Yesterday I thought I heard a little flock of juncos—but at the same time I heard (and saw) a flock of finches take flight. I couldn’t convince myself for sure that they were juncos I heard. Especially since I hadn’t seen any for a few days either on the mountain or in the neighborhood.
Toward the end of my hike with dog this lowery, nippy morning, I definitely heard juncos. And stalked ’em. And spotted ’em. And even managed a few photographs.
Grandeur Peak Area List
Beginning at 10:30 a.m., I hiked a few hundred feet up the mountain.
1. Black-capped Chickadee**
2. Woodhouse’s Scrub-jay*
3. Northern Flicker
4. Black-billed Magpie*
5. House Finch*
6. American Robin (v)
7. Dark-eyed Junco
Elsewhere
8. Sharp-shinned Hawk
9. California Quail (v)
10. Lesser Goldfinch
11. Eurasian Collared Dove
v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: American robin, black-billed magpie, black-capped chickadee, California quail, dark-eyed junco, Eurasian collared dove, house finch, lesser goldfinch, northern flicker, sharp-shinned hawk, Woodhouse’s scrub jay
