Blustery day along Raptor Alley ... most birds were grounded.
Raptor Alley (wind and raptors not a good combo; only ONE sitting on
the three sets of power lines)
Red-tailed Hawk - 9
Ferruginous Hawk - 2
Merlin
Sharp-shinned Hawk (rare; eating prey alongside road)
American Kestrel - 2
Northern Harr
The brutal weather brought in the expected Horned Larks
(affectionately known by me as "Stormtroopers"). We've had 40-50
flying around and hunkered down out front. In "normal" Horned Lark
years we've had upwards of 400-500 Horned Larks. There is one Lapland
Longspur hanging out with them. I hav
On way to work this morning I stopped and walked along WCR 100 between
WCR 27 and WCR 23 and had a flock of 10 Lapland Longspur flyover me.
The ag fields on northside of WCR 100 always have (large) flocks of
Horned Larks with Laplands.
Thanks Gary Lefko, Nunn
http://coloradobirder.ning.com/
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While sifting through lots of Vesper Sparrows this morning I found (one
+ each) Lapland Longspur and Chestnut-collared Longspur. This was
along WCR 31 between WCR 102 and WCR 104. There are lots of wild
sunflowers on the east that keep the sparrows entertained and a very
large tilled field hosti
The Rawhide CBC started out as no wind and actually "balmy" from previous
counts ... then Mother Nature struck with a fury! :-) ... Fun times though
and good birds. Nice to be on a CBC section with zero House Sparrow, one
starling and one Eurasian-collared dove ... :-)
In Nunn--gale force win
Hi all
While slowly making my way to work this morning along Weld CR 100 btw 27
and 23, scanned numerous Horned Lark flocks on the plowed/slushy 100 road
and found 4 Lapland Longspur. I usually only get to hear them--nice to see
them for a change.
Thanks Gary Lefko, Nunn
http://coloradobirder
