Dog and I met no one at the trailhead and only encountered a couple of people and a dog during our entire hike this lovely Saturday. Nippy, yes. Snow around, yes. But also a warm sun and mud—sure signs of spring a-comin’.
Nice assortment of birds also, including a Chukar (voice only) and a solitaire. Also deer, and a hawk at the end of it.
Just a lovely morning and day.
Grandeur Peak Area List
At 9:00 MST, I hiked a few hundred feet up a mountain.
1. Dark-eyed Junco**
2. House Finch*
3. Woodhouse’s Scrub-jay
4. Spotted Towhee (v)
5. American Robin** (v)
6. Rock Pigeon*
7. Pine Siskin
8. Black-billed Magpie**
9. Black-capped Chickadee
10. Chukar (v)
11. Townsend’s Solitaire
12. Northern Flicker** (v)
13. Lesser Goldfinch*
14. Sharp-shinned Hawk
Elsewhere
15. House Sparrow (v)
16. Song Sparrow (v)
17. European Starling
Mammals
Mule Deer
Red squirrel
(v) Voice only
*Also Elsewhere
**Voice only Elsewhere
Tags: American robin, black-billed magpie, black-capped chickadee, chukar, dark-eyed junco, European starling, house finch, house sparrow, lesser goldfinch, mule deer, northern flicker, pine siskin, red squirrel, rock pigeon, sharp-shinned hawk, song sparrow, spotted towhee, Townsend’s solitaire, Woodhouse’s scrub jay
