I ventured out this afternoon on a trip, primarily hoping to find some vernal pools with amphibians but always with an eye on the birds.
The highlight of the trip turned out to be the weather, as I wound up a few miles west of multiple tornadoes, then drove back to Colorado Springs through torrential rains, hail, and violent outflow winds from the supercell storm. I expect the vernal-pool action to be very good between Rush and Highway 71 over the next week. Birdwise, the highlight was definitely a dark-phase Rough-legged Hawk on the ground off Road J, weathering heavy rain and hail. No luck on the amphibians, other than Bullfrogs, but before the storms hit I did find a Prairie Rattlesnake and a Painted Turtle in eastern El Paso County, and a 2020-hatchling Yellow-bellied Racer in western Lincoln County. Chris Selvig Colorado Springs -- -- 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 * Join Colorado Field Ornithologists https://cobirds.org/CFO/Membership/ --- 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/CAFeTgoGPXWuVmBvzHhx9E%2Bi7u083qtXbbjH2YmZFJMD9vHssJQ%40mail.gmail.com.
