A repeat of yesterday morning, but clearer—and a few bird pics.
Most interesting was probably the neighborhood red-tail that likes to perch on a utility pole that’s visible from my front porch. It’s also visible from the trail, so it’s on my list.
Most photogenic was the flicker that allowed me to approach close enough to snag a decent photo. The red-shafted subspecies is indeed a fancy bird.
Oh, and I found a solitaire. I heard it’s distant fluting call down in the neighborhood, quite a distance away. We made our way down the wooded deer trails toward an overlook, where—somehow—I got a look at the bird perching in a leafless hardwood at least a couple hundred yards away.
The voice of a Townsend’s Solitaire sure does carry.
Grandeur Peak Area List
At 8:42 MST, I hiked a few hundred feet up a mountain.
1. House Finch**
2. Woodhouse’s Scrub-jay
3. Spotted Towhee (v)
4. American Robin (v)
5. Rock Pigeon*
6. Dark-eyed Junco
7. Red-tailed Hawk*
8. Northern Flicker
9. Townsend’s Solitaire
Elsewhere
10. Black-billed Magpie
Mammals
Red Squirrel
(v) Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: American robin, black-billed magpie, dark-eyed junco, house finch, northern flicker, red squirrel, red-tailed hawk, rock pigeon, spotted towhee, Townsend’s solitaire, Woodhouse’s scrub jay
