Just a reminder to everyone, that at this time of year raptors and other large birds don't just migrate over the hogback. When it's warm (updrafts!) I love to spend a half hour in the afternoon just scanning every inch of the sky from my Englewood yard. And you have to look carefully because they're *really* high up -- just dots in the sky. Today those tiny dots turned into 15 Turkey Vultures, 2 Red-tails, 2 Cooper's Hawks, (although these 4 were locals lower down), an unidentified Buteo, a Bald Eagle, a Double-crested Cormorant, and a V of 8 white birds. At first I thought they were Pelicans (we're talking just white dots barely visible in the sky) but when I got my scope on them, it turns out they had white necks held out straight in front of them -- Snow Geese! All of that in about half an hour at 4PM -- so go out and look up!
Mary Kay Waddington Arapahoe County (but the sky goes over all the counties!) -- -- 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/CAA-Db7e_tknNy4BpFW3-JUw7ayUGikJBC9z_q2VjT9cO_cmxkg%40mail.gmail.com.
