Wednesday, April 20, 2011

Davenport on Grouse Trips 4/15

It has been decided that instead of waiting a week for a grouse trip to finish and getting reports, I will transcribe telephone reports of current grouse trips. I will do my best. Amy Davenport

April 15, 2011

The CoBus group started at the Devil's Kitchen Trail in the Colorado National Monument in Mesa County. The Black-chinned Sparrow sang four times and provided nice looks twice.

Twenty Pinyon Jays and a few Juniper Titmice were found at the Campgrounds.

A local birder showed them a Western Screech-Owl at Connected Lakes in Mesa County.

After lunch, they missed Chukars in Escalante Canyon and east of Fruitgrower's Reservoir in Delta County. Two Lewis's Woodpeckers were in the cottonwoods at Evelyn Horn's home below the Fruitgrower's Reservoir dam.

Three Dusky Grouse displayed along the south rim drive at Black Canyon of Gunnison National Park in Montrose County. No Northern Pygmy-Owls called.

On another trip, Jacob Washburn and Ray Simmons searched Yellow Jacket Canyon and areas for Lucy's Warblers and Summer Tanager. None was found.

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