We enjoyed a pleasant day yesterday on the Black Forest CBC. The temperature cooperated, and we even ate lunch outdoors at Davis Ammons' ranch. We got most excited by seeing the first Rough-legged Hawks in 3-4 years. We saw 3 of them, 2 Bald Eagles, one each Golden Eagle, Red-tail, and Ferruginous. Quite a lot of Horned Larks poplulated the roads, but no longspurs.
We saw one mystery flock of 100 or so birds. Small, sparrow/finch shaped. We watched them on a brushy hillside as they leap-frogged over each other for 2-3 minutes. Far away, in poor light, we couldn't see them well. Then the whole flock flew in a tight formation we-know-not-where. I had the impression of rosy-finches, based on shape, call note, and behavior. Urling disagrees, so I'm not sure what to report. Suggestions welcome. Hugh Kingery PS: Urling & I will work on responding to Nick Komar's challenge to name the 10 best birds of 2021. -- -- 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/1734631693.822094.1641252767132%40mail.yahoo.com.
