A morning hike with Captain Jack. A few more hikers yesterday afternoon tramped down the trails we snowshoe-broke in the morning, so they were a bit easier to hike. Colder temps but more sun. No breeze to speak of.
Not the big bird numbers of yesterday, but more species. Notable were corvids (absent yesterday) and another pair of rosy-finches under a feeder across from the trailhead.
More snow due tomorrow evening, so Wednesday could be another wintry one. Which means perhaps still more rosy-finches. Which would be fun.
Grandeur Peak Area List
At 9:00 MST, I hiked a few hundred feet up a mountain.
1. Spotted Towhee (v)
2. Pine Siskin**
3. Dark-eyed Junco*
4. Northern Flicker** (v)
5. Black-capped Chickadee (v)
6. American Robin** (v)
7. House Finch* (v)
8. Rock Pigeon*
9. Black-billed Magpie** (v)
10. Woodhouse’s Scrub-jay
11. Gray-crowned Rosy-finch
Elsewhere
12. House Sparrow (v)
13. Song Sparrow
14. European Starling
15. Eurasian Collared-dove (v)
16. Lesser Goldfinch (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, gray-crowned rosy-finch, house finch, house sparrow, lesser goldfinch, northern flicker, pine siskin, rock pigeon, song sparrow, spotted towhee, Woodhouse’s scrub jay
