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2001: a chicken odyssey
Day 8 Friday 4/20/01

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 8 ~ Friday April 20th
Another pre-dawn start for Sharp-tail Grouse. By mid-afternoon, we'll walk Coal Canyon in Cameo in search of Chukar. The canyon is also good for Black throated Sparrow, Pinyon Jay, Lazuli Bunting and Rock Wren. As we make our way towards Grand Junction, we'll lookout for Gambel's Quail.
Overnight: Gunnison

SHARP TAILED GROUSE LEK: Opp. Gravel pit, small hill 20' high - go past and look back at the lek (P.26) This morning (Sunday April 1) at about 7 am, I found 8 male Sharp-tailed Grouse at the lek west of Twenty Mile Rd 8.6 mi. south of highway 40. In addition to the Grouse displaying, I saw 2 pairs of 2 flying away. The lek is on a round hill-top west of an old section of Twenty Mile Rd which serves as a safe pullover and observation point. Even though the Grouse were at quite a distance, I could still hear their cooing and calling.

Cameo (P.278) CHUCKAR best after 3:30 (P.43) GAMBEL'S QUAIL (P.259/261) South of Grand Junction, near Whitewater - Forest Rd100 & Lands End Rd (P.55)

Colorado National Monument (P.258) Juniper Titmouse quickly and easily seen in Grand Junction at Colorado Nat. Monument (P.42)

 

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