Fantastic day for raptoring on Saturday--zero wind, 70s, great group of birders and thermals. We totaled 56 raptors including:
- Swainson's Hawk - 1 - Ferruginous Hawk - 7 (one chasing Northern Harrier) - Red-tailed Hawk - 18 - American Kestrel - 13 - Great Horned Owl - 2 - UNID buteo - 3 (distance) - Northern Harrier - 5 - Golden Eagle - 2 - Prairie Falcon - 3 (one being feverishly chased by the raven) - Cooper's Hawk - 1 - UNID accipiter - 1 Two treats for the day were over 1,000+ Sandhill Crane overhead and six Turkey Vulture riding thermals. "Raptor Alley" Trip (2015-2016) reporting: October 17 - 56 raptors October 14 - 22 raptors Other wildlife: 1,000+ Sandhill Crane, Pronghorn, Mountain Bluebird, Common Raven, Pine Siskin, American Goldfinch, White-crowned Sparrow "Raptor Alley" Trip (2014-2015) reporting: October 20 - 39 raptors November 2 - 39 raptors November 22 - 66 raptors Other wildlife: Pronghorn; Coyote and American Tree Sparrows Last year's (2013-2014) "Raptor Alley" reporting: October 13 - 25 raptors October 26 - 30 raptors December 1 - 47 raptors December 15 - 43 raptors January 11 - 57 raptors February 23 - 45 raptors Average Count Per 2013-2014 Trip- 41 raptor Thanks Gary Lefko, Nunn http://coloradobrider.ning.com/ Mobile: http://coloradobrider.ning.com/m -- 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/bf1114c0-6523-48c7-80db-044628bb2553%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.