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 cobirds@googlegroups.com 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 cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/1734631693.822094.1641252767132%40mail.yahoo.com.
