Supposed to snow today, so dog and I headed up a little early. Several birds around the trailhead—including a gang of Cassin’s Finches—but only a scrub-jay and a towhee up the mountain trails. Also a good-looking Mule Deer buck.
It did snow this midday into afternoon. A few inches, gently fallen.
Grandeur Peak Area List
Beginning at 8:50 a.m. (MST), I hiked several hundred feet up a mountain.
1. Northern Flicker**
2. House Finch** (v)
3. American Robin (v)
4. Woodhouse’s Scrub-jay**
5. Spotted Towhee (v)
6. Rock Pigeon
7. Black-capped Chickadee (v)
8. Black-billed Magpie** (v)
9. European Starling*
10. Cassin’s Finch
Mammals
Mule Deer
Red Squirrel
(v) Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: American robin, black-billed magpie, black-capped chickadee, Cassin’s finch, European starling, house finch, mule deer, northern flicker, red squirrel, rock pigeon, spotted towhee, Woodhouse’s scrub jay
