’Tis the season of juvies. Fresh, new baby birds, fledglings testing their wings. My morning hike with dog was a cool one, room temperature, mountain shade, little breeze. Almost felt like air-conditioning. A dozen species, not huge numbers.
But several juvies among them. Most fun to watch was a tiny Blue-gray Gnatcatcher fluttering and crying for food from its parents. Also immature buntings and finches. I’m sure others were out there, too, but laying low.
(It’s good to lay low during drought and heat wave.)
Grandeur Peak Area List
Beginning at 6:31 a.m. (7:31 MDT), I hiked a few hundred feet up a mountain.
1. American Robin*
2. Lazuli Bunting
3. Woodhouse’s Scrub-jay
4. Black-capped Chickadee (v)
5. Rock Pigeon*
6. House Finch**
7. Black-chinned Hummingbird
8. Spotted Towhee
9. Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
10. Mourning Dove (v)
11. Warbling Vireo (v)
12. Barn Swallow
Elsewhere
13. Eurasian Collared-dove
14. House Sparrow (v)
15. Black-billed Magpie
16. California Quail
(v) Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: American robin, barn swallow, black-billed magpie, black-capped chckadee, black-chinned hummingbird, blue-gray gnatcatcher, California quail, Eurasian collared dove, house finch, house sparrow, lazuli bunting, mourning dove, rock pigeon, spotted towhee, warbling vireo, Woodhous’s scub-jay
