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 [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/a759ed49-a28f-4787-b7b9-36bbc0b5d4e9%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
