Hi everyone, Sorry about the late report. I just seem to have forgotten to post anything earlier! Anyway, while doing some scouting around for a raptor field trip I'm leading next Saturday (and also eagerly checking to see if the ice is finally giving way on area lakes), I refound the Harlan's Hawk that has been overwintering near the I-25 weigh station near Fort Collins. I've now seen it at least a half-dozen times this season in that same general area. Fossil Creek is still pretty iced over, but should be opening up in the next couple days of warm sun. Same goes for Timnath Reservoir. Although Timnath is still pretty icy, the small roadside ponds where last summer's Neotropic Cormorant are now a popular midday hangout for geese.
The lake at the intersection of Larimer Cty Rd 44 and 3 - the gazetteer calls it Deadman Lake, and it usually is quite 'dead' in my experience - is bustling with bird activity with lots of nice waterfowl, gulls, and Red-tailed Hawks in love. Amid the usual Canadas and Cackling Geese were 2 Snow Geese, and amid the usual Ring-billed Gulls were a couple Herring Gulls including one first-spring Herring Gull and one gorgeous first-spring THAYER'S GULL. I also went looking for the Red-shouldered Hawk at Kodak SWA, but no luck. I'd had a report that he was seen as recently as a couple weeks ago, so it's probably still worth checking. -- Eric DeFonso Fort Collins, CO -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds". 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.com/group/cobirds?hl=en?hl=en Visit the CFO Website at: www.cfo-link.org
