Several birders enjoyed a birding tour with Joe Rigli of their "sand hills" short-grass prairie ranch in Morgan Co., CO yesterday. Birds we don't often see nearer the foothills included 4 chicks in a Loggerhead Shrike nest:
http://www.kayniyo.com/birds_shrike_vireo.htm Grasshopper Sparrows: http://www.kayniyo.com/birds_warbler_sparrow.htm Cassin's Sparrows (alas, no photos), a singing 1st year male Orchard Oriole (lousy silhouetted photo), Northern Mockingbirds, Burrowing Owls, and one lone American Pelican on a ranch pond that Joe says contains water all year. It was capable of flight as it flew when we got too close. Thanks, Joe, for an enjoyable tour! Kay Kayleen A. Niyo, Ph.D. Niyo Scientific Communications Kay Niyo Photography <mailto:[email protected]> [email protected] <http://www.KayNiyo.com> www.KayNiyo.com ______________________________ 5651 Garnet Street Golden, CO 80403 Phone: (303) 679-6646 Fax: (866) 849-8013 -- 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.
