A warmer morning—low-20s (F)—no breeze to speak of, brilliant skies. A few more bird species than in recent days, including a bunch of juncos and a random, solitary robin. The robin, a fleeting sighting, stands as the most memorable.
Still, the deer were nice, too (including a handsome buck), and one brave cottontail in the little old Monarch Quarry.
Precipitation coming the next few days. Or so they say.
Grandeur Peak Area List
At 09:36 MST, I hiked a few hundred feet up a mountain.
1. Woodhouse’s Scrub-jay
2. Rock Pigeon*
3. Pine Siskin (v)
4. Black-billed Magpie
5. Black-capped Chickadee
6. American Robin
7. Dark-eyed Junco
8. House Finch** (v)
Elsewhere
9. House Sparrow
10. Northern Flicker
Mammals
Mountain Cottontail
Mule Deer
(v) Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: American robin, black-billed magpie, black-capped chickadee, dark-eyed junco, house finch, house sparrow, mountain cottontail, mule deer, northern filcker, pine siskin, rock pigeon, Woodhouse’s scrub jay
