Barely still freezing this morning when we got to the trailhead, dog and I. Warmed up quite a bit during our hike—and got up into the 50s (F) this afternoon.
Buncha birds out there. Juncos were the commonest, but I counted four or five singing towhees, more than one singing chickadee, singing finches—and a solitaire declaring its series of clear territorial notes.
Tomorrow’s supposed to be as springlike (more springlike?)—but then winter will descend again, it seems.
What a wild world lately.
Grandeur Peak Area List
At 09:01 MST, I hiked a few hundred feet up a mountain.
1. House Finch* (v)
2. Spotted Towhee*
3. Song Sparrow** (v)
4. Rock Pigeon*
5. Black-capped Chickadee
6. Pine Siskin
7. Woodhouse’s Scrub-jay (v)
8. American Robin* (v)
9. Northern Flicker** (v)
10. Dark-eyed Junco
11. Townsend’s Solitaire
12. Black-billed Magpie* (v)
Elsewhere
13. House Sparrow (v)
14. Lesser Goldfinch
Mammals
Red Squirrel (v)
Mule Deer
(v) Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: American robin, black-billed magpie, black-capped chickadee, darkeyed junco, house finch, house sparrow, lesser goldfinch, mule deer, northern flicker, pine siskin, red squirrel, rock pigeon, song sparrow, spotted towhee, Townsend’s solitaire, Woodhouse’s scrub jay
