On a nice Monday, decided to roam around the county and do a couple of
Hawkwatch routes on the way. Up to Allenspark – no rosy finches, but both
chickadees, no nuthatches, Stellar's, Magpie, Hairy Woodpecker, and a stray
Northern Shrike a quarter mile east of the FawnBrook.
The North Rabbit Mountain Hawk Route had a pair of Red Tails sitting
affectionately in the same tree on 75th Street, then I pulled up behind another
car of birders south of Rabbit Mountain that had just watched another pair of
Red Tails copulating. The male (rather than smoking a cigarette or ordering a
dozen roses for Valentine's Day) hopped down a few branches, broke off a nice
midsize branch, then flew off east. The female followed after a minute.
Off to the optional Union Reservoir circuit – a pair of Bald Eagles sitting
beside each other in a tree at the south west corner. Around the reservoir to
the northwest corner, where I saw a male Harrier carrying a small prey (vole?)
land. The female then flew in carrying some cattails in one foot, grabbed the
prey, and flew off. The male followed..... This was a nice experience!
J.D.Birchmeier (Birch)
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