COBirders, A hike to Guanella Pass (Clear Creek Co.) with my family today turned up at least 3 White-tailed Ptarmigan. After spotting a series of tracks in the willows about a half mile from the pass summit, I scanned until finding 3 large, fluffy snowballs with black eyes. Although Guanella Pass is closed from Georgetown, you can drive to within a mile or so of the summit from the south and hike in on the road. We also found a Three-toed Woodpecker near the road closure, its distinctive drumming audible at a good distance. Perhaps our best find was a young bull moose, looking decidedly out of place on a steep slope of mixed conifer. Finally, we zipped down to Fairplay in the setting sun and relocated the Snow Bunting in Park County who was happily pecking at the gravel in the middle of CR 24.
Good birding, -- Daniel Maynard Manitou Springs, CO -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds". 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.com/group/cobirds?hl=en?hl=en Visit the CFO Website at: www.cfo-link.org
