Every year about 5-15 Greater White-fronted Geese in Canon City. After wondering if the weather is just too warm up north to push them down here I found 14 birds today in the ponds off Willow Street (one of two locations they are usually found). Two of the geese are in juvenal plumage.
I enjoyed watching a good size flock of about 125-150 American Crows just east of Canon City today. Though we don't often see such large flocks of crows in this area, large flocks are fairly commonly found at just 40 or so miles away in Wet Mountain Valley so it's not a long flight to get here. The moderate drought in the area may be motivating these birds to move down lower where there may be more food sources and there are definitely better sources of water. In fact, many of the crows were perched on a gravel bar in the river where they were enjoying a long drink and a refreshing bath. I found some Cedar Waxwings and Evening Grosbeaks, both of which are all around Canon City, in Florence today. I saw large flocks of mixed blackbirds, including Red-winged Blackbirds, in both Canon City and Florence. I am posting photos of birds I saw today and some really cool waves in a 'rotor' cloud (weather service reported this phenomena and noted it was due to winds and currents near mountains) near Canon City today onto my BirdsAndNature <http://BirdsAndNature.blogspot.com> blog soon. SeEtta Moss Canon City http://BirdsAndNature.blogspot.com -- 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.
