Plentiful birds this nippy-yet-sunny morning. Not too many species—but scads of individual birds. E.g., at least sixty (60!) robins flying south (in two large flocks), and half that many yellow-rumps. Also many juncos, along with a few kinglets and such.
Plus, it felt and smelled and tasted of October, rich and sweet and pungent. And looked as a fall day should—a colorful landscape under a blue-and-white morning sky.
Grandeur Peak Area List
At 7:51 a.m. (8:51 MDT), I hiked a few hundred feet up a mountain.
1. Black-capped Chickadee
2. House Finch**
3. American Robin
4. Yellow-rumped Warbler
5. Northern Flicker
6. Rock Pigeon*
7. Woodhouse’s Scrub-jay
8. Dark-eyed Junco
9. Spotted Towhee*
10. Black-billed Magpie
11. Ruby-crowned Kinglet
12. Pine Siskin (v)
13. Lesser Goldfinch** (v)
14. Song Sparrow** (v)
Mammals
Red Squirrel
(v) Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: American robin, black-billed magpie, black-capped chickadee, dark-eyed junco, house finch, lesser goldfinch, northern flicker, pine siskin, red squirrel, rock pigeon, ruby-crowned kinglet, song sparrow, spotted towhee, Woodhouse’s scrub jay, yellow-rumped warbler
