I-25 and Rockrimmon (Ute Valley Park & HP campus).
Last night at 5:29pm, I saw a Great Horned Owl sitting atop a street lamp box (2' x 1') about 25' in the air. This lamp post was within 100' of the nest (ponderosa pine - 25' high) used last year by a pair of GH Owls that successfully fledged 3 young. After a couple moments, another GH Owl (obviously male) flew up and mounted the female. Copulation lasted about 20 seconds with all sorts of squawks and squeaks. Whereas the male flew off to the area of the nest and the female stayed on the lamp post with tail feathers held erect and undertail coverts ruffled. This warm weather also has flickers drumming and calling; as well as hairy woodpeckers. Red crossbills have been present for a couple weeks. fyi Jeff J Jones ( <mailto:[email protected]> [email protected]) Teller County - 8500' - Montane Woodlands --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
