August 18, 2013
Richard Stevens
Local knowledge is always great to come across. A rancher near Radium (Grand County) took us to his property and showed us the highlight of the day. A Barn Owl was found in one of his abandoned buildings. He said that a pair had at least two young this year. We also were supplied with successes and failures of the past five years!
Two Grasshopper Sparrows were also a surprise! This could be a first county record (will have to check upon returning to Denver). At least one photo came out well enough for verification!
Radium Wildlife Area (Grand) was a gem. This is a huge Wildlife Area that does not see many birders. Additional visits would be highly recommended and fruitful. We added a Black-throated Gray Warbler, Townsend's Warbler and Plumbeous Vireo to our day list.
We hung around until dark and did some owling. We expected Northern Saw-whet Owls; only a Northern Pygmy-Owl was heard.
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