Chilly morning again, but with a flock of sheep in the sky. More yellow-rumps moving through, flickers calling, chippies sneaking around. I thought sure I saw a raven soaring high in the sky, but photos revealed it was a Cooper’s Hawk (second time that’s happened).
Since dog and I hike in morning, today’s birds were the final birds of summer. Tomorrow’s will be the first birds of fall.
Grandeur Peak Area List
At 7:25 a.m. (8:25 MDT), I hiked a few hundred feet up a mountain.
1. Woodhouse’s Scrub-jay**
2. Black-capped Chickadee (v)
3. Rock Pigeon*
4. House Finch**
5. Spotted Towhee
6. Yellow-rumped Warbler
7. Black-billed Magpie
8. American Robin
9. Cooper’s Hawk
10. Chipping Sparrow
11. Northern Flicker
12. Lesser Goldfinch*
13. Red-tailed Hawk
Elsewhere
14. Song Sparrow
Mammals
Rock Squirrel
Mountain Cottontail
(v) Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: American robin, black-billed magpie, black-capped chickadee, chipping sparrow, cooper's hawk, house finch, lesser goldfinch, mountain cottontail, northern flicker, red-tailed hawk, rock pigeon, rock squirrel, song sparrow, spotted towhee, Woodhouse’s scrub jay, yellow-rumped warbler
