On a recent visit to one of my favorite birding spot to scout for the 'mystery black and white duck' I chanced to meet Hugh Kingery. Running into Hugh was a particularly good stroke of luck. There were three new species for me at the location for the year. Cinnamon Teal, Greater Yellow-legs and Ferruginous Hawk. Among the other birds were Common Goldeneye, Ring-necked Duck, Lesser Scaup, Bufflehead, Gadwall, Mallard, Green-winged Teal, Killdeer, Ring-billed Gull, Northern Pintail, Northern Shoveler and Redhead. Of course the pond I'm referring to is in Parker, off Motsenbocker Rd. and behind the Sailsbury Equestrian Park by the orange box car. GPS coordinates are 39.498511,-104.771333. From Mainstreet and Parker Road, travel west on Mainstreet 1.2 miles until Motsenbocker Rd. Turn South on Motsenbocker Rd. 1.6 miles and turn left into Sailsbury Equestrian Park entrance. Jog right past Town of Parker Garage and bear left toward the orange box car across a larger parking area. And, oh, buy the way, the mystery duck was still there on March 9th & 10th.
Other news and notes: There was a juvenile Cooper's Hawk that was recorded on video consuming a European Starling in our back yard in Parker. Not unusual to see, but it was so close to our house and we were rivited as the drama unfolded. We sure enjoy raptors in Colorado! For a look at the video please go to: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jeM1wSho25c Andy Spellman Parker, Colorado -- 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.
