Its Dorian Anderson again, the nutty guy doing the nationwide bicycle big year. If you have no idea what I am talking about, please check out my blog at http://bikingforbirds.blogspot.com
I am looking for any and all information on finding Greater prairie-chicken in the Wray area. I am looking for places to look for the birds, places to stay with birders or anyone else, contact info for birders, phone numbers for land owners in Wray etc etc etc. Any and all information is helpful. I will likely be riding to Wray from Sterling tomorrow.
I am also looking for any ideas on Sharp-tailed grouse in Colorado or Nebraska. I know this is a real long shot, but it never hurts to ask.
Please email me at bikingforbirds@gmail.com or call me at 646 593-0374 with any information.
I have had an incredible time here in Colorado so far. I have run my year list to 495 species using just my bike and my feet - no cars, places, boats etc. I have now bicycled 8,200 miles so far in 2014, and I have raised close to $20,000 for bird conservation. Highlights from my time Colorado so far include
Black swifts (~8) - Ouray
Gunnison sage-grouse (4-5) - Gunnison
White-tailed ptarmigan (1) - Guanella pass
Brown-capped rosy finch (4) - Summit of Mt Bierstadt (yep climbed to 14,060' to get this bird)
Gray flycatcher (1) - Black Canyon
McCown's longspur (lots)- Pawnee
Chestnut-collared longspur (2, M+F) - Pawnee
Mountain plover (4!) - Pawnee
Dusky Grouse (2) - Boulder front range
Flammulated owl (5!) - Boulder front range
Willow flycatcher (2) - west of Gunnison
Williamson's sapsucker (2) - Genesee
Pine Grosbeak (2) (1 near Silverton, 1 on Mt Yale)
Red Crossbill (14) (2 near Silverton, 12 on Mt Yale)
and lots more birds as well!
OK, thanks for the time, the interest, and the incredible amount of help provided so far.
Cheers
Dorian Anderson
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