The Winsome and Imperiled American Pika

Pika in the San Juan high country Photo courtesy Sage Grizzard
Pika in the San Juan high country Photo courtesy Sage Grizzard

Written by Mary Grizzard 

“Eeee-Eeee!”

“Eeee-Eeee!”

We know we’ve entered the inner sanctum of the high country when we approach a talus field and hear the warning call of an American pika. Easy to hear but not always so easy to see, these much-adored little mountain folk scamper about in high altitude rock fields throughout the summer and early fall.

Their gray-brown fur makes it difficult to sp…