Cobirds:
A long awaited vacation saw me traveling, hiking, camping,
and rafting through parts of Colorado and Utah. Still working on the
flora and fauna lists. If interested, you can contact me directly via
email for specific region lists. (put something in the subject header
like "John T Bird Lists"). I will send list(s) in RTF format. Dates
are from July 18th thru July 30th
Highlights:
Colorado National Monument (Grand Junction) July 18 - 19
Gray vireo - only one
Gray flycatcher - several
Juniper titmouse - 4
Black throated gray warbler - 5
Bewicks wren - 7
Ash throated flycatcher - 2
Desolation Canyon Utah: July 20 - 24
Peregrine falcon - 4
Spotted sandpiper - 90+
Spotted towhee - 100+
Yellow breasted chat - 50+
Lazuli bunting - 100+
Ash throated flycatcher - 20
Blue grosbeak - 6
Handies Peak (14er) south Colorado - July 28
Brown capped rosy finch - 10
American pipit - 20
Chipping sparrow - two at 14,000 feet
Broad tailed hummingbird - one at 14,000 feet
Mt. Sneffels (14er - did not summit) July 26
Fox sparrow - 2
Lincolns sparrow - 12
White crowned sparrow - 30
Box Canyon Falls, Ouray CO July 25
Black swift - 4 nesting - one has a webcam on it and is ridiculously
close to the trail, I counted 7 active nests.
Great Sand Dunes Nat. Park - July 29
Gray fox - my 1st gray fox ever! From 30 yards with binocs -
lactacting female with threat display (assume I'm near a den with
kits)
Pinyon jay - 10
Scrub jay - 4
Orient Land Trust / Valley View July 30
A huge bird list (still working on it)
Pinyon jay - 50
Swainsons hawk - 4
Prairie faclcon - 1
Dusky grouse - 6 (family groups)
Brazillian free tailed bat - 150,000 give or take a few thousand.
John T (Tumasonis), Louisville CO
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