For a Saturday, the foothills were rather lonesome this morning. Dog and I encountered a trail runner we pass frequently, but otherwise just some deer and a nice little gang of birds.
The most abundant species? Dark-eyed Junco—flitting about in the twiggy scrub oak and munching on grass seed and such. Also a little gang of goldfinches, some chickadees, and the usual pair of corvids.
All under an exceptionally cloudless sky.
Grandeur Peak Area List
At 09:18 MST, I hiked a few hundred feet up a mountain.
1. Black-capped Chickadee
2. House Finch**
3. American Robin* (v)
4. Black-billed Magpie
5. Rock Pigeon*
6. Woodhouse’s Scrub-jay
7. Dark-eyed Junco
8. Northern Flicker (v)
9. Lesser Goldfinch**
10. Pine Siskin (v)
Elsewhere
11. American Kestrel
Mammals
Red Squirrel
Mule Deer
(v) Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: American kestrel, American robin, black-billed magpie, black-capped chickadee, dark-eyed junco, house finch, lesser goldfinch, mule deer, northern flicker, pine siskin, red squirrel, rock pigeon, Woodhouse’s scrub jay
