November 18, 2013
Richard Stevens:
Cam Dewitt, Stanford Collier and I started up Guanella Pass just below sunrise. Before we reached the top, four White-tailed Ptarmigan were spotted under the evergreens on the east side of the road. They were under the first taller evergreens south of the parking area.
Winds were 23 mph, gusts to 34 mph. Skies were partly sunny with temperatures in the low 40s. My fortune in finding the Ptarmigan is usually reduced by the stretch of the wind.
However, I have been up here and recorded 62 mph winds. That trip both of us were blown off our feet at least once and no Ptarmigan were found. Twenty-three mph winds are pleasant for this area!
On the trip back to Denver, we stopped near the metal gate at Duck Lake. A drumming woodpecker turned out to be a male American Three-toed Woodpecker.
A hike around Pine Valley Ranch Park (Jefferson) did not find any Northern Pygmy-Owls. An immature Northern Goshawk was a consolation sighting.
Northern Pygmy-Owls were also missed along Songbird and Oxen Draw Trails at Reynolds Park.
After an early dinner at Morrison Inn (great Mexican food), we drove to White Ranch Open Space and Golden Gate Canyon State Park. Again, no Northern Pygmy-Owls could be found.
Richard Stevens:
Cam Dewitt, Stanford Collier and I started up Guanella Pass just below sunrise. Before we reached the top, four White-tailed Ptarmigan were spotted under the evergreens on the east side of the road. They were under the first taller evergreens south of the parking area.
Winds were 23 mph, gusts to 34 mph. Skies were partly sunny with temperatures in the low 40s. My fortune in finding the Ptarmigan is usually reduced by the stretch of the wind.
However, I have been up here and recorded 62 mph winds. That trip both of us were blown off our feet at least once and no Ptarmigan were found. Twenty-three mph winds are pleasant for this area!
On the trip back to Denver, we stopped near the metal gate at Duck Lake. A drumming woodpecker turned out to be a male American Three-toed Woodpecker.
A hike around Pine Valley Ranch Park (Jefferson) did not find any Northern Pygmy-Owls. An immature Northern Goshawk was a consolation sighting.
Northern Pygmy-Owls were also missed along Songbird and Oxen Draw Trails at Reynolds Park.
After an early dinner at Morrison Inn (great Mexican food), we drove to White Ranch Open Space and Golden Gate Canyon State Park. Again, no Northern Pygmy-Owls could be found.
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