Twenties (F) again this morning when Captain Jack and I hit the trails. Again, we were alone up there except for the birds and deer. The weather radar showed a snow shower, but the only precipitation I saw was out west a ways, and that didn’t reach us until our return trip.
Mostly juncos and siskins again—although this time the juncos outnumbered the siskins. Funnest birds were the little pair of Ruby-crowned Kinglets we encountered on our way up, poking their way about in the budding maples.
Supposed to warm up to the point of rain in the next day or two, and then turn more seasonable. Not many days until Jack and I head back to Maine. Changes.
Grandeur Peak Area List
At 7:54 a.m., sun time, I hiked a few hundred feet up a mountain.
1. Black-capped Chickadee (v)
2. Pine Siskin**
3. Spotted Towhee
4. Rock Pigeon*
5. Song Sparrow* (v)
6. Black-billed Magpie (v)
7. Woodhouse’s Scrub-jay
8. House Finch**
9. American Robin* (v)
10. Dark-eyed Junco
11. Ruby-crowned kinglet
Elsewhere
12. House Sparrow (v)
13. Mourning Dove (v)
14. Eurasian Collared-dove (v)
15. Lesser Goldfinch
16. European Starling
17. American Crow (v)
18. Red-tailed Hawk
Mammals
Mule Deer
(v) Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: American crow, American robin, black-billed magpie, black-capped chickadee, dark-eyed junco, Eurasian collared dove, European starling, house finch, house sparrow, lesser goldfinch, mourning dove, mule deer, pine siskin, red-tailed hawk, rock pigeon, ruby-crowned kinglet, song sparrow, spotted towhee, Woodhouse’s scrub jay
