It was a perfectly lousy day at my house when I woke up. Overcast, snowing, and dark. Of course I decided to go out with my camera anyway. I didn't see one single Northern Harrier. I don't know what the world is coming to. Consolation prizes included:
Bald Eagles 5 (adult and sub adult) Ferruginous Hawk 4 (light and dark morph) Rough-legged Hawk 10 ish Red-tailed Hawk 6 Prairie Falcon 2 Merlin 1 American Kestrel 5 Additionally, there were a few Horned Larks and Lapland Longspurs flying around Haynesmount Rd south of 120th Ave. With the influx of Rough-legged Hawks this year, and their prolific and dominating hunting abilities, I'm wondering if they may have moved the harriers off their territory a bit. Many photos taken, at least two respectable ones: Prairie Falcon http://www.flickr.com/photos/breitschbirding/11953119674/in/photostream/ Merlin (maybe a quarter mile from my house) http://www.flickr.com/photos/breitschbirding/11952966283/in/photostream/ John Breitsch Denver, Colorado http://www.flickr.com/photos/breitschbirding/ -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/691a28e1-8621-4bb6-a029-df31bce3c883%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
