>From 4:35-5:10 pm he was hunting from the power poles along the north >(actually NW) side of Hwy. 24, just across the highway from Scott Rd. turnoff. >Sue from Boulder, you left just 3 minutes too soon... I was just pulling away >when he flew up from the ground just a couple hundred yards from where we were >parked, swooped across the highway and then up onto a pole, 7-8 poles SW of >Scott Rd. Very cooperative, let me drive right adjacent, across the road, & >watch & take pics. Another car with a couple birders (Jeannie & ?) pulled up >behind me, as we pulled forward each time he swooped out to a prey prospect >and then ahead a couple poles. Never did make a catch while we watched. Very >beautiful bird. He demonstrated twice as I watched, that he can rotate his >head some 225-230 degrees either direction from forward. Amazing creature... >so large & magnificently ghostly, as the light was fading. What a privilege. >Thanks, Bill, for posting, & for great directions.
Marty Wolf of CO Spgs -----Original Message----- From: antejos <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Sun, Jan 10, 2010 5:13 pm Subject: [cobirds] Snowy Owl (El Paso) COBirders, At least 30 people saw the El Paso County Snowy Owl today, Sunday, first spotted this A.M. perched atop a roof by Susan Craig and Dave Elwonger. The bird spent much of the day in a new and lightly populated neighborhood with big houses, perched on fence posts and roof tops, occasionally flying, sometimes stretching its neck, sometimes bobbing its head up and down before pursuing rodents. Although perhaps not as exciting as watching Mandarin Ducks, this lightly marked (adult male?) Snowy Owl entertained novice and expert birders alike. Today, as least, the bird preferred a residential neighborhood with lots of grasslands and open spaces. To search this area, drive east of Falcon on HWY 24 to the first road east of Elbert Road, Scott Road W. Turn to the south, right if coming from the west, and then again at the next right, and then right again onto Prairie View Ln. Check roof tops and fence posts anywhere in this area. Look for whitewash on rooftops for favored perches. Thanks to Snook Cippoletti, the original finder, who twice found this bird and alerted birders to its whereabouts. At one point in the P.M., camera motor drive clicks seemed louder than the celebratory conversation, high fives, and knuckle bumps. Bill Maynard Colorado Springs ____________________________________________________________ Diet Help Cheap Diet Help Tips. Click here.
