Ken Ecton, Joe Mammoser, and I walked Grandview Cemetery for over an hour this morning between 7:45 and 9a. We did NOT see the female White-winged Crossbill, but did see a group of 5-6 crossbills flying, some, if not all of which, were Reds. We later saw a separate pair of Reds with several siskins. Also of note was the "taiga" Merlin (adult female?) that has been present since early December eating a freshly-killed European Starling atop an American Elm branch (photos obtained). An American Kestrel was also seen. When we first saw the kestrel it was within 20-30 feet of the merlin in the next tree. Not sure if prey stealing, envy, admiration, falcon chat, rivalry, or what was going on with this incident.
Dave Leatherman Fort Collins -- 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
