Yet another in a series of like mornings. About the same number of bird species, but only one—Dark-eyed Junco—posed for photos. A couple deer posed for photos, but no other mammals around (excepting another human and dog we passed).
I don’t mind quiet hikes. My outward-focused mind has fewer interruptions, which lets me achieve a state of near oneness with my surroundings.
(Well, near twoness, counting my partner, Captain Jack.)
Grandeur Peak Area List
At 09:16 MST, I hiked a few hundred feet up a mountain.
1. House Finch**
2. Woodhouse’s Scrub-jay
3. Dark-eyed Junco
4. Rock Pigeon*
5. European Starling
6. Black-capped Chickadee
7. Black-billed Magpie
8. Townsend’s Solitaire (v)
Elsewhere
9. Northern Flicker
10. House Sparrow (v)
Mammals
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, mule deer, northern flicker, rock pigeon, Townsend’s solitaire, Woodhouse’s scrub jay
