On a lark, dog and I hiked the ridge above Millcreek Canyon this fair, pleasant morning. It’s a good climb for us oldsters, but we both enjoy that route a lot and returned not much worse for wear.
Not a lot of bird action up there—only a single junco—but several species down in our usual haunts. The most interesting were a robin calling from below and a Song Sparrow at the trailhead on our return.
The sparrow posed for photos.
Grandeur Peak Area List
At 8:42 MST, I hiked some 1,200 feet up a mountain.
1. Black-billed Magpie*
2. House Finch**
3. Woodhouse’s Scrub-jay
4. Spotted Towhee (v)
5. American Robin (v)
6. Rock Pigeon*
7. Dark-eyed Junco (v)
8. Black-capped Chickadee (v)
9. Northern Flicker
10. Lesser Goldfinch
11. Song Sparrow
Elsewhere
12. House Sparrow (v)
(v) Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: American robin, black-billed magpie, black-capped chickadee, dark-eyed junco, house finch, house sparrow, lesser goldfinch, northern flicker, rock pigeon, song sparrows, spotted towhee, Woodhouse’s scrub jay
