While birding in extreme SW KS last Saturday, 26 Sept., I wandered briefly into extreme SE CO, the little triangle of land that lies south of the Cimarron River in Baca County. With less than 20 miles of birdable roads, this area is typically a poor place to look for birds. On Saturday, however, I did find a large number of Swainson's Hawks.
The Swainson's Hawks had apparently roosted overnight in fields 3 miles north of Oklahoma [C road] and one mile west of the Kansas line. I counted over 150 hawks in the air over one square mile of land but was unable to come up with an exact total. As I circled the section I flushed a fair number of hawks close to the road, however the crops and crop stubble were too tall to see how many might be on the ground away from the road. I listened for Sprague's Pipits at a few promising spots, but to no avail. Scott Seltman 1968 155th Ave. Larned, KS 67550 I think knot, therefore I am. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Colorado Field Ornithologists: http://www.cfo-link.org/ Colorado County Birding: http://www.coloradocountybirding.com/ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
