Was supposed to rain all day, so headed out prepared to get a little wet, dog and I. However—despite a dramatic looking sky—we encountered only sparse sprinkles. And I managed to spot a few birds.
A couple even posed (a couple of doves that we surprised in the little burnt patch).
Rained lightly for much of the rest of the day, and tomorrow’s looking rainier. We shall hike either way, Captain Jack and I.
Grandeur Peak Area List
At 7:34 a.m. (8:34 MDT), I hiked a few hundred feet up a mountain.
1. Song Sparrow** (v)
2. House Finch**
3. Northern Flicker
4. Woodhouse’s Scrub-jay (v)
5. Rock Pigeon*
6. Spotted Towhee (v)
7. Yellow-rumped Warbler
8. Mourning Dove
9. Black-capped Chickadee (v)
10. American Robin (v)
11. White-crowned Sparrow
Elsewhere
12. House Sparrow (v)
13. Lesser Goldfinch (v)
14. California Quail
Mammals
Red Squirrel
Rock Squirrel
(v) Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: American robin, black-capped chickadee, California quail, house finch, house sparrow, lesser goldfinch, mourning dove, northern flicker, red squirrel, rock pigeon, rock squirrel, song sparrow, spotted towhee, white-crowned sparrow, Woodhouse’s scrub jay, yellow-rumped warbler
