I spotted a VERY dark buteo along County Line Road between Jay Rd and Erie Parkway at about noon today. It flew up from the grasses about 30 ft west of County Line and took off to the south. The bird was so dark-colored that I briefly thought it was a Raven. It was bigger than a Raven with a definite buteo head and light-colored (yellowish) raptor-shaped beak. I did not get a good look at the trailing edge, underside of its wings although leading edge underside was very dark. Upper side of body, wings, and tail very dark. No sign of red on or near the tail. I was driving in traffic with cyclists on the road so couldn't pull a quick U-turn to follow it. By the time I could pull off the road I'd completely lost sight of it. I'm going to try to resight it but don't think the odds are too great.
Has anyone else seen this bird and ID-ed it? Please e-mail me - I'd love to know what it was. Thanks! Nancy Rynes Lafayette, CO -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/cobirds/-/RLYOwY_14cEJ. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
