I had computer issues and could not post this til now. Nothing earth-shaking, but I had a pleasant day out east on 10/14, with some arrivals from the north.
Just east of Cope was a Harlan's Hawk (FOS) Along the South Republican River near Hale Ponds, a red Fox Sparrow (FOS) popped up in the sun. Sweet. Other birds were Mountain Bluebirds, a busy Winter Wren (FOS), a flock of high-flying, yodelling Sandhill Cranes, and at least two, maybe four, Sprague's Pipits on Windmill Hill. This is "the usual spot, just west of road LL 50 and north of the South Republican River. The latter is draining the life-blood from Bonny Reservoir, and it's sad to look down from the top the dam and watch the water gush out, gone forever. The purpose of my trip was to see if studying "Bob and Bob" could pay off. It did. I had looked at their section on Winter Wren and found that the high count for Colorado (up until 1991) was "five on October 24, 1987,at Hale, Yuma County." This probably meant the hamlet of Hale, but the Hale Ponds picnic site is where I looked, and yes, one was there. I hope to go back on October 24 and see four more. Joe Roller, Denver -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en.
