ChrisShannen2000
Sage Thrasher
Somehow I have managed to miss the Sage Thrasher on previous trips out West. This time, I decided to make an effort to find one.
On my way to Utah, I noticed some STs were spotted at the Bitter Creek Rest Stop on I-80 west of Cheyenne, WY. As soon as I parked I saw a sage thrasher, then another and then another. I counted eight all posing variously both on the fence that separated the parking and dog walking area from the a vast expanse of sage brush as well as on the desert vegetation itself.
For the next five weeks, I saw only two more sage thrashers: one through a bush that quickly flew away; another across a grassy plain with horrendous heat shimmer.
We have to do our research before going out to look for a bird, but we also need luck.
Sage Thrasher
Somehow I have managed to miss the Sage Thrasher on previous trips out West. This time, I decided to make an effort to find one.
On my way to Utah, I noticed some STs were spotted at the Bitter Creek Rest Stop on I-80 west of Cheyenne, WY. As soon as I parked I saw a sage thrasher, then another and then another. I counted eight all posing variously both on the fence that separated the parking and dog walking area from the a vast expanse of sage brush as well as on the desert vegetation itself.
For the next five weeks, I saw only two more sage thrashers: one through a bush that quickly flew away; another across a grassy plain with horrendous heat shimmer.
We have to do our research before going out to look for a bird, but we also need luck.