About four or five inches of new snow overnight, so I left dog at home for a change. Figured he could use a break to rest up his gimpy back legs from navigating all the recent deep, slippery snow/ice. Felt weird. Always feels weird. Lopsided. Something missing when he’s not with me.
Many siskins this morning, and quite a few juncos. Mostly down by the neighborhood, considering fresh snow covering other edible buds, etc. The usual suspects otherwise.
Also deer—sixteen of ’em. Nine browsing in the scrub far above me, and seven watching me stroll by from a distance no more than thirty feet. They know me at this point, I feel sure. I think of them as my friends, kinda.
(They know Jack, too, the deer.)
Grandeur Peak Area List
At 9:31 MST, I hiked a few hundred feet up a mountain.
1. Pine Siskin
2. Woodhouse’s Scrub-jay
3. Spotted Towhee (v)
4. House Finch** (v)
5. American Robin (v)
6. Rock Pigeon*
7. Black-billed Magpie** (v)
8. Black-capped Chickadee
9. Dark-eyed Junco
Elsewhere
10. House Sparrow (v)
11. Song Sparrow
12. 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, house finch, house sparrow, lesser goldfinch, mule deer, pine siskin, rock pigeon, song sparrow, spotted towhee, Woodhouse’s scrub jay
