Hi all Chilly start with fog but after leaving Nunn Cafe things cleared out and temperatures increased. We tallied 50+ raptors; missing on Bald Eagle (inside joke) and Long-eared, Short-eared and Snowy Owls ... :-) ... species seen (multiples of all species except where indicated):
Northern Harrier (Circus cyaneus) Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) Ferruginous Hawk (Buteo regalis) Rough-legged Hawk (Buteo lagopus) Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) American Kestrel (Falco sparverius) Merlin (Falco columbarius) - 1 Prairie Falcon (Falco mexicanus) Great Horned Owl Lapland Longspur (we even got a decent photo of one!) Great Horned Owls This is an (recurring) scheduled annual trip with Boulder County Audubon--fun folks, fun times! Thanks Gary Lefko, Nunn http://coloradobirder.ning.com/ -- 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.
