OOPS! I did not include a meeting time for a hike to TRY FOR the Greater Roadrunner on Dinosaur Ridge tomorrow, TUESDAY, JANUARY 10. (Any trips on Saturday or other days will meet at the same time of day and meeting place). I have had several responses already, so we will meet at a nearby spot and carpool to where the walk starts. CAVEAT: I made several FUTILE, NEGATIVE, NO-SEE-EM trips before spotting the roadrunner today, so expectations should not be high. I hope that we will see it often enough to get a better idea if we can establish any pattern of optimal times and places to try.
Time: meet at 11:30 AM, at the latest Carpool and wheels rolling by 11:35 AM Place: The STEGOSAURUS parking lot which is at the Morrison Road and I-70 junction on the far west side of the metro area. The Stegosaurus lot is SOUTH of I-70 and EAST of Morrison Road, aka County Road 93. This is the place where we usually park en route to the RMBO sponsored Hawkwatch site on the ridge. We will have to carpool or even run a shuttle, as parking sites are few at Alameda. PLEASE DO NOT park at Alameda, as we will need those parking slots open when we arrive from Stegosaurus. This is sponsored by RMBO (Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory) and is FREE and OPEN to the public. The walk to the area is easy and short. Intermediate hikers may want to explore the ridge trail, but it is muddy, views from it are constricted and you are less likely to see the bird. Well-mannered children are welcome. Well-mannered pets on leashes accompanied by responsible adults carrying plastic bags are permitted by the park rules, but not encouraged. The group size will be limited to 110. :) What else to do in the area: The dinosaur-related exhibits along Alameda are great. Dino Ridge visitors center is a long hike or a short drive. Red Rocks is very close by if you want to go bird watching there. The birds I saw incidentally during the past week were: BUSHTIT, (flock of about a dozen birds on only one of my visits), Dark-eyed Juncos, American Robin, Townsend's Solitaire, Northern Flicker, Black-billed Magpie, fly-over American Crows. in other words, not too exiting, but with a few more eyes and ears we could see something else. Joe Roller, Denver My cell phone, for Tuesday calls, is 303 204-0828. Please let me know if you may be coming, by private email. For questions, please contact me by email privately. I will reply before 9 PM or after 7 AM. -- 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.
