Cooler temps, snow on the ground—feels like winter again. A lot of wildlife activity, too: ten varied bird species (several posed for photos)and about 30 deer (near and far). Also lovely skies.
Most notable, perhaps, was the Red-tailed Hawk that decided to grab a perch on the bluff as we were descending (no doubt the same bird I’d seen on a utility pole from that very bluff on our ascent). But also a photogenic chickadee.
Who doesn’t love a chickadee?
Grandeur Peak Area List
At 08:54 MST, I hiked a few hundred feet up a mountain.
1. House Finch** (v)
2. Song Sparrow* (v)
3. Woodhouse’s Scrub-jay (v)
4. Rock Pigeon*
5. Northern Flicker* (v)
6. Pine Siskin
7. Red-tailed Hawk
8. Townsend’s Solitaire (v)
9. Black-capped Chickadee
10. Dark-eyed Junco
Elsewhere
11. American Robin
12. Spotted Towhee (v)
13. European Starling
14. House Sparrow (v)
Mammals
Mule Deer
(v) Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: American robin, black-capped chickadee, dark-eyed junco, European starling, house finch, house sparrow, mule deer, northern licker, pine siskin, red-tailed hawk, rock pigeon, song sparrow, spotted towhee, Townsend’s solitaire, Woodhouse’s scrub jay
