This morning’s surprise? A pair of House Wrens showed up on the mountainside soon after the sun topped the peak. Other familiar birds showed up, too, but I did not expect the wrens.
It was a nice surprise.
Grandeur Peak Area List
Beginning at 8:30 a.m., I hiked a few hundred feet up the mountain.
1. Black-capped Chickadee*
2. Woodhouse’s Scrub-jay**
3. House Finch*
4. Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (v)
5. Spotted Towhee
6. Broad-tailed Hummingbird
7. House Wren
8. Black-billed Magpie*
Elsewhere
9. House Sparrow
10. California Quail
11. Rock Pigeon
v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: black-billed magpie, black-capped chickadee, blue-gray gnatcatcher, broad-tailed hummingbird, California quail, house finch, house sparrow, house wren, rock pigeon, spotted towhee, Woodhouse’s scrub jay
