This morning was nearly cloudless and warm as a coat pocket and tasted like spring. Towhees were singing, juncos were singing, finches were singing, chickadees were singing. In fact, dog and I encountered one particular chickadee cleaning out a nest cavity I saw in use last spring. The bird even posed for a photo.
While watching a few close-by dear on our blue-sky hike, I even got a little choked up with hope in this tumultuous world. For all the tumult, a lot of good exists on miraculous planet.
Grandeur Peak Area List
At 09:21 MST, I hiked a few hundred feet up a mountain.
1. Black-capped Chickadee
2. Dark-eyed Junco
3. Black-billed Magpie* (v)
4. American Robin**
5. Rock Pigeon*
6. Woodhouse’s Scrub-jay
7. House Finch** (v)
8. Pine Siskin**
9. Spotted Towhee
10. European Starling
11. Northern Flicker (v)
Elsewhere
12. Lesser Goldfinch (v)
13. Song Sparrow
14. House Sparrow (v)
Mammals
Mule Deer
Red Squirrel
(v) Voice only
* Also Elsewhere
**Voice only Elsewhere
Tags: American robin, black-billed magpie, black-capped chickadee, dark-eyed junco, European starling, house finch, house sparrow, lesser goldfinch, mule deer, northern flicker, pine siskin, red squirrel, rock pigeon, song sparrow, spotted towhee, Woodhouse’s scrub jay
