Sun today. Blue sky behind a few clouds. Temperatures rising through the 30s (F). A late morning hike with dog.
Birds in the periphery, singing, calling. I commented to Captain Jack that this would be a good day to see another eagle, and within five minutes I did. Later, I wondered if I’d see a raven this day. And I did. (Two, actually.)
A few deer, a few fellow hikers on this sunny Saturday.
Grandeur Peak Area List
Beginning at 11:15 a.m., I hiked a few hundred feet up the mountain.
1. Black-billed Magpie**
2. Black-capped Chickadee**
3. House Finch* (v)
4. Woodhouse’s Scrub-jay**
5. Song Sparrow** (v)
6. Northern Flicker
7. Golden Eagle
8. Dark-eyed Junco
9. Lesser Goldfinch** (v)
10. Pine Siskin (v)
11. Common Raven
Elsewhere
12. Eurasian Collared Dove
(v) Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: black-billed magpie, black-capped chickadee, common raven, dark-eyed junco, Eurasian collared dove, golden eagle, house finch, lesser goldfinch, northrn flicker, pine siskin, song sparrow, Woodhouse’s scrub jay
