
Another fine hike with dog this morning. Cloudless again, chilly in the shade, but pleasant in the sun. Again a birder’s dozen.
A little smog collecting in the basin, but clean breathing up the deer trails.
Most fun was the last bird on my list: a Yellow-rumped Warbler. First I heard its chip, then I spotted it as it left its perch—alas, too far away for a photo.
Grandeur Peak Area List
At 8:49 MST, I hiked a few hundred feet up a mountain.
1. Black-billed Magpie**
2. House Finch**
3. Lesser Goldfinch**
4. Rock Pigeon*
5. European Starling
6. Woodhouse’s Scrub-jay**
7. Black-capped Chickadee
8. Townsend’s Solitaire (v)
9. Dark-eyed Junco
10. Spotted Towhee (v)
11. Northern Flicker (v)
12. Yellow-rumped Warbler
Elsewhere
13. House Sparrow (v)
Mammals
Red Squirrel
(v) Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: black-billed magpie, black-capped chickadee, dark-eyed junco, European starling, house finch, house sparrow, lesser goldfinch, northern flicker, red squirrel, rock pigeon, spotted towhee, Townsend’s solitaire, Woodhouse’s scrub jay, yellow-rumped warbler