Search for Sage Grouse and Owls

September 3, 2007

Roger, Randy Danka and I drove through Arapaho National Wildlife Refuge. Birding was pretty slow. The highlight was a Golden Eagle.

We also explored Jackson County Road 26. Greater Sage-Grouse have been found here in the past; none today however. We did count 7 Sage Thrashers and many Brewer's Sparrows.

After dark we hiked the Michigan Ditch (top of Cameron Pass, Jackson County). Rain and snow made the trip useless. Winds became quite strong after we were 2 miles down the trail.