Waited a while this morning for it to stop snowing. Had a good six inches at home, I’d say, and a good eight up on the deer trails. Swapped grips for snowshoes.
Despite the late hour, we were first up the switchback, dog and I. A few little birds near the trailhead, but nothing but deer in the foothills. Lovely powdered scenery, gray sky, not too cold—30s (F)—and an altogether nice hike. However, I wanted a bird pic. So we took a little swing down the lower trail, where I found a willing siskin.
And tomorrow, it’ll be a new year.
Grandeur Peak Area List
At 10:22 MST, I hiked a few hundred feet up a mountain.
1. House Finch**
2. Black-capped Chickadee
3. Woodhouse’s Scrub-jay
4. Rock Pigeon*
5. Pine Siskin
6. Dark-eyed Junco
7. Sharp-shinned Hawk
Elsewhere
8. Lesser Goldfinch (v)
Mammals
Mule Deer
(v) Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: black-capped chickadee, dark-eyed junco, house finch, lesser goldfinch, mule deer, pine siskin, rock pigeon, sharp-shinned hawk, Woodhouse’s scrub jay
