I decided to go and seek out JWVs Gunnison Sage-grouse on CR 38 south of Gunnison this morning and was rewarded with at least 12 birds just north of where she/he mentioned. A flock of 10 flushed west about 150 yards from the east side of the road after I got out of my truck, and another two later flushed from this same spot.
I then explored CR 32 (McCabe Ln.) and CR 61 (Pole Creek Rd.) in the late afternoon and found three more female-type Gunnison Sage-grouse about half-way down Pole Creek Rd. This is just north of where the road crosses sides with the creek (1-1.5 miles south of the high-tension powerlines). Sage Thrashers seem to like these Sage-grouse spots. One (possibly 4th year?) Golden Eagle was 5 miles south of the mentioned CR 38 spot, and another very similar (possibly same?) bird was two miles north of the CR 61 spot. One MacGillivray's Warbler and one Dusky Flycatcher (plus a few Grays nearby) were about three miles north of the CR 38 spot. One Loggerhead Shrike was near the north end of CR 32, and another was along Peach Valley Rd. east of Delta. Steve Ritt San Diego, CA -- 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.com/group/cobirds?hl=en.
