Compiler: Joyce Takamine
Date: January 31, 2014
email: rba AT cfobirds.org
phone: 303-659-8750 303-659-6750
This is the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for Friday, January 31, 2014 sponsored
by the Denver Field Ornithologists and the Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory.
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This morning I was surprised to see a SAY'S PHOEBE perched atop a tree
beside the pastoral office at St. Mary Church on South Prince St in
Littleton. After a while it flew to adjacent Lee Gulch. I wonder if this
might be an early migrant (vs. wintering in general area).
Late yesterday afternoon a
A detour around N Roxborough Park Road was rewarding. A Prairie Falcon and
a Ferruginous Hawk sat on two adjacent poles. A Bald Eagle flew over.
Further down the road, a Red Tail, another Ferruginous Hawk, and a dark
phase Ferruginous Hawk occupied poles within spitting distance. Finally, a
I did the drive to look for the Snowy Owl yesterday before the storm. Best to
spot against a brown landscape than a white. Felt like the middle of nowhere
except for the two other birders at the intersection of 94 and 11th. We braved
the cold from the storm front as long as we could. No Snowy.
The SAY'S PHOEBE just returned to the same perch near the pastoral office
at St. Mary, only to be displaced by a Townsend's Solitaire. I think the
Solitaire was saying, Hey, look around! Can't you see it is still winter
here?
David
On Fri, Jan 31, 2014 at 12:07 PM, David Suddjian
A nice review for the science minded of the biology of juncos and links to
the new free downloadable film.
http://blog.aba.org/2014/01/juncos-and-science.html
The film can be viewed at the website http://juncoproject.org
--Scott
Scott E. Severs
Longmont, CO
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