Kathy -- thanks for sending a link to the app. It sounds like that could be very helpful in IDing raptors and I will check it out.
On Wednesday, February 10, 2021 at 8:48:53 AM UTC-7 [email protected] wrote: > Thanks for the pointer to the app! > > Gary Brower > Unincorporated Arapahoe County > > On Feb 10, 2021, at 8:44 AM, KATHY HOLLAND <[email protected]> wrote: > > 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. 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