A cool and sunny morning, with birds galore (relatively). After the first good rain in months, and the first good sun in a few days, an array of species showed up to eat and drink and start fattening up for fall migration.

Plenty of hummingbirds down in the gully (still working on my various IDs), three finches, young towhees—and a roaming batch of Warblng Vireos.

One vireo in particular I kind of fell in love with—being of few that’ve ever posed for me.

Grandeur Peak Area List
At 7:27 a.m. (8:27 MDT), I hiked a few hundred feet up a mountain.

1. Black-capped Chickadee (v)
2. Black-chinned Hummingbird
3. Woodhouse’s Scrub-jay
4. House Finch*
5. Rock Pigeon*
6. Spotted Towhee
7. Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (v)
8. Lazuli Bunting
9. Mourning Dove
10. Broad-tailed Hummingbird
11. Rufous Hummingbird
12. Warbling Vireo
13. Pine Siskin (v)
14. American Goldfinch (v)
15. Lesser Goldfinch** (v)

Elsewhere

16. Black-billed Magpie
17. Eurasian Collared-dove
18. California Quail

Mammals

Rock Squirrel

(v) Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere