[cobirds] Two SC birders in Colorado last week

Colorado birders,

Col. Richard Hayes (USAF, Ret.) and I had a great week in Colorado June 17-22. I got 11 of my targets, all ABA lifers, and Richard got 41! He's an Air Force Academy grad and lived in Colorado Springs after retirement, but has only recently taken up birding. Richard is quick to get on a bird and spot good habitat. On the road to Douglas Pass he found a little wet spot. Soon after we arrived we were harrassed by William's Sapsucker and a pair of Western Tanagers with dependent young. A bit further up the road he found a Dusky Grouse pair in a little opening that also produced my life Dusky Flycatcher!

others:

1. McCown's and Chestnut-collared Longspurs at Pawnee

2. White-tailed Patarm. amd Brown-capped RF at RMNP

3. Juniper Titmouse Linwood Cemetary (Glenwood Springs)

4. Gray Vireo and Sage Thrasher BLM trail near Rifle

5. Sage Sparrow near Utah border just NW of Mack

 Missed Chuckar despite three trips to Cameo and checking CO13 and other habitats in the west. Again, dry conditions?

Photographed Burrowing Owl near Mack and at Pawnee. Heard, but did not see, Flamm, Western Screech, and probable Long-eared at Douglas Pass.

Heard a Boreal Owl alarm whiney in response to my whistled hooting at Grand Mesa Visitor's Center. We've NO filed expereince with these four, save my hearing Flammulated before in SE AZ in Ponderosa Pine. All four owls were cheked against Richard's birdsound ap and were in the right habitat, so I submit this as possible observations. After the stary sky at midnight at Grand Mesa, in a moonlesss sky, surpassed anything either of us had ever seen.

Thanks to all the Colorado birders who responded to our RFI: Scott Roederer, Scott Rashid, Larry Arnold, Edward Lurkouich, Nathan Pieplow, Maggie Boswell, and Robert Spencer. We couldn't have done it without you.

Guess I'll have to wait to visit my wife's kin in Utah to get that Chukar. They live in Ferron, about 2 hours north of Capitol Reef NP.

Thanks again and don't hestitate to ask for help if you need to come here to get that Painted Bunting or Bachman's Sparrow one day.

Steve Compton

Compiling and editing 900 images in Greenville,SC

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