Another rather uneventful morning, this one about half overcast and a tad chillier. More species than yesterday, but I saw only five of twelve—and only got a photo of one.
An outing like this reminds me of how lucky I am for still being able to hear the voices of birds at my age—and that I can recognize nearly all those that I can hear. It seems like a form of magic, this ability to name (and visualize) a bird after simply hearing its call or song.
I supposed it wasn’t so uneventful after all.
Grandeur Peak Area List
At 8:52 MST, I hiked a few hundred feet up a mountain.
1. Song Sparrow (v)
2. House Finch** (v)
3. Woodhouse’s Scrub-jay (v)
4. Black-capped Chickadee (v)
5. Spotted Towhee** (v)
6. Black-billed Magpie
7. California Quail (v)
8. Yellow-rumped Warbler
9. Northern Flicker** (1)
10. Dark-eyed Junco
11. Rock Pigeon*
12. European Starling
Mammals
Red Squirrel
(v) Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: black-billed magpie, black-capped chickadee, California quail, dark-eyed junco, European starling, house finch, northern flicker, red squirrel, rock pigeon, song sparrow, spotted towhee, Woodhouse’s scrub jay, yellow-rumped warbler
