handsome Brewer’s Sparrow.

Grandeur Peak Area List
At 7:14 a.m. (8:14 MDT), I hiked a few hundred feet up a mountain.

1. House Finch
2. Woodhouse’s Scrub-jay*
3. Rock Pigeon*
4. Spotted Towhee
5. Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
6. Black-chinned Hummingbird
7. Eurasian Collared-dove
8. Northern Flicker
9. Brewer’s Sparrow
10. Chipping Sparrow
11. Nashville Warbler
12. Black-capped Chickadee**

Elsewhere

13. Downy Woodpecker

Mammals

Red Squirrel

(v) Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere

Tags: black-capped chickadee, black-chinned hummingbird, blue-gray gnatcatcher, Brewer’s sparrow, chipping sparrow, downy woodpecker, Eurasian collared dove, house finch, Nashville warbler, northern flicker, red squirrel, rock pigeon, spotted towhee, Woodhouse’s scrub jay

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