On something of a lark this morning, I decided to head up the high switchback up the high southern slope toward the summit overlooking Millcreek. It was a good climb. Jack enjoyed the new trail. At the top—maybe 1,000-feet up—we met a few others who’d ascended from the opposite side.
Flushed a Chukar up there. Had such fun, we might even do it again tomorrow.
Grandeur Peak Area List
Beginning at 9:15 a.m., I hiked a couple hundred feet up the mountain.
1. House Finch*
2. Black-billed Magpie*
3. American Robin*
4. Black-capped Chickadee
5. Dark-eyed Junco
6. Northern Flicker
7. Woodhouse’s Scrub-jay*
8. Spotted Towhee
9. Chukar
10. Common Raven
11. California Quail* (v)
Elsewhere
12. Song Sparrow
13. Eurasian Collared Dove (v)
14. Lesser Goldfinch (v)
Mammals
Mule Deer
(v) Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: American robin, black-billed magpie, black-capped chickadee, California quail, chukar, common raven, dark-eyed junco, Eurasian collared dove, house finch, lesser goldfinch, northern flicker, song sparrow, spotted towhee, Woodhouse’s scrub jay
