Rob Raker and I found a Clark's Grebe among the Western Grebes on the lake at Bear Creek Lake Park (BCLP) this morning. We also had 2 Loggerhead Shrikes and numerous male Yellow-rumped Warblers - probably a few more Audubon than Myrtles - 55% to 45%.
We observed an Osprey plunge into the lake and take a large fish. The Osprey struggled to get airborne with it's catch - and it landed just south of the lake in a prairie dog town with the fish in tow. Rob and I walked around to the south side of the lake and found the Osprey in the midst of the prairie dogs. It must have been 20-30 minutes before the Osprey took off with the fish, circled around and finally landed in a tree with the catch of the day. Quite a spectacle and a tremondous effort on the part of the Osprey! Mike Henwood Bear Creek Lake Park - Jefferson County Morrison --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Join us at the 2009 Convention in Alamosa: http://cfo-link.org/convention/index.php 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.as/group/cobirds?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
