A curiously chilly, breezy, sunny morning. Quite a few species coming up the switchback, but few along the high deer trails. More yellow-rumps, finches, flickers. A flycatcher of some kind popped up nearby for a photo, but my camera would not agree. (Want a new one, dangit.)
But migration’s certainly going on—even in these arid foothills—which gives me a little excitement about tomorrow morning, which will bring sweatshirt weather.
Summer’s almost gone.
Grandeur Peak Area List
At 7:19 a.m. (8:19 MDT), I hiked a few hundred feet up a mountain.
1. Northern Flicker
2. American Robin
3. Black-capped Chickadee (v)
4. House Finch**
5. Woodhouse’s Scrub-jay**
6. Rock Pigeon*
7. Black-billed Magpie (v)
8. Lesser Goldfinch
9. Yellow-rumped Warbler
10. Chipping Sparrow
11. Downy Woodpecker (v)
12. Spotted Towhee
13. European Starling
14. Flycatcher (sp.)
Elsewhere
15. Red-tailed Hawk
(v) Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: American robin, black-billed magpie, black-capped chickadee, chipping sparrow, downy woodpecker, European starling, flycatcher (sp), house finch, lesser goldfnc, northern flicker, rock pigeon, spotted towhee, Woodhouse’s scrub jay, yellow-rumped warbler
