A bit chillier this morning, cloudless, calm. Not a lot of bird activity, but a decent species list. Deer on the juniper slope (fewer than yesterday), where most of the snow has melted. (Still snow on the shady north sides.)
It’s a dry winter, though. One decent snow, a couple of dustings. More could come, of course, but who nows when. It might be a trend. A trend that might explain some of the differences between this winter and the last two I’ve seen here.
Meanwhile, Maine has a a powerful nor’easter bearing down. I’m kind of sorry I’ll miss it: I do like dramatic weather. Makes me feel alive.
Grandeur Peak Area List
At 09:26 MST, I hiked a few hundred feet up a mountain.
1. Black-billed Magpie
2. House Finch** (v)
3. Rock Pigeon*
4. Pine Siskin (v)
5. Woodhouse’s Scrub-jay**
6. Northern Flicker
7. Townsend’s Solitaire (v)
8. Black-capped Chickadee
9. Dark-eyed Junco
Elsewhere
10. Spotted Towhee
Mammals
Mountain Cottontail
Mule Deer
Red Squirrel
(v) Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: black-billed magpie, black-capped chickadee, dark-eyed junco, house finch, mountain cottontail, mule deer, northern flicker, pine siskin, red squirrel, rock pigeon, spotted towhee, Townsend’s solitaire, Woodhouse’s scrub jay
