We have added two "firsts" to our 4-year-old yard list in the past two days. Last evening at dusk, we heard and briefly saw in the gloom a Northern Pygmy Owl. In fact, we might have sighted a second one. While we live in its normal habitat, we have never heard one before and assume that this was a bird (or a pair) on the move. A much greater surprise came at 7:00 this morning when a beautiful light morph Ferruginous Hawk flew north over our house, its rufous upperwing coverts and white tail gleaming in the early sunlight. What was a prairie species doing up here at 8000 feet in the Ponderosa/Douglas habitat 35 miles northwest of Fort Collins? Only fall dispersal comes to mind. Charles Bell 612 Manhead Mountain Drive Livermore, CO 80536 970-484-8791
-- 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.
