I do admire the handsomeness of a White-crowned Sparrow. And for two straight mornings—a fair one and an overcast one—they honored me by posing for photos. So here’s another pic.
Yesterday’s forecast had called for morning showers, but none appeared. (There was a brief midday one.) A dozen species again, including—today’s surprise—a Northern Harrier, headed south.
The weather folks are more confident of rain tomorrow. We shall see.
Grandeur Peak Area List
At 7:40 a.m. (8:40 MDT), I hiked a few hundred feet up a mountain.
1. House Finch**
2. Woodhouse’s Scrub-jay
3. Yellow-rumped Warbler
4. Rock Pigeon*
5. Northern Flicker
6. Spotted Towhee (v)
7. Black-capped Chickadee
8. White-crowned Sparrow
9. American Robin
10. Black-billed Magpie (v)
11. Northern Harrier
12. Lesser Goldfinch
13. American Robin
Elsewhere
13. Eurasian Collared-dove
Mammals
Red Squirrel
(v) Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: American robin, black-billed magpie, black-capped chickadee, Eurasian collared dove, house finch, lesser goldfinch, northern flicker, northern harrier, red squirrel, rock pigeon, spotted towhee, white-crowned sparrow, Woodhouse’s scrub jay, yellow-rumped warbler
