Hello Folks,
Rob Raker and I were able to observe the Golden-crowned Sparrow and
Lincoln's Sparrow early this morning at the feeders behind the Red
Rocks Trading Post. The Slate-colored Fox Sparrow was a no-show in
the 45 minutes we were there, but Kiki Widjaja reported seeing the Fox
Sparrow as well as the Lincoln's and Golden-crowned on Sunday
morning. A Mountain Chickadee was a recent addition to the regulars
at the feeders.
We then went to Ship Rock, and the Peregrines did not disappoint us.
The female perched on a juniper snag on the hillside west of the Upper
South Parking Lot the whole time we were there - she did turn around
on the snag once. With the sun behind us, we had great looks through
our scope and studied her in detail. When we first arrived the male
was perched high on Ship Rock. We saw him leave Ship Rock several
times and come back and land in different spots on Ship Rock (near the
previous upper left eyrie, the previous lower right eyrie, an old
Raven nest on the north end). Wonder if the pair is trying to decide
on an eyrie location??? In addition, the male dove on a flicker from
one of his perches (unsuccessfully as the flicker did a frantic
vertical dive as well and escaped). During the time we were there, the
pair did some calling (female most vocal), and the male flew down and
the pair copulated on the juniper snag. A busy morning at Ship Rock!
Kiki Widjaja had much the same experience on Sunday morning, so it's a
good time to watch the Peregrines. As a side note, the Ravens are
still nesting on the west end of Creation Rock. We saw the male come
and go several times, and once the female joined him and left the nest
for about two minutes.
We did not see the Prairie Falcons at Park Cave Rock - my thought is
that the female is sitting on eggs in the eyrie and the male is out
hunting.
Mike Henwood
Morrison
Jefferson County
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