January 3 to 4, 2008
January 3rd
Bryan Ehlmann and I decided to search for owls south of Denver. The large amount of snow that we have received this winter limited the number of roads that we could drive.
We reached Teller County in the afternoon and tried unsuccessful to get to Missouri Gulch. Turned around we continued down Hwy 115 to Penrose and Brush Hollow Wildlife Area (Fremont).
We hoped to add a Juniper Titmouse or Bushtit to our year list. Neither was found moving around in the cold, snow covered reservoir.
With an hour of daylight we headed to Beaver Creek Wildlife Area (Fremont). Bryan got a response from a Northern Pygmy-Owl (to our recordings). We had walked to the northern end of the wildlife area (with the help of snowshoes). The Northern Pygmy-Owl was in a fir tree along the creek.
We tried to drive up into Phantom Canyon to look for Spotted Owls but were not able to reach the areas where we had success in the past.
January 4th
We spent the night in Canon City, got up early, and tried to find owls up the Shelf Road. Again the weather and slick roads hindered our search. Weather reports did not look good and we decided to return to Denver.
A stop at Pueblo Reservoir (Pueblo) on the way home was darn good. We found several Bonaparte's Gulls and the Red-throated Loon that was reported the day before!
It looked like snow over Monument Pass (between Colorado Springs and Denver) so we hi-tailed it home.
January 3rd
Bryan Ehlmann and I decided to search for owls south of Denver. The large amount of snow that we have received this winter limited the number of roads that we could drive.
We reached Teller County in the afternoon and tried unsuccessful to get to Missouri Gulch. Turned around we continued down Hwy 115 to Penrose and Brush Hollow Wildlife Area (Fremont).
We hoped to add a Juniper Titmouse or Bushtit to our year list. Neither was found moving around in the cold, snow covered reservoir.
With an hour of daylight we headed to Beaver Creek Wildlife Area (Fremont). Bryan got a response from a Northern Pygmy-Owl (to our recordings). We had walked to the northern end of the wildlife area (with the help of snowshoes). The Northern Pygmy-Owl was in a fir tree along the creek.
We tried to drive up into Phantom Canyon to look for Spotted Owls but were not able to reach the areas where we had success in the past.
January 4th
We spent the night in Canon City, got up early, and tried to find owls up the Shelf Road. Again the weather and slick roads hindered our search. Weather reports did not look good and we decided to return to Denver.
A stop at Pueblo Reservoir (Pueblo) on the way home was darn good. We found several Bonaparte's Gulls and the Red-throated Loon that was reported the day before!
It looked like snow over Monument Pass (between Colorado Springs and Denver) so we hi-tailed it home.
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