Second entirely cloudless day in a row. Typical for the beginning of summer in the high desert? Dunno, but it was a lovely hike with Jack my dog.

More bird species than yesterday. (More mammal species, too.) And one in particular—the last on my list—was the highlight: a bright male Wilson’s Warbler poking about in the thick greenery. Only got one clear glimpse, but it was a first for me out here.

Most cooperative photo subject was a gnatcatcher. (Thanks, guy.)

Grandeur Peak Area List
Beginning at 8:15 a.m., I hiked a few hundred feet up a mountain.

1. Black-headed Grosbeak
2. American Robin*
3. Black-billed Magpie** (v)
4. Woodhouse’s Scrub-jay* (v)
5. Lazuli Bunting
6. Northern Flicker (v)
7. Song Sparrow** (v)
8. Spotted Towhee
9. Pine Siskin (v)
10. Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
11. Black-chinned Hummingbird
12. Black-capped Chickadee
13. California Quail* (v)
14. House Finch*
15. Warbling Vireo
16. Lesser Goldfinch**
17. Chipping Sparrow (v)
18. Mourning Dove*
19. Wilson’s Warbler

Elsewhere

20. Eurasian Collared Dove
21. Rock Pigeon
22. House Sparrow (v)

Mammals

Mountain Cottontail
Rock Squirrel

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