During our hike the past couple days, I thought I heard the voice of a raven high above dog and me. Just one faint croak each day, and I scanned the blue but saw no sign of the bird.
Well, today, I just happened to look up and see one not very far above us, circling. I snapped a few photos and watched it rise, then sail away above the ridge to the northeast of us. Felt almost as if the bird just decided to show up as a solution to my puzzlement.
Ravens are, of course, rather magical that way.
Grandeur Peak Area List
At 9:18 MST, I hiked a few hundred feet up a mountain.
1. House Finch**
2. Black-billed Magpie**
3. Woodhouse’s Scrub-jay
4. Spotted Towhee (v)
5. Rock Pigeon*
6. Lesser Goldfinch** (v)
7. Common Raven
8. Dark-eyed Junco
9. Northern Flicker (v)
10. Black-capped Chickadee (v)
Elsewhere
11. House Sparrow (v)
Mammals
Red Squirrel
(v) Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: black-billed magpie, black-capped chickadee, common raven, dark-eyed junco, house finch, house sparrow, lesser goldfinch, northern flicker, red squirrel, rock pigeon, spotted towhee, Woodhouse’s scrub jay
