Hot-dang, was it warm this morning. For February, I mean. When dog and I hit the trail, the temperature was pushing 40° (F).
Not sure, but I think it confused a few birds. Finches singing brightly, scrub-jays engaging in some kind of courtship and/or territorial ceremonies—collared-doves, too. But it’s oh-so dry, drought-dry. No snow cover to speak of. The deer were browsing high up.
Still a bunch of juncos, though. Snowbirds everywhere.
Grandeur Peak Area List
At 09:33 MST, I hiked a few hundred feet up a mountain.
1. House Finch**
2. Woodhouse’s Scrub-jay**
3. Rock Pigeon*
4. Dark-eyed Junco
5. Eurasian Collared-dove* (v)
6. Black-billed Magpie*
7. Black-capped Chickadee**
8. Pine Siskin (v)
9. American Robin* (v)
Elsewhere
10. House Sparrow (v)
11. Song Sparrow
12. European Starling
Mammals
Mountain Cottontail
Mule Deer
(v) Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: American robin, black-billed magpie, black-capped chickadee, dark-eyed junco, Eurasian collared dove, European starling, house finch, house sparrow, mountain cottontail, mule deer, pine siskin, rock pigeon, song sparrow, Woodhouse’s scrub jay
