Dog and I hiked at our usual morning hour this partly sunny day. Temps in the teens (F) to start, but no wind—was a pleasant stroll on the deer trails.
Many more birds about, albeit the usual suspects. Most interesting was the discovery that the tail-less scrub-jay appears to be growing new tail feathers. Seems to me like an uplifting success story. Could use a few of those these days.
Grandeur Peak Area List
At 09:15 MST, I hiked a few hundred feet up a mountain.
1. Pine Siskin
2. Dark-eyed Junco**
3. Black-capped Chickadee
4. Woodhouse’s Scrub-jay
5. Song Sparrow (v)
6. Rock Pigeon*
7. House Finch**
8. Black-billed Magpie
Elsewhere
9. House Sparrow (v)
10. Lesser Goldfinch (v)
Mammals
Red Squirrel
Mule Deer
(v) Voice only
* Also Elsewhere
**Voice only Elsewhere
Tags: black-billed magpie, black-capped chickadee, dark-eyed junco, hosue finch, house sparrow, lesser goldfinch, mule deer, pine siskin, red squirrel, rock pigeon, song sparrow, Woodhouse’s scrub jay
