Down in the mid-teens last night. Nippy in the shadow of the mountain this morning. But in that shadow, a handsome mule deer buck trotted along the street out from of my place, which was cool.
However, even cooler was the surprise appearance of a Spotted Towhee in the side yard. I heard its whine, which didn’t register, because I was making a video of a singing Song Sparrow—but then the towhee suddenly flitted over to within a foot of the sparrow.
Talk about cool.
The rest of the day was blue-sky sunny. Warmed up, encountered a bunch of bird species. A lovely, productive day.
Grandeur Peak Area List
Beginning at 10:30 a.m., I hiked a few hundred feet up the mountain.
1. House Finch*
2. Black-billed Magpie*
3. Golden Eagle
4. Black-capped Chickadee*
5. Woodhouse’s Scrub-jay**
6. American Robin*
7. Song Sparrow* (v)
8. Lesser Goldfinch** (v)
9. European Starling*
10. Pine Siskin
11. Dark-eyed Junco*
Elsewhere
12. Spotted Towhee
13. House Sparrow (v)
14. Eurasian Collared Dove
(v) Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: Ameican robin, black-billed magpie, black-capped chickadee, dark-eyed junco, Eurasian collared dove, European starling, golden eagle, house finch, house sparrow, lesser goldfinch, pine siskin, song sparrow, spotted towhee, Woodhouse’s scrub jay
