Hi COBirders, Susan Craig and I were out looking for shrikes to band today, on the plains of Eastern El Paso County, mostly between Ellicott and Hanover. We only caught one shrike, a recapture from a couple of years ago, and saw four more, but without any other takers at the baited traps.
What we did see a lot of was raptors : numerous Red-tailed, Ferruginous and Rough-legged Hawks, several N Harrier, a pair of juv Bald Eagles on a power pole nowhere near water, dozens of Am Kestrels, and at least four Prairie Falcons. On a couple of occasions we saw that the shrikes were noticeably nervous about the nearby kestrels, and skittish about dropping to the ground, probably for good reason. A beautiful day on the plains today, warm, and calm, (which it seemingly NEVER is out there!). Good birding, (Go Broncos!) Steve Brown Colorado Springs Sent from my iPad -- 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 post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/EF6D88A8-8D92-469F-B0F2-969D61E3D833%40gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
