We had 6 male Lesser Prairie-chickens displaying for over two hours, one week ago, on the Selman Ranch in Oklahoma. The previous morning we heard there were 15 on the lek. Dave Cameron Denver
On Wednesday, May 9, 2012 10:53:25 AM UTC-6, ted wrote: > > 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/cobirds/-/CTF_2w8fVWMJ. 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.
