I have only seen bandtails once down here. There was a HUGE flock (easily 100) working their way thru the oak scrub above my cabin. I stood on my deck with my mouth open for 5 minutes watching it. The rarest of gamebirds in my world (I don’t live around many chuckars so they would be my personal rarest). I’ve seen more ptarmigans than bandtails in my life.The first cold front that comes through in August sends them south but if you get a warm August you could have a great time.
Head south of GJ and yes Dove Creek with Bluehair sounds interesting. Besides the Eurasians there are band-tails in that country as well.
Rare indeed, but I've seen them a few times around Monticello on the Utah side. There are a fair amount of chuckars along the Dolores river down that way as well, but that's also in Utardville.I have only seen bandtails once down here. There was a HUGE flock (easily 100) working their way thru the oak scrub above my cabin. I stood on my deck with my mouth open for 5 minutes watching it. The rarest of gamebirds in my world (I don’t live around many chuckars so they would be my personal rarest). I’ve seen more ptarmigans than bandtails in my life.
Thanks for the memory. I had all but forgotten.
Grab a 12 pack and watch the sunset sitting at a pond somewhere in the middle of nowhere in dry creek or big gyp or Uravan……who cares if a dove comes in.
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