Got busy early, had a midday teeth-cleaning appointment, so dog and I took a fast hike today. Overcast turned mostly sunny, 40s (F) turned upper 50s, birds a-plenty. Noteworthy was a solitaire, along with the usual suspects.
In the neighborhood were a bunch of birds also—including a passel of quail on the roof next door.
Fine October day.
Grandeur Peak Area List
Beginning at 10:30 a.m., I hiked a few hundred feet up the mountain.
1. Black-capped Chickadee** (v)
2. Woodhouse’s Scrub Jay* (v)
3. Northern Flicker (v)
4. American Robin
5. House Finch*
6. Townsend’s Solitaire
7. Dark-eyed Junco**
8. Black-billed Magpie*
Elsewhere
11. Eurasian Collared Dove
12. Lesser Goldfinch
13. Rock Pigeon
14. Song Sparrow
15. California Quail
v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: black-billed magpie, black-capped chickadee, California quail, dark-eyed junco, Eurasian collared dove, house finch, lesser goldfinch, northern flicker, rock pigeon, song sparrow, Townsend’s solitaire, Woodhouse’s scrub jay
