The sun emerged, and the hike was nice. Many birds down in the neighborhood, not so many up the mountainside. I should say not so many species, because two of the seven I listed showed up in numbers
First was a gang of 16 Woodhouse’s Scrub-jays, flapping about, hollering at each other, moving through the scrub-oaks. Then came a pod of seven chickadees, flitting up the switchback.
(Nice, too, were a few mule deer watching us from the juniper barren.)
Grandeur Peak Area List
Beginning at 8:57 a.m. (MST), I hiked several hundred feet up a mountain.
1. House Finch* (v)
2. Woodhouse’s Scrub-jay
3. Northern Flicker
4. Spotted Towhee** (v)
5. Black-billed Magpie*
6. Black-capped Chickadee
7. Lesser Goldfinch** (v)
Elsewhere
8. Mourning Dove
9. European Starling
10. House Sparrow
11. Rock Pigeon
12. Song Sparrow
Mammals
Mule Deer
(v) Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: black-billed magpie, black-capped chickadee, European starling, house finch, house sparrow, lesser goldfinch, mourning dove, mule deer, northern flicker, rock pigeon, song sparrow, spotted towhee, Woodhouse’s scrub jay
