October 5, 2018
Richard Stevens:
High at Jefferson, Colorado was only 46 degrees today. Winds were 8-9 mph with gusts to 29 mph on the high plains of South Park (much less in the mountains).
Not wanting to be out on a weekend, I headed back toward Denver. A brief stop at the Buena Vista overlook found two Pinyon Jays, a Juniper Titmouse and six Bushtits.
Ruby Mountain Park Area (Chaffee) added fourteen additional Pinyon Jays.
I made very brief stops to scope the three Park County Reservoirs near Hwy 24 & Hwy 285. No scoters or loons were observed. The Red-necked Grebe was not relocated. High winds created high waves and made finding waterfowl quite difficult.
The detour up Georgia Pass Road (Park) was interesting. Two American Three-toed Woodpeckers were found at their usual location.
A Dusky Grouse was found about 200 yards farther west (uphill). A Northern Pygmy-Owl responded to a recording about 50 yards east (downhill) of the Three-toed Woodpecker pullover.
Closer to Denver, I detoured over to Pine Valley Ranch Park (Jefferson). No owls were enticed to respond to my recordings.
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