Warmer this morning, with a few more clouds—but basically sunny (outside of the shade). A nice early surprise was a singing Lesser Goldfinch, which actually posed for a pic. A later surprise was a big ol’ gang of deer (after I’d spied only a couple high on the ridge and figured, with the lack of snow they’d moved higher).
A nice late surprise was a Bald Eagle flyover—but even more surprising was the fact that, after a fellow hiker pointed out the bird, I dubbed it a Golden Eagle, only to find out when I looked at the photos that I was very wrong. Guess I’ll clean up that embarrassment later.
But I do like a little surprise or two.
Grandeur Peak Area List
At 09:15 MST, I hiked a few hundred feet up a mountain.
1. Woodhouse’s Scrub-jay (v)
2. House Finch** (v)
3. Black-billed Magpie**
4. Northern Flicker (v)
5. American Robin
6. Rock Pigeon*
7. Lesser Goldfinch
8. Black-capped Chickadee
9. Dark-eyed Junco
10. Bald Eagle
Elsewhere
11. House Sparrow (v)
12. Spotted Towhee
Mammals
Mule Deer
Red Squirrel
(v) Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: American robin, bald eagle, black-billed magpie, black-capped chickadee, dark-eyed junco, house finch, house sparrow, lesser goldfinch, mule deer, northern flicker, red squirrel, rock pigeon, spotted towhee, Woodhouse’s scrub jay
