Category Archives: Nature and the Outdoors

Birding Southern Colorado

Posted on June 7, 2021 by Roger

I drove south to the tiny community of Pryor to look for a Hepatic Tanager in the same spot where I saw my lifer (and only, to date) one a couple years ago. Other birders have reported it from there … Continue reading →

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Bird #561 — Yellow Grosbeak

Posted on May 29, 2021 by Roger

pheucticus (inclined to avoid, retiring) chrysopeplus (golden-robed) Huerfano County, Colorado — Reagan Road Saturday, May 29, 2021 — 9:51 am Yellow Grosbeaks live along the western edge of Mexico. They occasionally wanders north into Arizona, and there are a few … Continue reading →

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The End of May

Posted on May 27, 2021 by Roger

On Thursday, I went to Loveland Pass for yet another attempt to see a White-tailed Ptarmigan. That’s the only place in the state where they’ve been seen recently — other high passes are still snow-covered. I scrambled up and down … Continue reading →

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Cheyenne Mountain (and a bear)

Posted on May 25, 2021 by Roger

On Monday evening, we went to a backyard pizza party with our small group, near downtown Colorado Springs. The yard backs up on a ravine. After we ate, we wandered through the garden to the fence at the edge of … Continue reading →

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Reptile/Amphibian #32 — Gopher Snake (Bullsnake)

Posted on May 21, 2021 by Roger

pituophis catenifer sayi Friday, May 21, 2021 — 1:20 pm Pueblo County, Colorado — Chico Basin Ranch (Headquarters Pond) By this point in the day, it had gotten hot, the wind had picked up, and the birds had mostly disappeared. … Continue reading →

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