March 17, 2009
Richard Stevens:
Allyson and I headed west to search for mountain birds in Clear Creek and Summit Counties. At Loveland Pass we found a lone White-tailed Ptarmigan on the west of side Highway 6 and halfway between the summit and the first pullover south.
At the Blue River Water Treatment Plant we found 2 male and 3 female Barrow's Goldeneyes and then continued north.
At Steamboat Springs we detoured south to Lake Catamount. The waxwings were quite cooperative. We watched 100+ Bohemian Waxwings and 20+ Cedar Waxwings hawk insects from the tall cottonwoods along the Yampa River at the southwest corner of the lake.
We missed the American Three-toed Woodpecker at Rabbit Ears Pass and then ended our birding day at Jackson County Road 26 in search of Greater Sage-Grouse. Unfortunately a woman was walking her dog right at the best time for finding the Grouse. We only got glimpses of one bird as the dog went sniffing for grouse along the road. She had seen 7 male and 3 females on her morning walk.
March 15, 2009
I rode my mountain bike around Aurora Reservoir (Arapahoe County) this morning. Temperatures warmed up nicely; winds were mild.
The Say's Phoebe reported yesterday was not found. The several hundred gulls were mostly Ring-billed with a few Herring and 2 California in the mix.
In the afternoon I revisited the east side of Rocky Mountain Arsenal (Buckley Road). No Burrowing Owls flew in during the night or early this morning. There were no Burrowing Owls seen along the DIA Owl Loop (Adams County).
Richard Stevens:
Allyson and I headed west to search for mountain birds in Clear Creek and Summit Counties. At Loveland Pass we found a lone White-tailed Ptarmigan on the west of side Highway 6 and halfway between the summit and the first pullover south.
At the Blue River Water Treatment Plant we found 2 male and 3 female Barrow's Goldeneyes and then continued north.
At Steamboat Springs we detoured south to Lake Catamount. The waxwings were quite cooperative. We watched 100+ Bohemian Waxwings and 20+ Cedar Waxwings hawk insects from the tall cottonwoods along the Yampa River at the southwest corner of the lake.
We missed the American Three-toed Woodpecker at Rabbit Ears Pass and then ended our birding day at Jackson County Road 26 in search of Greater Sage-Grouse. Unfortunately a woman was walking her dog right at the best time for finding the Grouse. We only got glimpses of one bird as the dog went sniffing for grouse along the road. She had seen 7 male and 3 females on her morning walk.
March 15, 2009
I rode my mountain bike around Aurora Reservoir (Arapahoe County) this morning. Temperatures warmed up nicely; winds were mild.
The Say's Phoebe reported yesterday was not found. The several hundred gulls were mostly Ring-billed with a few Herring and 2 California in the mix.
In the afternoon I revisited the east side of Rocky Mountain Arsenal (Buckley Road). No Burrowing Owls flew in during the night or early this morning. There were no Burrowing Owls seen along the DIA Owl Loop (Adams County).
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