Hi COBirders, Susan Craig and I were out looking for shrikes to band today, on the plains of Eastern El Paso County, mostly between Ellicott and Hanover. We only caught one shrike, a recapture from a couple of years ago, and saw four more, but without any other takers at the baited traps.
What we did see a lot of was raptors : numerous Red-tailed, Ferruginous and Rough-legged Hawks, several N Harrier, a pair of juv Bald Eagles on a power pole nowhere near water, dozens of Am Kestrels, and at least four Prairie Falcons. On a couple of occasions we saw that the shrikes were noticeably nervous about the nearby kestrels, and skittish about dropping to the ground, probably for good reason. A beautiful day on the plains today, warm, and calm, (which it seemingly NEVER is out there!). Good birding, (Go Broncos!) Steve Brown Colorado Springs Sent from my iPad -- 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/EF6D88A8-8D92-469F-B0F2-969D61E3D833%40gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
