The temperature dipped—low-20s (F)—and the snow stuck around, and I had a lovely morning hike with Captain Jack. Unlike a couple days ago, the slipper trails warranted grips, and I was glad to have a pair.
Birds about. Not too many, but enough to make things exciting—a random, croaking raven fly-by might’ve been the highlight. Many finches still. Also a bunch of deer.
The air tasted crisp and clean.
Grandeur Peak Area List
At 9:03 MST, I hiked a few hundred feet up a mountain.
1. Black-capped Chickadee
2. House Finch**
3. Woodhouse’s Scrub-jay
4. Dark-eyed Junco
5. Rock Pigeon*
6. Lesser Goldfinch
7. Common Raven
Mammals
Mule Deer
(v) Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: black-capped chickadee, common raven, dark-eyed junco, house finch, lesser goldfinch, mule deer, rock pigeon, Woodhouse’s scrub jay
