Snowed overnight. Gentle, steady snow for a while—no wind to speak of (as usual, in my one winter’s experience)—accumulating to a depth of three inches or snow. Jack and I took to the trails, as usual, and had ourselves a nice hike.
There were quite a few mule deer. And birds. Robins, magpies, chickadees, towhees—even a pair of siskins. More in town (where I made a quick trip for groceries, taking pandemic precautions of course).
(My favorites today, I think, were siskin and towhee.)
Grandeur Peak Area List
Beginning at 9:15 a.m., I hiked a couple hundred feet up the mountain.
1. Black-billed Magpie*
2. American Robin*
3. House Finch*
4. Black-capped Chickadee
5. Woodhouse’s Scrub-jay (v)
6. Pine Siskin
7. Spotted Towhee
Elsewhere
8. Song Sparrow (v)
9. Eurasian Collared Dove
10. European Starling
11. Rock Pigeon
12. Mourning Dove
13. House Sparrow (v)
Mammals
Mule Deer
(v) Voice only
*Also elsewhere
Tags: American robin, black-billed magpie, black-capped chickadee, Eurasian collared dove, European starling, house finch, house sparrow, mourning dove, pine siskin, rock pigeon, song sparrow, spotted towhee, Woodhouse’s scrub jay
