Possible Common Black Hawk near the Gunnison Sage Grouse Lek today. I was passing County Road 887 and Hyw 50 (19miles east of Gunnison) when I spotted a very dark raptor sitting on a fence post just off the highway. As I turned around and pulled onto the dirt road, the bird took off. It was an all black hawk with what appeared to be a single white stripe across the tail. I only got a brief glimpse with the binoculars before it flew south over the flooded fields. I scoped for an additional 30 mins looking for it, but with no luck in relocating the bird. I'll field a site record form, but without a photo to back it up....possibly a very good bird for the end of 5 days birding the CO/UT state line.
Second best bird, Lucy's Warbler in Yellow Jacket Canyon, Montezuma County. Matt Newport Aurora -- 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.
