Got up the trails earlier this morning. Thundershowers were possible, so we took advantage of the clear conditions, dog an I. And did not encounter many birds at all. Few species, few individuals. And only one that posed for a photo.
It was a scrub-jay—a scrub-jay that looked rather like an old bird, with a long white beard.
Other than running into trail pals (human and dog), it turned out to be a rather unremarkable late summer morning. (Would’ve been more remarkable had we not beat a thundershower back to the truck.)
Grandeur Peak Area List
At 7:06 a.m. (8:06 MDT), I hiked a few hundred feet up a mountain.
1. Northern Flicker** (v)
2. Black-billed Magpie (v)
3. Woodhouse’s Scrub-jay
4. Rock Pigeon*
5. House Finch**
6. Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (v)
7. Spotted Towhee (v)
8. Nashville Warbler
9. American Goldfinch (v)
(v) Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: American goldfinch, black-billd magpie, blue-gray gnatcatcher, house finch, Nashville warbler, northern flicker, rock pigeon, spotted towhee, Woodhouse’s scrub jay
