Hi all I visited the CR 69/Hwy 34 energy development pond again on Saturday. Took a series of 16 photos of entire flock--guesstimate ~1,500-2,000 Snow Goose present! Zoomed in on photos did a head count on all 16 photos. Photos at link below. Bald Eagle patiently eyeballing the flock, too.
I did Raptor Alley (bottom half) on Sunday in preparation for this Saturday's trip: - Sharp-shinned Hawk (chasing 3 Northern Flicker and Black-billed Magpie) - Rough-legged Hawk (first time this fall) - Bald Eagle - 4 - Ferruginous Hawk - 4 (dark morph has returned to usual winter area) - Red-tailed Hawk - 5 - American Kestrel - Golden Eagle - Prairie Falcon - Northern Harrier Others: Northern Shrike (2), one chasing American Tree Sparrow (6) flock; Common Raven (2) Thanks, Gary Lefko, Nunn http://www.friendsofthepawneegrassland.org/ https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/birds-and-more-of-the-pawnee-national-grassland -- -- 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/98759fc8-0cb7-4843-a21c-0ee1eef6df37n%40googlegroups.com.
