A truly lovely morning for a hike with dog. Mostly clear, comfortable temperature, the aroma of fall. Saw some birds (photographed a few) and had a couple nice conversations with fellow hikers.
One of the birds that obliged me with a photo op was a Woodhouse’s Scrub-jay. (It’d been a while.) Plus, I spied the solitaire again. And got a glimpse of a cottontail.
I daresay I’d relive it, if I could.
Grandeur Peak Area List
At 8:42 MST, I hiked a few hundred feet up a mountain.
1. American Robin (v)
2. Black-capped Chickadee
3. Dark-eyed Junco
4. House Finch**
5. Rock Pigeon*
6. Spotted Towhee (v)
7. Woodhouse’s Scrub-jay
8. Pine Siskin (v)
9. Black-billed Magpie (v)
10. Townsend’s Solitaire
11. Northern Flicker**
12. Lesser Goldfinch
Elsewhere
13. European Starling
Mammals
Red Squirrel
Mountain Cottontail
(v) Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: American robin, black-billed magpie, black-capped chickadee, dark-eyed junco, European starling, house finch, lesser goldfinch, mountain cottontail, northern flicker, pine siskin, red squirrel, rock pigeon, spotted towhee, Townsend’s solitaire
