No rattlesnakes today, but still unseasonably warm (and dry). However, it’s still cool in the shade, and my morning hike with dog takes us along plenty of shady trails.
Nope, no reptiles—but plenty of good nesting birds. Many more finches than usual, more singing towhees and buntings, the same two Warbling Vireos, a tanager, and the Black-throated Warbler I saw yesterday (in the same tree).
Yep, warmer than it should be, but still early enough to enjoy nestlings, fledglings, many young birds learning the ropes, and the occasional suprise.
Our kind of Saturday, dog and me.
Grandeur Peak Area List
Beginning at 7:07 a.m. (8:07 MDT), I hiked a few hundred feet up a mountain.
1. American Robin*
2. Lazuli Bunting
3. Rock Pigeon
4. Black-chinned Hummingbird
5. House Finch**
6. Woodhouse’s Scrub-jay*
7. Spotted Towhee
8. Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
9. Black-billed Magpie*
10. Western Tanager
11. Pine Siskin
12. Warbling Vireo (v)
13. Black-headed Grosbeak (v)
14. Black-capped Chickadee (v)
15. Black-throated Gray Warbler
16. Lesser Goldfinch**
17. Song Sparrow** (v)
Elsewhere
18. Eurasian Collared-dove
19. European Starling
20. California Quail
Mammals
Rock Squirrel
(v) Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: American robin, black-billed magpie, black-capped chickadee, black-chinned hummingbird, black-headed grosbeak, black-throated gray warbler, blue-gray gnatcatcher, California quail, Eurasian collared dove, European starling, house finch, lazuli bunting, lesser goldfinch, pine siskin, rock pigeon, rock squirrel, song sparrow, spotted towhee, warbling vireo, western tanager, Woodhouse’s scrub jay
