Another dogless hike, which is getting old. But at least I engaged in a little chase around the gulch with a (the) Canyon Wren again. Plus, plenty of other species. (Nothing outlandish.)
Sunny, warm in the sun, chilly in evening.
Five days until Jack can accompany me again.
Grandeur Peak Area List
Beginning at 10:15 a.m., I hiked a few hundred feet up the mountain.
1. Black-billed Magpie*
2. Black-capped Chickadee**
3. Canyon Wren
4. Dark-eyed Junco**
5. Northern Flicker (v)
6. Woodhouse’s Scrub-jay**
7. American Robin**
8. House Finch*
9. Lesser Goldfinch**
10. Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Elsewhere
11. Eurasian Collared Dove
12. Song Sparrow
13. Rock Pigeon
v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: American robin, black-billed magpie, black-capped chickadee, canyon wren, dark-eyed junco, Eurasian collared dove, house finch, lesser goldfinch, northern flicker, rock pigeon, ruby-crowned kinglet, song sparrow, Woodhouse’s scrub jay
