Category Archives: Wildlife

I took two days off work and drove to Gunnison. Colorado to see the Gunnison Sage-Grouse (next post). I left home about 7:30 and headed to Canon City. A Lewis’s Woodpecker has been hanging out in a residential neighborhood, but … Continue reading →

oreoscoptes (from oros, mountain, and scoptes, mimic) montanus (mountains) Saturday, April 7, 2018 — 11:20 am El Paso County, Colorado — Meridian Road It was only a matter of time with this bird. It’s the last of the really easy … Continue reading →

My plan for Saturday was to head south to the cholla flats to make yet another attempt to see a Sage Thrasher. But when I woke up shortly after dawn and looked outside, I saw that the world was cold … Continue reading →

aimophila (from aimos, thicket, and philos, to like) cassinii (named for John Cassin, American ornithologist) Sunday, April 1, 2018 — 9:40 am El Paso County, Colorado — DeGroot Road As far as I know, I’ve never been anywhere at the … Continue reading →

megascops (from mega, great, large, and scops, owl) kennicottii (named for Robert Kennicott, American naturalist) Saturday, March, 24, 2018 — 12:45 pm Canon City, Colorado — Arkansas Riverwalk Trail After striking out in five tries for the Western Screech-Owl at … Continue reading →