Round One of Colorado

Well the first half of the Colorado trip is over as of today! I shown all the targets to the five birders that came along on this trip.

Highlights:

Gray-crowned Rosy Finch
Black Rosy Finch = LIFER
Brown-capped Rosy Finch
White-tailed Ptarmigan
Gr. Sage Grouse
Sharp-tailed Grouse
Gunnison Sage Grouse
Lesser Prairie Chicken
Gr. Prairie Chicken
CHUKAR = LIFER
McCowen's Longspur
Mt. Plover

Other Birds:

Scrub Jay
Stellar's Jay
Clark's Nutracker
Townsend;s Solitaire
Mt. Chickadee
Pygmy Nutatch
Sage Thrasher
Curve-billed Thrasher
Common Ground Dove
Rock Wren
Thayer's Gull
Lesser Goldfinch
Red Crossbill
Ferrug. Hawk
Golden Eagle
Prairie Falcon
Mt. Bluebird
Western Bluebird
Burrowing Owls!!
Clark's Grebe

Mammals:

Elk
Pronghorn Antelope
Mule Deer
White & Black tailed Jack Rabbits
Black Tailed Prairie Dog
Gunnison Prairie Dog
Abert's Squirrel (? name )

People:

I ran into Paul Lehman (WINGS Tour) who came over to chat with me while we were guided out to the Gunnison Sage Grouse blinds. Paul gave me some info. on some areas we were heading towards. Paul's co-leader Gary Rosenberg was hding in the van and was acting like Gary Rosenberg! (shy and not very talkable)

The weather was cold, rainy, snowy, sleeting, foggy and windy! Today its 70 degrees and sunny! I will meet the other group this Monday and be home this Sunday. I will show off some photos until then.

Later!