Good morning, all, Today as Liz and I were driving on Vindicator Lane, just past the northern parking lot at Ute Valley Park (Colorado Springs, El Paso County), we spotted a bird in the middle of road. Sadly, it was flatter even than the proverbial pancake.
But the white-spotted primaries suggested an owl, so we made a couple of U-turns and pulled up next to it. I was somewhat surprised to find that it was a Northern Saw-whet Owl, thinking a couple of other species more likely there, in a rather open habitat with little cover. The bill was black and there was no evidence of a black frame to the face, eliminating the even slimmer possibility of it being a Boreal Owl. I do have photographs of the bird if anyone is interested in seeing them. Fair warning, though, they're pretty grisly. Obviously not the sort of encounter one wants to have with a Saw-whet or any other bird, but still an interesting sighting. Good birding, Jeff Jeffrey Gordon President American Birding Association Colorado Springs, CO [email protected] www.aba.org 719-884-8226 direct line @ office Check out ABA's awesome multi-author blog: http://blog.aba.org/ -- 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.
