Hello, Birders. Peter Gent says:
> Holly, > > The Grouse leks north of Hayden are described in 13 for Routt: > > http://coloradocountybirding.com/county/bird_a_county.php?name=Routt > > Unfortunately, it is now very late for them to be still displaying. Unquestionably, that is the "conventional wisdom." But I've come to question it. A few examples from last year: May 15th, 2011. Eleven male Sharp-tailed Grouse were giving a fantastic dancing-and-foot-shuffling, prancing-and-capering, whooshing-and-whirring, stamping-and-popping display at the site mentioned by Peter. The Greater Sage-Grouse (n=3) were a bit more subdued but nonetheless present and (sorta) displaying. And a few miles south, two Dusky Grouse were hooting. May 29, 2011. At the Fox Ranch, 3 male Greater Prairie-Chickens were booming, plainly audible from County Road U. A bit distant, but a nice view in a scope. No question about it: We in Colorado have this mindset that the best way to see displaying grouse is on bitter cold mornings at dawn in March when it's minus 2, windy, and totally miserable. Why do that?? Those prairie-chickens were booming at high noon, with Cassin's Sparrows and Lark Buntings all around. Lovely! Ted Floyd [email protected] Lafayette, Boulder County, Colorado -- 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.
