8 February 2025

Spring

Wednesday, March 30th, 2022
Northern Flicker, East Millcreek, Salt Lake City, Utah, 30 March 2022.
Northern Flicker.

This morning was a little nippy, but the skies quickly cleared, and my hike with dog proved enjoyable and inspiring. Had a low-flowing red-tail early, robins and towhees and jays, just three deer, but a good-sized gaggle of chickadees.

Slippery trails on account of yesterday’s rain (and more coming tomorrow), but by afternoon the day had warmed considerably.

No new migrants—but today for the first time, I had no doubt it’s spring.

Grandeur Peak Area List
At 8:15 a.m., sun time, I hiked a few hundred feet up a mountain.

1. American Robin*
2. Pine Siskin (v)
3. Spotted Towhee
4. Woodhouse’s Scrub-jay**
5. Rock Pigeon*
6. Red-tailed Hawk
7. House Finch* (v)
8. Black-capped Chickadee
9. Black-billed Magpie*
10. Northern Flicker
11. Song Sparrow* (v)
12. Eurasian Collared-dove
13. Lesser Goldfinch* (v)

Elsewhere

14. California Quail**
15. Mourning Dove (v)
16. European Starling (v)
17. American Crow
18. Turkey Vulture

Mammals

Mule Deer

(v) Voice only
*Also Elsewhere
**Voice only Elsewhere

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