[Birdtalk] Battle Creek hike (UT Co.)

[Colby Neuman]

Hi all,

I hiked up Battle Creek (on the west side of Mt. Timpanogos) in Utah County
early this morning.  A number of RUFFED and BLUE GROUSE were drumming at
dawn at about 7000' (where the trail comes out of the canyon and onto the
bench).  There were also apparent wing fluttery noises that I haven't heard
before coming from multiple directions that I assume were Ruffed Grouse as
well, but I'm not sure?  FOX SPARROWS, ROBINS and my first on territory
HERMIT THRUSH were singing their hearts out at about 5:15-5:30 AM in the
same area.  A couple PLUMBEOUS VIREOS, VIRGINIA'S WARBLERS, my first HOUSE
WREN of the year, a GREEN-TAILED TOWHEE, and a BLACK-HEADED GROSBEAK were
singing at the trailhead or in the first couple hundred yards of the trail
later in the morning.  I unfortunately had already bailed, but my friend
said there were noisy birds flying around the snow in the N. Fork of Battle
Creek just down from the summit of Mt. Timpanogos at about
11000-11500'...presumably BLACK ROSY-FINCHES.

Colby
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