Colder than on recent morns—about 20° (F)—and overcast, but calm. Several species around the trailhead, but only chickadees up on the deer trails. Well, and some deer.

Also couple of cottontails in the old Monarch Quarry.

A fun winter hike for dog and me.

Grandeur Peak Area List
At 9:24 MST, I hiked a few hundred feet up a mountain.

1. Pine Siskin
2. Lesser Goldfinch
3. Black-capped Chickadee
4. Red-tailed Hawk
5. Song Sparrow (v)
6. Woodhouse’s Scrub-jay (v)
7. Rock Pigeon
8. Dark-eyed Junco

Mammals

Mountain Cottontail
Mule Deer

(v) Voice only

Tags: black-capped chickadee, dark-eyed junco, lesser goldfinch, mountain cottontail, mule deer, pine siskin, red-tailed hawk, rock pigeon, song sparrow, Woodhouse’s scrub jay

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