Hi Everyone-- Saturday evening 7/18 seemed to be a good time to look at the Reddish Egret. It was at the south end of De Weese Reservoir looking regal and doing a bit of feeding, and the place wasn't at all crowded (go in from Custer county roads 215/220 west of Westcliffe to avoid the mob on the east side). From the lack of wild feathers on the neck, I take it this egret is an immature. There was a nice group of shorebirds at the mouth of the creek, including a Spotted Sandpiper, 4 Baird's Sandpipers, and a Semipalmated Sandpiper. A beaver was also swimming around the creek mouth.
>From here, I drove to Gunnison. US 50 was a mess at MP 204 (a truck had stripped off 50 yards of guardrail). I spent the night at the south end of Gunnison county road 38. Sunday morning, I saw a family group of mom Gunnison Sage-Grouse and 4 little ones. A lone female was in the yard of the southernmost house on the paved road. I went home by way of Grand Mesa. Mom Dusky Grouse and one little one were on CO-92 MP 47 south of Crawford. On Grand Mesa, the wildflowers were a hit (head toward Land's End and you'll see), but I also saw a fledgling Hammond's Flycatcher at the Crags trailhead. Traffic on I-70 was insane. It was pouring rain at Loveland Pass, so I didn't stop to look for ptarmigan. Mark Miller Longmont, CO --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Colorado County Birding: http://www.coloradocountybirding.com/ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.as/group/cobirds?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
