Wore a sweatshirt on this morning’s hike with dog, thinking—what with the forecast—I might not need it. Sure enough, within about 15 minutes, I took it off and tied it around my waist.
A lovely hike. A lot fewer deer (two) but plenty of singing towhees (and chickadees and juncos and finches and more). Six towhees today, about half of them singing, and in all the familiar nesting places—wild rises and such. Three species of finch. And, for the second morning, a nice hopeful feeling about goodness in this crazy world.
Impending spring will do that for you, I guess.
Grandeur Peak Area List
At 08:40 MST, I hiked a few hundred feet up a mountain.
1. American Robin**
2. Black-capped Chickadee**
3. Pine Siskin (v)
4. Woodhouse’s Scrub-jay
5. Dark-eyed Junco
6. Rock Pigeon*
7. House Finch
8. Song Sparrow* (v)
9. Lesser Goldfinch**
10. Spotted Towhee*
11. Black-billed Magpie*
Elsewhere
12. Northern Flicker (v)
13. House Sparrow (v)
14. European Starling
15. Eurasian Collared-dove (v)
Mammals
Mule Deer
(v) Voice only
* Also Elsewhere
**Voice only Elsewhere
Tags: American robin, black-billed magpie, black-capped chickadee, dark-eyed junco, Eurasian collared dove, European starling, house finch, house sparrow, lesser goldfinch, mule deer, northern flicker, pine siskin, rock pigeon, song sparrow, spotted towhee, Woodhouse’s scrub jay
