Another bright, nippy morning, but quieter than the past several. However, somehow I got pics of more than half the few species on my list. Also spied a kestrel on a wire from home. And a decent portrait of a magpie on the fence.
It was what Captain Jack and I would call a good day.
Grandeur Peak Area List
At 8:35 MST, I hiked a few hundred feet up a mountain.
1. Woodhouse’s Scrub-jay*
2. Lesser Goldfinch** (v)
3. Rock Pigeon*
4. House Finch**
5. Black-billed Magpie*
6. Black-capped Chickadee
7. Dark-eyed Junco*
Elsewhere
8. American Kestrel
9. Song Sparrow (v)
10. European Starling
Mammals
Red Squirrel
(v) Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: American kestrel, black-billed magpie, black-capped chickadee, dark-eyed junco, European starling, house finch, lesser goldfinch, red squirrel, rock pigeon, song sparrow, Woodhouse’s scrub jay
