The RBW pretty much had the run of Crow Valley Campground. I spotted the BWH a couple miles north of the campground along one of the PNG dirt roads. At least I hope it was that species and not a Harrier. The tail had a pretty distinctive white part...at least that is what my mind decided after I looked at the field guide and ruminated on the matter for a couple hours (wanting it to be the Hawk, as it will be a lifer). My doubt is over the location. There are a few groups of cottonwoods along that road, but it is definitely not a deciduous "forest". It was flying low and going for something on the ground..I know, that sounds Harrier-like, but it was not a low patrol; when I saw it it was coming in for a kill (but the prey must have scooted because it pulled up right at ground level).
Can someone comment on seeing this species in more wide open terrain? Ron Bolton Berthoud -- 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/d282fa6d-afc0-4443-9585-4bfe804acd2c%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
