Captain Jack didn’t accompany me on this morning’s hike. He seemed a little lame this morning, and I chalked it up to slipping and sliding in yesterday’s deep snowfall, and I wrestled with the decision a while, and since I also planned to run errands afterward, I asked him to guard the house and I’d be right back.
It just felt wrong, being dogless. Made me antsy the whole time. Felt guilty.
Snowed lightly, a bit of a breeze. Saw a few birds, a couple deer. Somehow I got a flicker to pose. Missed Jack the whole time—and I know he missed me, too. We’ll hike together tomorrow, though, as usual.
Grandeur Peak Area List
At 9:30 MST, I hiked a few hundred feet up a mountain.
1. Song Sparrow* (v)
2. Woodhouse’s Scrub-jay
3. Black-capped Chickadee
4. Lesser Goldfinch (v)
5. Northern Flicker
6. Spotted Towhee (v)
7. Pine Siskin
8. House Finch
9. Rock Pigeon*
Elsewhere
9. House Sparrow
Mammals
Mule Deer
Red Squirrel (v)
(v) Voice only
*Also elsewhere
Tags: black-capped chickadee, house finch, house sparrow, lesser goldfinch, mule deer, northern flicker, pine siskin, red squirrel, rock pigeon, song sparrow, spotted towhee, Woodhouse’s scrub jay
