This morning’s was a sweet hike with my sweet ol’ dog in comfortable conditions and with a good contingent of birds about. The most abundant species? Dark-eyed Junco.
They show up during migration, both ways. They travel in groups—from a few to huge flocks. I know their voices and habits pretty well by now. Plus, one member of the species was the only bird that posed for a photo today.
I ?? juncos.
Grandeur Peak Area List
At 8:15 a.m. (9:15 MDT), I hiked a few hundred feet up a mountain.
1. House Finch** (v)
2. American Robin
3. Northern Flicker
4. Rock Pigeon*
5. Dark-eyed Junco
6. American Goldfinch (v)
7. Woodhouse’s Scrub-jay (v)
8. Black-billed Magpie
9. Lesser Goldfinch (v)
10. Black-capped Chickadee (v)
11. Song Sparrow* (v)
Elsewhere
12. House Sparrow (v)
Mammals
Red Squirrel
(v) Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: American goldfinch, American robin, black-billed magpie, black-capped chickadee, dark-eyed junco, house finch, lesser goldfinch, northern flicker, red squirrel, rock pigeon, song sparrow, Woodhouse’s scrub jay
