Even warmer this morning, with less ice and more mud—and more birds. Still mostly cloudless, calm, bright, and dry. Among the birds were quail (voice only) and more than a few Eurasian Collared-doves.
I know they’re year-round residents, but it’d been a while since I’d seen a collared-dove before yesterday, when I spied one touching down on a utility pole in town. This morning from home I watched two in some sort of territorial interaction, then on my hike with dog, I saw a little flock of three go by.
Oddly, today’s foothills list had no chickadees or magpies on it. Topping things off, however, this evening from the deck, I happened to notice a red-tail perched atop a utility pole.
You just never know.
Grandeur Peak Area List
At 09:20 MST, I hiked a few hundred feet up a mountain.
1. Northern Flicker
2. Pine Siskin (v)
3. American Robin* (v)
4. Woodhouse’s Scrub-jay**
5. Eurasian Collared-dove*
6. Rock Pigeon*
7. House Finch**
8. Song Sparrow** (v)
9. California Quail (v)
10. Dark-eyed Junco
11. Lesser Goldfinch** (v)
Elsewhere
12. House Sparrow (v)
13. Spotted Towhee (v)
14. Black-capped Chickadee (v)
15. Red-tailed Hawk
Mammals
Red Squirrel
Mule Deer
(v) Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: American robin, black-capped chickadee, California quail, dark-eyed junco, Eurasian collared dove, house finch, house sparrow, lesser goldfinch, mule deer, northern flicker, pine siskin, red squirrel, red-tailed hawk, rock pigeon, song sparrow, spotted towhee, Woodhouse’s scrub jay
