Birding has been very nice around the Canon City and Fremont Co area since I returned home from my Texas trip last week. Last week I spotted a flock of about 75 Pinyon Jays just east of Canon City. After flying from tree to tree a few times, they took off just south of H50 for parts unknown (I tried to follow them--yeah, right). I also had a flock of Bushtits in my yard on two consecutive days last week. They are such neat little birds.
Last week-end I drove up the Bighorn Sheep Canyon west of Canon City where I enjoyed watching Bald Eagles and getting some nice pics of one of them. I subsequently found a flock of Pinyon Jays in Howard. Yesterday I found 2-1st year Harris Sparrows in a field just outside of Florence. They were associating with flock of White-crowned Sparrows but appeared to be staying together as they remained foraging next to the ditch after the White-crowns flew off. Then they perched near each other in a shrub and appeared ready to either loaf for awhile or maybe spend the night as it was late afternoon when I left them. I have uploaded photos of all of these birds (and of a bighorn sheep high on top of a rock formation at dark that I found in, yes, the Bighorn Sheep Canyon) onto my BirdsAndNature <http://BirdsAndNature.blogspot.com>. There are also many photos and video clips (including of a Clapper Rail close-up) from my Texas trip. Of special interest is my again finding a large wintering congregation of Chihuahuan Ravens like I did last year in western Texas, only this year there were thousands and I got some video of them. Presumably some portion of Colorado's Chihuahuan Ravens spend the winter in this or possible another wintering congregation in west Texas or New Mexico. 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.
