Paula, I think Swainson's is the only dark morph buteo that is normally in
Colorado and that has such light undertail coverts. So that also supports
your initial ID. Quite a good-looking bird! (BTW, dark morph Swainson's
are fairly common where I grew up in Idaho.)
Peter Ruprecht
Superior
On M
June 2022 Birds, Woodland Park Yard Area and Beyond
Common Merganser
South Platte River near Lake George on 6-27, 2F
American White Pelican-
Manitou Lake on 6-20, 12
South Platte River near Lake George on 6-27, 5
Great Blue Heron-
S. Platte River near Lake George on 6-8
Manitou Lak
Hey, all.
Please join The Nature Conservancy in Colorado for a field trip, free and
open to the public, to *Keystone Gorge, just outside Telluride, San Miguel
County, this coming Wed., July 13. We'll meet at 8am MDT at the Galloping
Goose trailhead* on the western edge of Telluride. This is near t
Probably my very favorite birdsong is the Hermit Thrush. That wonderful
flute-like song that drifts out of the deep forest fills my heart with
hope, peace and joy -- and every year I look forward to hearing them at our
place up in the Sangre de Cristos.
This year -- not a single Hermit Thrush, wh
I noticed an abundance on my Dunkley Pass BBS route in the Flat Tops last
week and even more Swainson's Thrushes than normal too. My Gold Hill 2 BBS
route around Ward and Jamestown had the normal amount too. Must be a
southern phenomenon.
Good Birding,
Chip Clouse
Currently Denver, CO but looking
