Jen, I just found out about a cool APP last night for ID'ing raptors. It's called Raptor ID by HawkWatch International and it's free! Gobs of photos and in all color morphs.
Kathy Holland Centennial, CO > On 02/09/2021 3:19 PM Jen Toews <[email protected]> wrote: > > > I was also at Barr Lake on Monday and had a similar experience. We > counted 32 eagles at the gazebo alone and saw a ton more on the way there. My > low estimate on eBird was 40 but we were thinking we probably saw between 50 > and 55. > The sun was hitting the mallards' and redheads' heads just right and the > effect was dramatic: hundreds of metallic green and red heads bobbing in the > rough waters. The sheer numbers of Northern Pintails and Ring-necked Ducks > was also a pleasant surprise for me. Despite the windchill and feeling > uncomfortable much of the time, it ended up being one of my favorite days at > Barr Lake. > Would you be able to share a photo of the Rough-legged Hawk? I think that > might be the unidentified raptor that had us completely stumped despite the > fact that it gave us really good looks. Gotta work on my raptor ID... > Congrats on hitting your 1500 mile marker! > > On Monday, February 8, 2021 at 5:37:23 PM UTC-7 [email protected] > wrote: > > > > I have been continuing the ebird challenge of a complete > checklist a day challenge. Today I hit 1500 days. > > So with such a milestone I headed out to Barr Lake today. It was a > > cold day at around 10 with a windchill bellow that, but I was bundled up > > and carrying around 20 ponds of gear (scope, tripod, big camera plus the > > backpack with water and food) so I didn't notice that much except when I as > > the gazebo scopeing the lake, then I did. > > Highlights of course were the Bald Eagles, I got 50 in total, > > braking ebird's filter. That could be an over count, it could be a under > > cont. They were flying around enough to make it hard. One of the best parts > > of so many eagles was they were vocalizing a lot, it was fun to listen to > > that awesome call. > > Along with the eagles there was two hug rafts of Redheads and > > Ring-billed ducks with some Scaups, both Lesser and Greater, along with > > some Canvasbacks. Then there was that hug raft of Mallards near the gazebo > > along with more Northern Pintails, around 120, then I have seen together. > > There was also three American White Pelicans that over wintered. > > After leaving the gazebo I walked further past the 2.5 mile marker > > and crossed over the inflow canal where I found a hug flock of Red-winged > > Blackirds. After picking over that mob, about 120, I found a young Rusty > > Blackbird in the flock. > > Another highlight was a dark morph Rough-legged Hawk. > > Good birding, > > Brian Johnson, > > Englewood CO > > > > > > > > -- > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "Colorado Birds" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en?hl=en > * All posts should be signed with the poster's full name and city. > Include bird species and location in the subject line when appropriate > --- > 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] > mailto:[email protected] . > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/8ea6d67c-197c-43c1-82cc-d9102ed8a247n%40googlegroups.com > > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/8ea6d67c-197c-43c1-82cc-d9102ed8a247n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer > . > Katherine Holland -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en?hl=en * All posts should be signed with the poster's full name and city. Include bird species and location in the subject line when appropriate --- 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/1920846719.1392.1612971883043%40connect.xfinity.com.
