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2001: a chicken odyssey
Day 2 Saturday 4/14/01

First page number refers to the ABA Birders Guide to Colorado
The page number at the end of the notation refer to DeLorme Colorado Atlas and Gazetteer

Day 2 ~ Saturday April 14th
At dawn we visit Greater Prairie-Chickens on their dancing grounds. We then travel west, spending the remainder of the day at the 775,000 acre Pawnee National Grassland where Golden Eagles, Ferruginous and Swainson Hawk's abound. Here we will search Crow Valley Park and Campground for woodland species, including Long-eared and Great Horned Owl.
Overnight: Aurora / Denver Area

LEK in Wray: (P. 48)

Pawnee Grasslands (P.37)
LONG EARED OWL in a group of trees on the west side of Weld County Rd 15 half mile north of WCR 90.
Campground - warblers, both goldfinches, Townsend Solitaire
Murphy's Pasture - McCown's & Ch S Longspur on both sides of road
Short Pasture - Mt Plover (P. 94/21)

Ft Collins (P. 72) A EURASIAN WIGEON was seen in Ft Collins at City Park Lake on Mulberry on the 2nd Loop South of Wellington Wildlife Area, N of Ft Collins + Short-eared Owl & Barn Owl (up to 7) (first 3/7) last 3/10 (P.20)

Watson Lake, Ft Collins Today at Watson, we were lucky to view a changing of the guard at the Golden Eagle nest. We also found two dippers at the bridge just east of the entrance to the lake.

Logan County ----Red Lion Wildlife Area + Short-eared Owl --between CR 68 & Hwy 138 (Jones) first 3/19 (P. 95)

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