August 6, 2018
Richard Stevens:
Three of us searched 4-5 hours on Guanella Pass (Clear Creek) without finding a White-tailed Ptarmigan. It had been awhile since I missed one and this was the longest search by time in years.
I zigzagged up Rosalie & 603 trails in the fruitless effort. My two companions from Illinois meanwhile hiked up the west side of the road on the Square Top trail.
We did see Brewer's Sparrows, a Wilson's Warbler, American Pipits and Prairie Falcon.
An American Three-toed Woodpecker along the Silver Dollar Trail south side of the Guanella Campgrounds was not much of a consolation. Four Pine Grosbeaks, some Pine Siskins and another Wilson's Warbler were around the Campgrounds.
After dropping off my friends, I drove through the Rocky Mountain Arsenal (Adams) to see if the Black-bellied Plover I missed yesterday was still around.
Unfortunately, the three water pools are inside the Bison area and it required a 9 mile drive through the Wildlife Area to reach them. Perhaps the birder who drove against the one way road yesterday was just trying to avoid the long drive.
Fewer shorebirds in both numbers and variety were around today. Two Wilson's Phalaropes were different. One Solitary Sandpiper was a leftover from yesterday. No Black-bellied Plover was found.
Tired of driving today, I skipped the drive through the DIA Owl Loop and just went home.
Temperature at the Rocky Mountain Arsenal was 83 degrees. Winds were 9-10 mph with gusts to 14 mph under cloudy skies.
Richard Stevens:
Three of us searched 4-5 hours on Guanella Pass (Clear Creek) without finding a White-tailed Ptarmigan. It had been awhile since I missed one and this was the longest search by time in years.
I zigzagged up Rosalie & 603 trails in the fruitless effort. My two companions from Illinois meanwhile hiked up the west side of the road on the Square Top trail.
We did see Brewer's Sparrows, a Wilson's Warbler, American Pipits and Prairie Falcon.
An American Three-toed Woodpecker along the Silver Dollar Trail south side of the Guanella Campgrounds was not much of a consolation. Four Pine Grosbeaks, some Pine Siskins and another Wilson's Warbler were around the Campgrounds.
After dropping off my friends, I drove through the Rocky Mountain Arsenal (Adams) to see if the Black-bellied Plover I missed yesterday was still around.
Unfortunately, the three water pools are inside the Bison area and it required a 9 mile drive through the Wildlife Area to reach them. Perhaps the birder who drove against the one way road yesterday was just trying to avoid the long drive.
Fewer shorebirds in both numbers and variety were around today. Two Wilson's Phalaropes were different. One Solitary Sandpiper was a leftover from yesterday. No Black-bellied Plover was found.
Tired of driving today, I skipped the drive through the DIA Owl Loop and just went home.
Temperature at the Rocky Mountain Arsenal was 83 degrees. Winds were 9-10 mph with gusts to 14 mph under cloudy skies.
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