This morning’s hike under lowery skies was eerily quiet. Chilly—30s (F)—and with an unusual bit of humidity, and with fewer bird species than recently. Overall, puzzlingly quiet.
Noteworthy were many magpies and scrub-jays, not a single House Finch, and a Juniper Titmouse that would not pose for a photo.
The most interesting bird showed up this afternoon: a Song Sparrow in the side yard, dining on fallen apples.
Grandeur Peak Area List
Beginning at 8:23 a.m. (MST), I hiked several hundred feet up a mountain.
1. Black-capped Chickadee**
2. Black-billed Magpie*
3. Spotted Towhee
4. Woodhouse’s Scrub-jay
5. Dark-eyed Junco
6. Juniper Titmouse
7. Northern Flicker
8. Lesser Goldfinch** (v)
Elsewhere
9. Eurasian Collared-dove
10. Song Sparrow
Mammals
Red Squirrel (v)
(v) Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: black-billd magpie, black-capped chickadee, dark-eyed junco, Eurasian collared dove, juniper titmouse, lesser goldfinch, northern flicker, song sparrow, spotted towhee, woodhouse’s scruby-jay
