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Mary and I spent Thursday night
at Calf Creek Falls (yes it rained, yes it was cold, yes it was a good trip
anyway). As we passed Scipio Lake we noticed that it was covered with tons
of birds so we had to pull over. There were mostly Mallards and Canada
Geese along with a good mix of the usual ducks including GW Teal, Pintail,
Shoveler, Am. Widgeon, Redhead, Ring-necked Duck, L. Scaup and eared grebes and
probably a few more I can't remember. On the way back north on Friday
there were still a few birds there, but it was mostly empty and we didn't
stop.
We did a little birding on
Boulder Mountain. Near the summit we stopped and walked for a while (I
believe it was the Pleasant Creek trailhead on the west side of the road).
We saw about a dozen Western Bluebirds in a meadow and tons (50-100)
Yellow-rumped Warblers in a flock foraging in the aspens along with a few BC
Chickadees and RC Kinglets. On the south side of the mountain the Acorn
Woodpecker was still at the same tree busily gathering acorns from the nearby
Gamble Oaks.
At Calf Creek things were pretty
quiet, but we did see a Red-napped Sapsucker, a Juniper Titmouse, about five
deer and several other more common species along the walk to the falls,
which I highly recommend if you haven't been there before.
The fall colors on Boulder
Mountain were spectacular, but just about gone. The leaves along Calf
Creek were just starting to change and should be perfect for the next few
weeks.
Matt Thorum
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