Nice quick hike with dog this morning. Many birds moving about (although fewer species than a few days ago). Good air, good exercise—and I had a sparrow on my list for a change.
Grandeur Peak Area List
Beginning at 8:29 a.m., I hiked a few hundred feet up a mountain.
1. Black-billed Magpie*
2. Woodhouse’s Scrub-jay
3. Northern Flicker**
4. Black-capped Chickadee**
5. Mourning Dove
6. House Finch**
7. Mountain Chickadee
8. Yellow-rumped Warbler
9. Spotted Towhee
10. Pine Siskin
11. Chipping Sparrow
12. American Robin
13. Ruby-crowned Kinglet
14. Lesser Goldfinch** (v)
Elsewhere
15. Song Sparrow (v)
16. Downy Woodpecker (v)
Mammals
Rock Squirrel
(v) Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: American robin, black-billed magpie, black-capped chickadee, chipping sparrow, downy woodpecker, house finch, lesser goldfinch, mountain chickadee, mourning dove, northern flicker, pine siskin, rock squirrel, ruby-crowned kinglet, song sparrow, spotted towhee, Woodhouse’s scrub jay, yellow-rumped warbler
