Hi COBirders, Winds were out of the South today - so I attempted a watch for a couple of hours after lunch. With clear skies it was hard to pick up overhead birds, but that said, most were around eye-level or below anyhow, and were using the wind pushing up the Dakota hogback to gain elevation. Although it seemed dead mostly, there was a period of rapid-fire activity, for about 15 minutes around 1:30, and most of the raptors were seen in that short time.
Seen today: Red-tailed Hawk -4 [two locals hunting - one of those "kiting" in the same area for over 2 hours, 2 moving N) Prairie Falcon - [either 3 (doubtful) or the same birds was making 45 minutes circles, climbing up past me three times] Merlin - 1 Am Kestrel - 3 - all moving N fast Sharp-shinned Hawk (juv) Turkey Vulture (moving N fast) Com Raven - 4 (one circled REAL close - about 4 times around me and just over my head, from 15 feet!) Am Crow - 2 White-throated Swift - 2 Plus foothills regulars - Am Robin, W Scrub Jay, Steller's Jay, BB Magpie, N Flicker, House Finch, Rock Pigeon More tomorrow! Steve Brown Colorado Springs -- 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] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en?hl=en
