Nice hike this fallish morning. Interesting bird assortment—including my third-ever Western Tanager.
Grandeur Peak Area List
Beginning at 8:45 a.m., I hiked a few hundred feet up the mountain.
1. Black-billed Magpie*
2. Woodhouse’s Scrub-jay*
3. House Finch*
4. Spotted Towhee
5. Black-capped Chickadee
6. Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (v)
6. Broad-tailed Hummingbird
7. Northern Flicker (v)
8. Western Tanager
Elsewhere
9. Eurasian Collared Dove
10. California Quail
11. House Sparrow
12. Lesser Goldfinch
13. Rock Pigeon
14. Song Sparrow
v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
Tags: black-billed magpie, black-capped chickadee, blue-gray gnatcatcher, broad-tailed hummingbird, California quail, Eurasian collared dove, house finch, house sparrow, lesser goldfinch, northern flicker, rock pigeon, song sparrow, spotted towhee, western tanager, Woodhouse’s scrub jay
