Took a nice walk after work yesterday and heard a distinctive 'cheep cheep cheep' from up high. Reminded me of the Black Hills. Turned out to be a male red crossbill at the apex of a leafless tree glowing in the late day sun. Just one. Couldn't tell what type it was. This was in the Aberdeen section of town near the intersection of Longwood and Castle. Bird flew off soonafter.
Also saw a juvenile Cooper's Hawk devouring a pigeon on a smalll cobbled island in the lowflow Arkansas River near a railroad bridge. Not much in the way of waterfowl on the river, just some mallards. Back in the yard we have mountain chickadees, red-breasted nuthatches, brown creepers, and a throng of robins fighting over water rights in the bird bath. A mountain chickadee was happy when I came to refill it. It was his chance to sneak in when the robins all scattered. Bold little guy landed as I was filling it. Rick Clawges Pueblo -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send email to cobi...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en.
