Decided it was time to drive down to Turkey Creek Recreation Area on Highway 115, so that I could look for the Lewis's Woodpecker.
Glad I did! Not two minutes from the car, I saw one! Awesome! Number 264 on my life list. Lewis's were everywhere! Also saw: Hawk, Redtail Woodpecker, Downy Goldfinch, Lesser Sparrow, Lark Sparrow, House Sparrow, Chipping Flicker, Northern Bluebird, Western Towhee, Spotted Others that I couldn't identfy. This is a nice birding area. Looks like it has tons of potential, especially with the berry bushes that are everywhere. Even before I got to the ranch, had an awesome sighting. As I dropped down into the red rock canyon area of hwy 115, between mile marker 37 and 36 (heading south), I saw a black dog sitting just under a large tree in a pull off area. Oops! Nice doggie! Not! It was a Black Bear cub! Got it's picture. Tried to photograph it's ear tag so I could ask DOW where he was tagged, but he ducked down a ditch and into a tunnel under hwy 115 before I could get focused. Excellent day! Aaron Driscoll Colorado Springs -- 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.
