Waldo Canyon is now open 5 years after 20,000 acres burned. It was also the most financially destructive fire in Colorado history. Naturally I wanted to see what birds were in there. It was over an hour hike in from the road so I didn't get to spend too much time birding. The entire canyon looks like a moon-scape. A few small patches of trees survived the fire, but not much else. As soon as I crested the ridge I saw a Golden Eagle and it made my day. I saw twelve total species.
<https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-zE3rPOMGkPY/WebAZMShpjI/AAAAAAAACt8/xFk8_zhAWhQbbcJi7mbMzwYBIvrvUQiYgCLcBGAs/s1600/Waldo%2BCanyon%2B2.PNG> For those wishing to bird in the area it helps if you are comfortable walking a few kilometers without a trail in mountainous terrain cross country. Christopher Brobin Manitou Springs, El Paso County, Colorado -- 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 cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/a759ed49-a28f-4787-b7b9-36bbc0b5d4e9%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
