At the first lekking ground I went to this morning I came up empty - no birds to be found - while the second had a few, but I also arrived on the scene a little too late. I was somewhat concerned about getting there late for fear I might scare them away, but, as it turned out, some Pronghorn had moved on to the lek and the crowd of grouse had already begun to disperse. Two of the males weren't ready to give up and kept at it, strutting and "plopping" (listen here - requires RealPlayer), this guy was closest but I still had to crop a little more than I would have liked. I'll be heading out before dawn tomorrow, weather permitting, and hope to get some video in addition to stills.

Picked up a couple of new species for the year list today while roaming around and the "Airport Lek" where I shot the grouse is within 5 miles from the park boundary, so the Greater Sage-grouse can now be added to my Bryce year list. The first new one (out of the "zone") was Brewer's Sparrow (#69), the second I saw in flight in the park just north of the Visitor Center and is always a good great bird when you see it: Falco perigrinus. Hopefully this summer I'll be able to zero in on the Peregrine Falcons; there's a possible nest site somewhere around the Farview Point overlook here at Bryce.