Fun hike today. Cool in the mountain shade, with a cloud-dappled blue sky above. And lots of birds.
Mostly finches (more than 40 in all), but also a couple of calls I didn’t recognize and the first kinglet in a while—meaning migration is in fact underway.
Flitting around with the finches were at least one pair of chippies. One even sat for a photo.
Grandeur Peak Area List
At 7:11 a.m. (8:11 MDT), I hiked a few hundred feet up a mountain.
1. Northern Flicker (v)
2. Woodhouse’s Scrub-jay
3. House Finch**
4. Spotted Towhee
5. Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
6. Rock Pigeon*
7. Lesser Goldfinch
8. Black-chinned Hummingbird
9. Chipping Sparrow
10. Black-capped Chickadee
11. Ruby-crowned Kinglet
12. Nashville Warbler
13. American Robin
14. Black-billed Magpie** (v)
Elsewhere
15. Eurasian Collared-dove
16. Mourning Dove
Mammals
Rock Squirrel
(v) Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: American robin, black-billed magpie, black-chinned hummingbird, blue-gray gnatcatcher, Eurasian collared dove, house finch, lesser goldfnch, mourning dove, Nashville warbler, northern flicker, rock pigeon, rock squirrel, ruby-crowned kinglet, spotted towhee, Woodhouse’s scrub jay