What a surprise--I spotted a very shy female Common Merganser in the Arkansas River near Canon City this evening as this is pretty early for fall migrants of this species to be down here (previous reports for fall are in Sept and pre-breeding in June). Maybe she was a non-breeder. Not long after I saw her I spotted a Peregrine Falcon heading up river. After it passed me I could see that it made a dive after something but wasn't able to refind it. BTW, that was at 8:15 pm. Later after dark I enjoyed watching 4 Common Nighthawks foraging on insects attracted to the lights in a small shopping center in Canon City.
This morning I was pleased when the Lewis's Woodpecker family returned to the nest site area as they perched in a snag almost directly above my car. So I got some nice photos, one from an interesting angle and one of a hatch year bird that I have uploaded to my BirdsAndNature<http://BirdsAndNature.blogspot.com>blog. There has also been a big push of landbirds migrating along the Arkansas River the past several days but it is late so will post on that tomorrow. SeEtta Moss Canon City http://BirdsAndNature.blogspot.com Now blogging for Birds and Blooms magazine at BirdsAndBloomsBlog/southcentral<http://birdsandbloomsblog.com/category/southcentral/> -- 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.
