Awoke to a coolly overcast morning. No breeze, but I wore a scarf.
It was a hike both dog and I enjoyed (along with a couple conversations with other humans and dogs), but my list ended up with the fewest bird species in a good long while.
The last—a solitary singing goldfinch as we returned to the trailhead—kept me from going without a photo, though.
Finally snow this week, or so they say.
Grandeur Peak Area List
At 9:05 MST, I hiked a few hundred feet up a mountain.
1. Woodhouse’s Scrub-jay (v)
2. Northern Flicker (v)
3. Rock Pigeon*
4. House Finch**
5. Black-capped Chickadee
6. Lesser Goldfinch
Elsewhere
7. Song Sparrow (v)
8. Spotted Towhee (v)
(v) Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: black-capped chickadee, house finch, lesser goldfinch, northern flicker, rock pigeon, song sparrow, spotted towhee, Woodhouse’s scrub jay
