Nearly cloudless morning, with lots of birds in the neighborhood—including (the highlight of the day) a random Spotted Towhee. First of its species I’ve seen in at least two months here.
Surprised a mule deer on the mountainside, dog and I. (And vice versa.) For the first time I got to see how they sort of hop along instead of bounding like whitetails do.
(In departing, the deer scared off a whole bunch of birds I’d been watching. Oh, well!)
Grandeur Peak Area List
Beginning at 10 a.m., I hiked a few hundred feet up the mountain.
1. Black-billed Magpie* (v)
2. Black-capped Chickadee**
3. Lesser Goldfinch**
4. House Finch*
5. Woodhouse’s Scrub-jay
6. Dark-eyed Junco
7. Northern Flicker**
Elsewhere
8. American Robin (v)
9. Spotted Towhee
v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: American robin, black-billed magpie, black-capped chickadee, dark-eyed junco, house finch, lesser goldfinch, northern flicker, spotted towhee, Woodhouse’s scrub jay
