Friday, June 8, Heil Valley Ranch with Carl Starace

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Jun 1, 2018, 11:01:32 AM6/1/18

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Heil Valley Ranch

Friday, June 8, 2018, 8 a.m.-noonish

Limited to 18, reservations: cast...@gmail.com

Leader, Carl Starace

The migrant and resident breeders will be on territories and in full song on this early June outing. Over 100 species of birds have been documented in this lovely foothills area dominated by Ponderosa Pine, cliffs and grasslands. Golden Eagles, Red-tailed Hawks and Prairie Falcons nest and are frequently seen working the thermals. You should easily see Mountain Bluebirds, Solitary Vireos, Pygmy, White and Red-breasted Nuthatches, Western Tanagers, Downy Woodpeckers, Broad-tailed Hummingbirds, Wild Turkeys and perhaps even Dusky Grouse. Warblers nesting here include Virginia’s, McGillivray’s and the over-sized warblers, Yellow-breasted Chats with their amazing repertoires.

This is a mammal and butterfly rich area too! Please meet at the new parking lot by the old ranch sheds off of Left Hand Canyon Drive. Bring the usual, good shoes, water, hats, sunscreen, binoculars and cameras.

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