If you don't have Lapland Longspurs for the year, today was the time to get them along the DIA Owl Loop. I would list all of the spots, but there were too many. Everywhere along the route starting 1/2 mile east of Tower Rd on 96th Ave to 120th Ave just west of Haynesmount. Almost every single flock of Horned Larks contained some longspurs in it, whether the flock was 100 or more birds or just two dozen. I backtracked from there, so I'm sure there are more flocks of birds on the other roads out there and all around.
For those that have no interest in tiny birds, there were also the usual assortment of wintering raptors; American Kestrel, Red-tailed Hawk, Northern Harrier, Rough-legged Hawk, Ferruginous Hawk, and Bald Eagle. At one point, I just stopped to watch the action in two Cottonwood trees that were close together. In one, there was two adult Bald Eagles. The other tree trunk and branches looked a bit like a lava lamp. The Red-winged Blackbirds were swarming and moving up and down and around it. It was rather mesmerizing. John Breitsch Denver, Colorado http://www.flickr.com/photos/breitschbirding/ -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/9280f28c-4d18-4704-a7fc-aeb786d00cc6%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
