Tom Wilberding and I started this morning at the Waunita Hot Springs Rd. Gunnison Grouse lek. The beginning of the performance started with Venus as a crescent and coyotes howling. Twenty-six birds were counted. At about 6am sixteen grouse flew across the road north of us. Three more followed and the experience was completed by 6:10am. Cars from ND, KS, OK, CA and CO were there this morning.
On a small pond east of Gunnison we saw Snowy Egret, Cinnamon Teal, Wood Duck , and Yellow-heade Blackbird. Next we stopped at the McCabe wetlands west of Gunnison and had ten Cinnamon Teal, 30-35 White-faced Ibis, Pied-billed Grebe, Greater Yellowlegs, Spotted Sandpiper, and Blue-winged Teal. Scanning Blue Mesa we saw Clark’s and Western Grebe, Lesser Scaup, and Rock Wren next to the road. We found Sage Thrasher and Brewer’s Sparrow at Steven Creek campground, but no sage Sparrow. More to follow later. After fourteen hours of birding today, it is time to call it a day. Todd Deininger Longmont, CO (currently in Cortez) --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Join us at the 2009 Convention in Alamosa: http://cfo-link.org/convention/index.php You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.as/group/cobirds?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
