Category Archives: Birds

Lifer #499 — Dusky Grouse

Posted on July 20, 2018 by Roger

dendragapus (from dendron, tree, and agapao, to be fond of) obscurus (dark, dusky) Friday, July 20, 2018 — 12:16 pm St. Elmo, Colorado — Chalk Creek Drive (County Road 162) As is the case with most gallinaceous birds, you don’t … Continue reading →

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St. Elmo

Posted on July 20, 2018 by Roger

St. Elmo is a ghost town in the Sawatch Range about two hours west of our house. The road that leads to it passes through the Chalk Cliffs along Chalk Creek. The town was established in 1880 when silver was … Continue reading →

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Lifer #498 — Calliope Hummingbird

Posted on July 19, 2018 by Roger

selasphorus (from selas light, flame, and phoros, carrying) calliope (named for Calliope, fine-voiced chief of the Muses, who presided over eloquence and heroic poetry) Thursday, July 19, 2018 — 4:55 pm Colorado Springs, Colorado — Colorado Springs Utilities Xeriscape Demonstration … Continue reading →

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Bird #497 — Cordilleran Flycatcher

Posted on July 4, 2018 by Roger

empidonax (from empis gnat, mosquito, and anax lord, master) occidentalis (western) Wednesday, July 4, 2018 — 10:25 am Pike National Forest, Colorado — Palmer Lake Reservoir Trail I took an early morning hike to the upper Palmer Lake Reservoir, mostly … Continue reading →

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Bird #496 — Hepatic Tanager

Posted on June 30, 2018 by Roger

piranga (Tupi name for an unknown small bird) flava (gold colored) Saturday, June 30, 2018 Huerfano County, Colorado — County Road 310 (along Santa Clara Creek near the ghost town of Pryor) Hepatic Tanager was on my list of target … Continue reading →

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