I was out walking in the dark early this morning. It was kind of like the Patsy Cline song about walking after midnight in that there was a bright moon for me, too. It helped to light my way up the trails near my Ken Caryl Valley home, as I made it up into the forests of Massey Draw in the private Ken Caryl Ranch open space, where my headlamp had to fill in for the moon under the trees. I saw a small owl flush ahead of me as I was going up the steep canyon trail and I was able to find it later perched on a broken limb near the main trunk of a Douglas-fir - an adult Saw-whet Owl! They are not so easy to find now, in my experience, so I was pleased with the surprise.
Further towards dawn, and now down along open foothill slopes, I heard a Common Poorwill. We are right near the end of their warm-season stay here; my latest in the area was Sept 29. Birding after sunrise produced a Tennessee Warbler seen nicely with an Orange-crowned. A Merlin flew by near my home last evening after sunset. I only seldom see one at Ken Caryl. David Suddjian Ken Caryl Valley Littleton, 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 * 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/CAGj6RoqFUD3O1ZBGWUxaqAN_2iYYJVhyuGNnGZDghaerJ8TvPw%40mail.gmail.com.
