Got to the trailhead a bit earlier this morning, still cool, shady, breezy—and quiet. Missed a few more little flitty birds, too, but in the early sunny spots, a few sparrows emerged.

Three species, to be precise: chippies, Brewer’s, and (first in I don’t know how long) a single immature white-crowned hanging with the little guys. And later, back home, a family (or two) of House Sparrows showed up in the garden, dining on sunflower seeds.

I kinda dig sparrows.

Grandeur Peak Area List
At 7:07 a.m. (8:07 MDT), I hiked a few hundred feet up a mountain.

1. Woodhouse’s Scrub-jay*
2. Black-capped Chickadee**
3. Eurasian Collared-dove*
4. Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (v)
5. Spotted Towhee
6. Northern Flicker
7. Chipping Sparrow
8. Black-chinned Hummingbird
9. American Robin
10. Lesser Goldfinch
11. House Finch
12. Brewer’s Sparrow
13. White-crowned Sparrow

Elsewhere

14. California Quail
15. House Sparrow
16. Rock Pigeon

Mammals

Red Squirrel
Rock Squirrel

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