Thursday, July 19, 2012

Silverton to Ouray

July 16, 2012

Stevens, Ehlmann, Petrosky, Washburn, Simmons and Zeeto made the loop Silverton to Ouray by way of California Pass, North Fork Cutoff and Engineer Pass.

Highlights:

A Northern Saw-whet Owl was found near Pughkeepsie Gulch Road in San Juan County.

A strange owl was kicked up at Animas Forks in San Juan County.  It was a Long-eared Owl!

Within 500 yards of Engineer Pass: a Northern Pygmy-Owl, two American Three-toed Woodpeckers and four+ Brown-capped Rosy Finches.

No Black Swifts at Whitmore Falls.

A Boreal Owl was found at Yellowstone Gulch in Hinsdale County.

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