Last evening Rob Raker was able to find the Broad-winged Hawk and get some pictures of it eating a small snake in the same area Bear Creek Lake Park where it was seen in the morning, so I figured it would still be there this morning. I walked the trail from Pelican Point towards Turkey Creek and found the Broad-tailed perched in the woods just east of the wooden footbridge across Turkey Creek (about 1/2 mile from starting point). Was able to watch it for a considerable length of time; Wheeler would classify this bird as a adult light morph, pale-bellied Broad-winged Hawk. It's possible that the bird may stay a few days before heading north again, since the woods on the Turkey Creek side are damp and somewhat marshy in places, which is a habitat favored by Broad-winged Hawks.
Rob Raker joined me and we also had good looks at a Marsh Wren in the thick cover along Turkey Creek just west of the footbridge. Surprised to see the Marsh Wren in this location; others I have seen in migration in BCLP have been in marshy areas with some cattails - the area along Turkey Creek is brushy (lowland riparian) and where you might expect to find a Song Sparrow, but certainly is not a marsh (nary a cattail in sight). Perhaps knocked down by the snow storm on Tuesday, just like the 2 Marsh Wrens we saw along the Big Soda Lake shoreline yesterday. Mike Henwood Morrison Jefferson County -- 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. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
