March 29-April 2, 2009
Richard Stevens:
March 29, 2009
Bryan Ehlmann and I ventured up to Pawnee National Grasslands (Weld County) . Our search for Mountain Plovers was quite successful.
We found a lone Mountain Plover along the west side of Highway 392 at 2.0 miles south of Weld County Road 67. Another Mountain Plover was found in the field behind the Briggsdale School. No Common Redpolls, but the Mountain Plover was a nice consolation. Another 2 Mountain Plovers were at a friend's ranch along Highway 14 east of Briggsdale. No Mountain Plover were found at Highway 14 and Weld County Road 51, but we did briefly see one bird in the field north of Weld County Road 94 between CR 63 and 61 (traditional nesting location).
Our search for longspurs was not as successful. One Prairie Falcon, 4 Red-tailed Hawks, 1 Ferruginous Hawk, 9 American Kestrels, 2 Rough-legged Hawks and 1 Golden Eagle were spotted.
March 30, 2009
Bryan Ehlmann and I birded around Logan County this morning. An Eastern Screech-Owl was heard at its usual location in the eastern sections of Tamarack Ranch Wildlife Area.
We only found a few Gull species at Jumbo Reservoir (Herring, California, & Ring-billed Gull). There was no sign of last week's Black-legged Kittiwake. The male Barrow's Goldeneye found last week was still around.
Earlier in the morning we had stopped at Prewitt Reservoir (Logan/Washington). We relocated Eastern Screech-Owls both at the western end of the property and east of the ranger's home/office.
March 31, 2009
Bryan Ehlmann, Roger Danka, and I spent most of the day searching for Eastern Meadowlarks, longspurs, and owls in Logan & Sedgwick Counties; mostly without success.
We did relocate the 2 Eastern Screech-Owls on Roger's ranch (Sedgwick). A search for Greater Prairie-Chickens or Sharp-tailed Grouse on the southern sections of Tamarack Ranch Wildlife Area were also unsuccessful. No Short-eared or Long-eared Owls came out at dusk at Jumbo Reservoir/Red Lion Wildlife Area.
April 1, 2009
At first light, Bryan Ehlmann & I found 11 Greater Prairie-Chickens visiting a lek south of Yuma (Yuma County). Afterwards we rushed to a second ranch and found another 9 Greater Prairie-Chickens still displaying.
After sunset we visit several friends of ours in Wray and added five Northern Cardinals (three different yards) to our trip list. An eastern Fox Sparrow was visiting what we refer to as private yard #2.
A stop at the Wray Fishing Unit found their resident Barn Owl! We could not relocate the male Northern Cardinal that has been around for months now.
We ended our birding day at Bonny Reservoir & Hale Ponds. Bonny Reservoir added Red-bellied Woodpeckers, Eastern Bluebirds, and an Eastern Phoebe to our trip list; Hale Ponds added additional Red-bellied Woodpeckers.
April 2, 2009
Before sunrise, Bryan Ehlmann and I hiked the Republican River from Yuma County Road LL.5 to Kansas and back. Along the trek we heard 3 Eastern Screech-Owls!
We had to get up quite early so as to be at another friend's ranch 30 minutes before sunrise. Here we found 10+ males and 3 female Greater Prairie-Chickens in Kit Carson. Our fifth Greater Prairie-Chicken lek of the spring (Yuma & Kit Carson Counties; counting all the birds along Yuma CR 45 as one lek; though I believe there are actually at least 3 leks along the road).
Not much was "happening" at Flagler Reservoir when we made a quick stop on our way back to Denver.
Richard Stevens:
March 29, 2009
Bryan Ehlmann and I ventured up to Pawnee National Grasslands (Weld County) . Our search for Mountain Plovers was quite successful.
We found a lone Mountain Plover along the west side of Highway 392 at 2.0 miles south of Weld County Road 67. Another Mountain Plover was found in the field behind the Briggsdale School. No Common Redpolls, but the Mountain Plover was a nice consolation. Another 2 Mountain Plovers were at a friend's ranch along Highway 14 east of Briggsdale. No Mountain Plover were found at Highway 14 and Weld County Road 51, but we did briefly see one bird in the field north of Weld County Road 94 between CR 63 and 61 (traditional nesting location).
Our search for longspurs was not as successful. One Prairie Falcon, 4 Red-tailed Hawks, 1 Ferruginous Hawk, 9 American Kestrels, 2 Rough-legged Hawks and 1 Golden Eagle were spotted.
March 30, 2009
Bryan Ehlmann and I birded around Logan County this morning. An Eastern Screech-Owl was heard at its usual location in the eastern sections of Tamarack Ranch Wildlife Area.
We only found a few Gull species at Jumbo Reservoir (Herring, California, & Ring-billed Gull). There was no sign of last week's Black-legged Kittiwake. The male Barrow's Goldeneye found last week was still around.
Earlier in the morning we had stopped at Prewitt Reservoir (Logan/Washington). We relocated Eastern Screech-Owls both at the western end of the property and east of the ranger's home/office.
March 31, 2009
Bryan Ehlmann, Roger Danka, and I spent most of the day searching for Eastern Meadowlarks, longspurs, and owls in Logan & Sedgwick Counties; mostly without success.
We did relocate the 2 Eastern Screech-Owls on Roger's ranch (Sedgwick). A search for Greater Prairie-Chickens or Sharp-tailed Grouse on the southern sections of Tamarack Ranch Wildlife Area were also unsuccessful. No Short-eared or Long-eared Owls came out at dusk at Jumbo Reservoir/Red Lion Wildlife Area.
April 1, 2009
At first light, Bryan Ehlmann & I found 11 Greater Prairie-Chickens visiting a lek south of Yuma (Yuma County). Afterwards we rushed to a second ranch and found another 9 Greater Prairie-Chickens still displaying.
After sunset we visit several friends of ours in Wray and added five Northern Cardinals (three different yards) to our trip list. An eastern Fox Sparrow was visiting what we refer to as private yard #2.
A stop at the Wray Fishing Unit found their resident Barn Owl! We could not relocate the male Northern Cardinal that has been around for months now.
We ended our birding day at Bonny Reservoir & Hale Ponds. Bonny Reservoir added Red-bellied Woodpeckers, Eastern Bluebirds, and an Eastern Phoebe to our trip list; Hale Ponds added additional Red-bellied Woodpeckers.
April 2, 2009
Before sunrise, Bryan Ehlmann and I hiked the Republican River from Yuma County Road LL.5 to Kansas and back. Along the trek we heard 3 Eastern Screech-Owls!
We had to get up quite early so as to be at another friend's ranch 30 minutes before sunrise. Here we found 10+ males and 3 female Greater Prairie-Chickens in Kit Carson. Our fifth Greater Prairie-Chicken lek of the spring (Yuma & Kit Carson Counties; counting all the birds along Yuma CR 45 as one lek; though I believe there are actually at least 3 leks along the road).
Not much was "happening" at Flagler Reservoir when we made a quick stop on our way back to Denver.
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