May 17 to 25, 2008
Roger Danka and I went on the grouse trip. I will just list the highlights and any different locations that we visited. Refer to the April 12, 2008 trip for additional details. (From the Blog homepage you can search for any bird, location, or date (April 12, 2008).
May 17, 2008
Loveland Pass: White-tailed Ptarmigan
Summit County: Rosy Finches, Evening Grosbeak, Pine Grosbeak
Windy Gap Reservoir: Barrow's Goldeneye
Rabbit Ears Pass: American Three-toed Woodpecker
Steamboat Springs: Sharp-tailed Grouse
Near Delaney Buttes Reservoir: Greater Sage-Grouse
May 18, 2008
20 Road Lek: Sharp-tailed Grouse
Oxbow Wildlife Area: Sage Sparrow, Sage Thrasher
Brewster's Ridge: First visit this year as it has been too early to search for Scott's Orioles. Roger and I found one at the usual location (past the switchbacks).
Our birding day ended on the Grand Mesa. Where found one Boreal Owl south of the Spruce Creek Campgrounds. An American Three-toed Woodpecker at Powderhorn Ski Area. We missed the Northern Pygmy-Owls there.
May 19, 2008
Colorado National Monument: Gambel's Quail, Black-throated Sparrow, Black-throated Gray Warbler, Pinyon Jay, White-throated Swift, Juniper Titmouse, Bushtits.
Escalante Canyon: Black Phoebe, Chukar
Fruitgrower's Reservoir: Lewis's Woodpecker
Black Canyon Gunnison National Park: Northern Pygmy-Owl, Dusky Grouse
May 20, 2008
Waunita Hot Springs: Gunnison Sage-Grouse
Canon City: Curve-billed Thrasher
Swallows Road: Scaled Quail
Cottonwood Canyon: Western Screech-Owl
May 21, 2008
Cottonwood Canyon: Rufous-crowned Sparrow, Canyon Towhee, Eastern Phoebe, Ladder-backed Woodpecker, and usual suspects.
Besides the "usual" suspects we also found a Tennessee Warbler, Yellow-billed Cuckoo, and Common Poorwill.
May 22, 2008
We drove the eastern border with Kansas and found a few interesting birds.
Undisclosed Colorado lek: 2 Lesser Prairie-Chickens
CR 50 at 1.7 miles north of CR H: Mountain Plover
CR 40 near CR G: Eastern Screech-Owl
CR 48 near CR
CR G: Curve-billed Thrasher
May 23, 2008
CR 45 Lek: Greater Prairie-Chicken
At a friend's ranch in Yuma County: Fox Sparrow (eastern), Northern Cardinal (2)
Wray City Park: Blackpoll Warbler
Sandsage Wildlife Area: White-throated Sparrow
Bonny Reservoir: Burrowing Owl, Red-bellied Woodpecker, Yellow-billed Cuckoo, Baltimore Oriole, Eastern Bluebird, Great Crested Flycatcher, Prairie Warbler, Common Yellowthroat.
May 24, 2008
Alvin: Broad-winged Hawk
CR 45 & CR RR: Field Sparrow
May 25, 2008
Private Ranches in Logan/Sedgwick Counties
Eastern Screech-Owl, Alder Flycatcher, Harris's Sparrow, Fox Sparrow, Baltimore Oriole.
Tamarack Ranch Wildlife Area: Black-throated Green Warbler, Bell's Vireo, Yellow-billed Cuckoo,
Roger Danka and I went on the grouse trip. I will just list the highlights and any different locations that we visited. Refer to the April 12, 2008 trip for additional details. (From the Blog homepage you can search for any bird, location, or date (April 12, 2008).
May 17, 2008
Loveland Pass: White-tailed Ptarmigan
Summit County: Rosy Finches, Evening Grosbeak, Pine Grosbeak
Windy Gap Reservoir: Barrow's Goldeneye
Rabbit Ears Pass: American Three-toed Woodpecker
Steamboat Springs: Sharp-tailed Grouse
Near Delaney Buttes Reservoir: Greater Sage-Grouse
May 18, 2008
20 Road Lek: Sharp-tailed Grouse
Oxbow Wildlife Area: Sage Sparrow, Sage Thrasher
Brewster's Ridge: First visit this year as it has been too early to search for Scott's Orioles. Roger and I found one at the usual location (past the switchbacks).
Our birding day ended on the Grand Mesa. Where found one Boreal Owl south of the Spruce Creek Campgrounds. An American Three-toed Woodpecker at Powderhorn Ski Area. We missed the Northern Pygmy-Owls there.
May 19, 2008
Colorado National Monument: Gambel's Quail, Black-throated Sparrow, Black-throated Gray Warbler, Pinyon Jay, White-throated Swift, Juniper Titmouse, Bushtits.
Escalante Canyon: Black Phoebe, Chukar
Fruitgrower's Reservoir: Lewis's Woodpecker
Black Canyon Gunnison National Park: Northern Pygmy-Owl, Dusky Grouse
May 20, 2008
Waunita Hot Springs: Gunnison Sage-Grouse
Canon City: Curve-billed Thrasher
Swallows Road: Scaled Quail
Cottonwood Canyon: Western Screech-Owl
May 21, 2008
Cottonwood Canyon: Rufous-crowned Sparrow, Canyon Towhee, Eastern Phoebe, Ladder-backed Woodpecker, and usual suspects.
Besides the "usual" suspects we also found a Tennessee Warbler, Yellow-billed Cuckoo, and Common Poorwill.
May 22, 2008
We drove the eastern border with Kansas and found a few interesting birds.
Undisclosed Colorado lek: 2 Lesser Prairie-Chickens
CR 50 at 1.7 miles north of CR H: Mountain Plover
CR 40 near CR G: Eastern Screech-Owl
CR 48 near CR
CR G: Curve-billed Thrasher
May 23, 2008
CR 45 Lek: Greater Prairie-Chicken
At a friend's ranch in Yuma County: Fox Sparrow (eastern), Northern Cardinal (2)
Wray City Park: Blackpoll Warbler
Sandsage Wildlife Area: White-throated Sparrow
Bonny Reservoir: Burrowing Owl, Red-bellied Woodpecker, Yellow-billed Cuckoo, Baltimore Oriole, Eastern Bluebird, Great Crested Flycatcher, Prairie Warbler, Common Yellowthroat.
May 24, 2008
Alvin: Broad-winged Hawk
CR 45 & CR RR: Field Sparrow
May 25, 2008
Private Ranches in Logan/Sedgwick Counties
Eastern Screech-Owl, Alder Flycatcher, Harris's Sparrow, Fox Sparrow, Baltimore Oriole.
Tamarack Ranch Wildlife Area: Black-throated Green Warbler, Bell's Vireo, Yellow-billed Cuckoo,
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