I hadn't been to Salida for quite a while so ventured up there today. It was a beautiful day, mostly sunny though I ran into a little rain halfway there.
I saw American Dipper in the Arkansas River on the way up and two in river right in Salida. Sand Lake had one male Common Goldeneye among a good number of common waterfowl. Noteable by their absence were the Great-tailed Grackles that have been resident on the small islands in this small lake for some years--I did not see nor hear any. There were several Common Mergansers among common waterfowl at Frantz Lake and one Western Grebe. I checked the cemetery that is usually productive but other than a few Mountain Chickadees and a White-breasted Nuthatch calling the only wildlife were a herd of Mule deer including one with a very impressive rack. I looked for Rough-legged Hawks that I have found there at this time in year in the past but did not see any. SeEtta Moss Canon City Personal blog @ http://BirdsAndNature.blogspot.com<http://birdsandnature.blogspot.com/> Blogging for Birds and Blooms magazine @ Birds and Blooms blog 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.
