
Overcast—but warmer, with mud on thee trails. Despite the chance of it, dog and I experienced no snow or drizzle. No crazy migrants (other than a distant wren of some kind I happened to spot high atop a rock on the ridge). But many, many siskins—more even than juncos.
And before our hike, at home, I managed to convince a goldfinch to pose for us.
Grandeur Peak Area List
At 7:54 a.m., sun time, I hiked a few hundred feet up a mountain.
1. Pine Siskin**
2. American Robin*
3. Spotted Towhee
4. Rock Pigeon*
5. House Finch**
6. Black-billed Magpie** (v)
7. Woodhouse’s Scrub-jay
8. Black-capped Chickadee (v)
9. Dark-eyed Junco*
10. Sharp-shinned Hawk
11. Northern Flicker
Elsewhere
12. House Sparrow
14. Eurasian Collared-dove (v)
15. Lesser Goldfinch
16. European Starling
17. California Quail
Mammals
Mountain Cottontail
(v) Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: American robin, black-billed magpie, black-capped chickadee, California quail, dark-eyed junco, Eurasian collared dove, European starling, house finch, house sparrow, lesser goldfinch, northern flicker, pine siskin, rock pigeon, sharp-shinned hawk, spotted towhee, Woodhouse’s scrub jay