Whilel tracking burrowing owls in the DIA area about 8 AM, we found a stunning fallout of what appeared to be first year Red-tailed Hawks. There were at least 58, 42 in one tight spot at about 58th Ave. and Picadilly, and another 16 dispersed around the area. Almost all were perched and strikingly motionless on fence posts as far as the eye could see, and the others were standing in the fields around them. Two or three flew up from their perch briefly, but did not appear to be pursuring prey. Plumage varied, light to dark, some molting--all works in progress. Some were possibly Harlan's. If some of you found these hawks and identified them as something else--someone watching them from some distance from us, thought they were Ferruginous. We'd love to share our field notes and to be corrected in our ID, so we want to hear from you. We're reporting them to eBird, and we've got get it right!
Photos? Yes, but fuzzy. Frank and Nancy Hatch Denver -- 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.com/group/cobirds?hl=en.
