Category Archives: Wildlife

callipepla (from kallos, beautiful, and pepla, robe) californica (California) Vernal, Utah — Ashley Nature Park Tuesday, June 15, 2021 — 7:37 pm The main range of the California Quail includes California, Oregon, and parts of Washington, Idaho, and Nevada. There … Continue reading →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →