Chased down a kinglet this morning—a mostly overcast morning with a few waves of rain moving through. I heard it first, not long after we’d started up the trail. Singing. I tiptoed around, took a shitload of photos hoping one might come out half-way decent. What do you know—one did!
(Kinglets have stumped me for years. They flit around so quickly, stick to brush and tangles, and I’m a by-hand photographer.)
A really good hike with Jack my dog. I shall remember it fondly.
Grandeur Peak Area List
Beginning at 8:30 a.m., I hiked several hundred feet up a mountain.
1. Spotted Towhee
2. American Robin*
3. House Finch* (v)
4. Black-billed Magpie*
5. Pine Siskin (v)
6. Woodhouse’s Scrub-jay**
7. Ruby-crowned Kinglet
8. Lesser Goldfinch** (v)
9. Black-capped Chickadee
10. Dark-eyed Junco
11. Turkey Vulture
12. Chipping Sparrow (v)
13. Song Sparrow* (v)
Elsewhere
14. Eurasian Collared Dove (v)
15. European Starling
16. House Sparrow (v)
Mammals
Mule Deer
(v) Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: American robin, black-billed magpie, black-capped chickadee, chipping sparrow, dark-eyed junco, Eurasian collared dove, European starling, house finch, house sparrow, lesser goldfinch, pine siskin, ruby-crowned kinglet, song sparrow, spotted towhee, turkey vulture, Woodhous’s scrub-jay
