With Richard Stevens out of the country, I was supposed to keep the blog up to date. It looks like I am a little slowwwwwwwww.
July 17-18, 2012
Bryan Ehlmann:
Tuesday 17th
Stevens, Petrosky, Washburn, Simmons, Zeeto and I made a two-day trip out of driving the Divide Road, Uncompahgre Plateau.
Our day started out a little after midnight and with a bang. Richard took us to a location along Old Highway 90 where he found two Flammulated Owls in June 2004. This section of Old Hwy 90 actually goes into Ouray County. Following GPS waypoints, we stopped at the spot. Within 10 minutes a Flammulated Owl responded to our recordings and flew overhead!
We were in two vehicles and then split up to do some birding during the day and owling after sunset. It was a very long day!
Petrosky, Zeeto and I continued west and birded mostly around Windy Point. Our count included five Flammulated Owls and three Common Poorwills.
Stevens, Washburn and Simmons birded mostly around Iron Springs and Columbine Pass and up to Starvation Point.
They found Purple Martins at two locations and Lewis's Woodpeckers near Iron Springs Campgrounds.
Farther west, their count included four Flammulated Owls, Lewis's Woodpeckers, American Three-toed Woodpeckers, Williamson's Sapsuckers, Red Crossbills and Grace's Warblers. They found the only two Dusky Grouse of this day, near Moore Mesa.
Wednesday 18th
The six of us birded and went owling mostly at the Jacks Canyon half of the Divide Road (Uncompahgre Plateau).
During the day we found Grace's Warblers and two Golden-crowned Kinglets. We understood that Golden-crowned Kinglets were uncommon to rare on the Uncompahgre Plateau.
Two Townsend's Warblers and a Nashville Warbler were found at the Telephone Trail. Grace's Warbler numbered in double digits.
We eventually found six Flammulated Owls and two Northern Saw-whet Owls.
July 17-18, 2012
Bryan Ehlmann:
Tuesday 17th
Stevens, Petrosky, Washburn, Simmons, Zeeto and I made a two-day trip out of driving the Divide Road, Uncompahgre Plateau.
Our day started out a little after midnight and with a bang. Richard took us to a location along Old Highway 90 where he found two Flammulated Owls in June 2004. This section of Old Hwy 90 actually goes into Ouray County. Following GPS waypoints, we stopped at the spot. Within 10 minutes a Flammulated Owl responded to our recordings and flew overhead!
We were in two vehicles and then split up to do some birding during the day and owling after sunset. It was a very long day!
Petrosky, Zeeto and I continued west and birded mostly around Windy Point. Our count included five Flammulated Owls and three Common Poorwills.
Stevens, Washburn and Simmons birded mostly around Iron Springs and Columbine Pass and up to Starvation Point.
They found Purple Martins at two locations and Lewis's Woodpeckers near Iron Springs Campgrounds.
Farther west, their count included four Flammulated Owls, Lewis's Woodpeckers, American Three-toed Woodpeckers, Williamson's Sapsuckers, Red Crossbills and Grace's Warblers. They found the only two Dusky Grouse of this day, near Moore Mesa.
Wednesday 18th
The six of us birded and went owling mostly at the Jacks Canyon half of the Divide Road (Uncompahgre Plateau).
During the day we found Grace's Warblers and two Golden-crowned Kinglets. We understood that Golden-crowned Kinglets were uncommon to rare on the Uncompahgre Plateau.
Two Townsend's Warblers and a Nashville Warbler were found at the Telephone Trail. Grace's Warbler numbered in double digits.
We eventually found six Flammulated Owls and two Northern Saw-whet Owls.
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