My post was written yesterday (Monday). Don't know if he will be back today--I didn't see him at 8 AM. But Adrian Lakin sent me mail and a beautiful picture of him which she took Friday.
On Tuesday, February 18, 2020 at 8:05:39 AM UTC-7, David Gulbenkian wrote: > > The Swamp Sparrow and Tree Sparrow continue along Clear Creek W. of I-70. > More exciting is the Bobcat sleeping during the day in the same area! > Hope I'm not violating any protocols of this Group, but I don't know many > birders > who wouldn't be interested in this sighting. > > The person who alerted me to it said it was seen hunting in the very early > morning, I think today and yesterday. > > In spite of the fact that it is sleeping in the sun in a sheltered spot on > the north bank, it is *extremely* > hard to see, partly because he's generally lying still and keeps his head > in the shade. > I can't sign an affidavit that it's a bobcat, but I saw his greyish head > and eyes pretty well > even though it was in the shade. and I believe I saw his stubby tail. His > body is a warm > brown, but I could not see its dimensions. > > Along the top of the north bank there is a line of utility poles which > ends well before the > bridge and dam to the west. The cat was sleeping a little to the east of > the third pole from the > end, not far up from the water. To protect the animal, I won't give any > more detail. > You are unlikely to see it, but the mere possibility will spice up your > walk, I hope. > > > -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/38ea2660-9233-47ae-ac88-4d27ad4494e3%40googlegroups.com.
