We returned to
the Greater Prairie-Chicken lek
before sunrise and had the most amazing experience watching up to 31 chickens
performing. The sounds they made were incredible, from cackles to a constant musical
booming, combined with their display antics of jumping, wing stretching and
chasing a couple of inquisitive females around the arena.
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| Greater Prairie Chicken |
After breakfast
we drove to the Pawnee National grasslands and spent most of the day in gale
force winds getting distant and brief views of Mountain Plover for a couple of the group. With some rain and the
strong winds, birding was practically impossible and we stuck at it all day
without much joy. Then our route over Mackenzie Pass at dusk was enlivened by a
heavy snowfall that made driving interesting, but we saw a silhouetted Moose in
the forest as we drove by. We eventually reached Walden a little before 9pm.
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