It was supposed to snow a few inches overnight, but it only snowed about an inch. Not as cold as yesterday, nor as breezy. And birds were out—not many individuals, but a dozen species.
Saw the dependable woodpecker again, but no solitaire. At one point I had two corvids, two sparrows, two tits, two finches, and two woodpeckers.
Scrub-jays were the only birds in the juniper barren, though.
Grandeur Peak Area List
Beginning at 8:39 a.m. (MST), I hiked several hundred feet up a mountain.
1. Black-billed Magpie* (v)
2. House Finch* (v)
3. Dark-eyed Junco
4. Black-capped Chickadee**
5. Lesser Goldfinch (v)
6. Juniper Titmouse
7. Spotted Towhee
8. Northern Flicker (v)
9. Downy Woodpecker
10. Woodhouse’s Scrub-jay
11. Mountain Chickadee (v)
12. Song Sparrow (v)
Elsewhere
13. American Robin (v)
(v) Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: American robin, black-billed magpie, black-capped chickadee, dark-eyed junco, downy woodpecker, house fnch, juniper titmouse, lesser goldfinch, mountain chickadee, northern flicker, song sparrow, spotted towhee, Woodhouse’s scrub jay
