November 8, 2009
Richard Stevens:
It was another fantastic fall day in Colorado. Winds were mild, temperatures reached the middle 50s in Denver. Richard Miguel and I spent 6 hours searching for White-tailed Ptarmigan on Loveland Pass; without success.
My statistics show that finding them on a weekend when many snow boarders and skiers are using the pass to avoid ski lift fees greatly reduces the chance of any White-tailed Ptarmigan sightings.
We stopped briefly at Genesee Mountain Park on the trip back to Denver. A few White-breasted Nuthatches, one Red-breasted Nuthatch, and a flock of five Pygmy Nuthatches were found. No crossbills or Williamson's Sapsuckers (not expected).
After returning to Denver, I drove through Cherry Creek Reservoir (Arapahoe County). The number of birds was much less than last Friday. Two Common Loons and the Red-necked Grebe were observed from the Bird Platform (Cottonwood Creek Loop).
Richard Stevens:
It was another fantastic fall day in Colorado. Winds were mild, temperatures reached the middle 50s in Denver. Richard Miguel and I spent 6 hours searching for White-tailed Ptarmigan on Loveland Pass; without success.
My statistics show that finding them on a weekend when many snow boarders and skiers are using the pass to avoid ski lift fees greatly reduces the chance of any White-tailed Ptarmigan sightings.
We stopped briefly at Genesee Mountain Park on the trip back to Denver. A few White-breasted Nuthatches, one Red-breasted Nuthatch, and a flock of five Pygmy Nuthatches were found. No crossbills or Williamson's Sapsuckers (not expected).
After returning to Denver, I drove through Cherry Creek Reservoir (Arapahoe County). The number of birds was much less than last Friday. Two Common Loons and the Red-necked Grebe were observed from the Bird Platform (Cottonwood Creek Loop).
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