A coldish morning. Temps in the 20s (F) when Jack and I hit the trail. Perhaps that’s why I didn’t encounter a huge selection of bird species. However, of those I did encounter, many were singing.
Towhees were singing. Chickadees. House Finches—and the corvids were making their equivalent of song.
When the weather warms a bit, about the time the rattlesnakes come out, I imagine there’ll be some sweet music up there. Feeling the anticipation.
Note: had another little earthquake in SLC this evening.
Grandeur Peak Area List
Beginning at 8:30 a.m., I hiked several hundred feet up a mountain.
1. American Robin*
2. Black-billed Magpie*
3. Eastern Towhee
4. Pine Siskin (v)
5. Woodhouse’s Scrub-jay**
6. Northern Flicker (v)
7. Black-capped Chickadee
8. Lesser Goldfinch** (v)
9. Townsend’s Solitaire
10. House Finch* (v)
Elsewhere
11. Song Sparrow (v)
12. European Starling
13. Eurasian Collared Dove
14. California Quail
Mammals
Mule Deer
(v) Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: American robin, black-billed magpie, black-capped chickadee, California quail, eastern towhee, Eurasian collared dove, European starling, house finch, lesser goldfinch, northern flicker, pine siskin, song sparrow, Townsend’s solitaire, Woodhouse’s scrub jay
