Blustery day along Raptor Alley ... most birds were grounded. Raptor Alley (wind and raptors not a good combo; only ONE sitting on the three sets of power lines) Red-tailed Hawk - 9 Ferruginous Hawk - 2 Merlin Sharp-shinned Hawk (rare; eating prey alongside road) American Kestrel - 2 Northern Harrier - 3 Golden Eagle - 2
WCR 104/Hwy 85 Lapland Longspur - 1 (in one of Nunn's two recent burn areas-this the larger one; hanging out with two large flocks of Horned Larks) Just a reminder we have three new Mountain Plover habitats for next spring/summer: WCR 51/Hwy 90 - HUGE burn area WCR 37/WCR 98 - large burn area (p dog colony included; dogs still there) WCR 102/Hwy 85 Thanks Gary Lefko, Nunn http://coloradobirder.ning.com/ -- Home of the "Nunn Guy" -- 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.
