The jaybirds are different here in Utah than they were in Maine. I’ve only seen two species—Woodhouse’s Scrub-jay and Steller’s Jay—but they (along with the Black-billed Magpie) have expanded my appreciating for corvids generally.
Scrub-jays were quiet for a good while in late spring and summer, but they’ve returned in the past week or two. Somehow convinced one to pose for a photo even.
Was a very good hike today with Captain Jack. An hour and forty-five minutes, two-plus miles, fifteen bird species—also a bunny and a squirrel.
Grandeur Peak Area List
Beginning at 8:01 a.m., I hiked a few hundred feet up a mountain.
1. House Finch*
2. Black-chinned Hummingbird
3. Mourning Dove
4. Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
5. Lesser Goldfinch**
6. Broad-tailed Hummingbird
7. Woodhouse’s Scrub-jay
8. Spotted Towhee
9. Chipping Sparrow
10. Black-capped Chickadee**
11. Lazuli Bunting
12. Rock Pigeon*
13. Virginia’s Warbler
14. American Robin
15. Cooper’s Hawk
Elsewhere
16. Eurasian Collared Dove (v)
Mammals
Mountain Cottontail
Rock Squirrel
(v) Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: American robin, black-capped chickadee, black-chinned hummingbird, blue-gray gnatcatcher, broad-tailed hummingbird, chipping sparrow, cooper's hawk, Eurasian collared dove, house finch, lazuli bunting, lesser goldfinch, mountain cottontail, mourning dove, rock pigeon, rock squirrel, spotted towhee, Virginia’s warbler, Woodhouse’s scrub jay
