A very windy day (10-20mph??) did not deter the spirited crowd of 20 birders who met at the Nunn Cafe for a day of raptoring. Nunn Cafe and the raptors did not disappoint.
Great Horned Owl - 6 (5 in Nunn (3 in one tree and 2 in same vicinity), 1 along WCR 124) Rough-legged Hawk - 6 American Kestrel - 3 Red-tailed Hawk - 3 Northern Harrier - 5 Lapland Longspurs - dozens especially along WCR 21 in Carr!, WCR 108, WCR 49, WCR 124. A photogenic lifer for many on our tour! Prairie Falcon - 2 Golden Eagle (the star) - 5 (one of which in Carr was directly overhead at low altitude in the stiff breeze allowing "once-in-a- lifetime" views) WCR 124 Pond had open water and was chock full of Canada/Cackling Geese and Mallards. Surpisingly "Raptor Alley" was devoid of raptors (windy) producing only a lone American Kestrel. Also, the Carr Merlins were nowhere to be found. Missed on Ferruginous Hawk, too. Great crowd and lots of fun! The most traveled birders were from Breckenridge and South Park--thanks for coming! Thanks Gary Lefko, Nunn/CO http://ColoradoBirder.ning.com/ -- Home of "NunnCAM" --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
