A quiet morning hike with dog. A bit later than yesterday, nearly cloudless, hazy (but not as hazy), many fewer bird species.
Still, got a glimpse of a cottontail, a few deer, and a scrub-jay with a peanut, so all was not lost. In fact, much (as usual) was found.
We’ll do it again tomorrow.
Grandeur Peak Area List
At 09:16 MST, I hiked a few hundred feet up a mountain.
1. House Finch
2. Rock Pigeon*
3. Dark-eyed Junco
4. Woodhouse’s Scrub-jay
5. Black-billed Magpie**
6. Black-capped Chickadee
Elsewhere
7. House Sparrow (v)
8. European Starling
Mammals
Red Squirrel
Mountain Cottontail
Mule Deer
(v) Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: black-billed magpie, black-capped chickadee, dark-eyed junco, European starling, house finch, house sparrow, mountain cottontail, mule deer, red squirrel, rock pigeon, Woodhouse’s scrub jay
