Yesterday I spotted 2 dark morph Harlan's Red-tailed Hawks in Canon City,
both on private property. Interestingly they were perched within a few
hundred yards of each other, though their view was likely obscured by the
trees. I have uploaded photos of these dark morph birds onto my Birds and
I had some wonderful birding on Thanksgiving Day when I spotted 4 Golden
Eagles in Fremont County. Two were across the river from Pathfinder Park
on H115 between Canon City and Florence chasing the many pigeons attracted
to that area by the prison's feeding of various critters they raise there.
I photographed a light-morph Ferruginous Hawk this week in eastern Fremont
County getting some close up photos when she landed on a utility pole
across the road from where I was parked (and photographing with long
telephoto plus some cropping). I didn't see it in the field but when I
uploaded her
I have seen Golden Eagles on several occasions in the Canon City area
lately. A few days ago I spotted one circling just outside the city limits
then a half hour later found another one with very full crop more than 10
miles away in Fremont County. I have uploaded photos of both on my Birds
and
Both Red-naped and Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers have been overwintering in
Canon City for some years and I have been following them every year.
Previously these were considered to be just east and west members of the
same species so historical information on them in Colorado is fairly
recent. And
Gosh, I hadn't been around to participate in the Pueblo Reservoir CBC and
compilation so forgot I wouldn't get home until 10 pm so just getting this
out. I expect some who looked at the photos I posted last night (Friday
night) noted there was a hint of some red feathering at the bottom of that
I have uploaded a photo onto my Birds and Nature
bloghttp://birdsandnature.blogspot.com/that shows the nape of the
female sapsucker I have been posting about here
along with discussion of the small amount of red on it's nape (which was
not apparent when I first observed this sapsucker through my
I have uploaded a photos on my Birds and Nature
bloghttp://birdsandnature.blogspot.com/showing the upperparts of the
female sapsucker I have been blogging about.
Also I put one of the charts from the Project Sapsucker for scoring the
upperparts of sapsuckers and a discussion of what this bird
I have uploaded photos onto my Birds and Nature
bloghttp://birdsandnature.blogspot.com/of typical Red-naped and
Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers for the comparison on my
blog with the facial markings of the female sapsucker. Much more complex
and bird-nerdy now.
SeEtta Moss
Canon City
I have uploaded a very short video clip onto my Birds and Nature
bloghttp://birdsandnature.blogspot.com/of the female sapsucker that
is a probable hybrid Yellow-bellied X
Red-naped. This video clip shows her drilling a sap well during the arctic
freezing weather we had just over a week ago.
Yesterday I found my first American Dipper in the Canon City area for this
season, this one several miles east of town. Every winter we have from one
to a few American Dippers that move downstream along the Arkansas River in
Colorado in cold weather to spend the winter in the mild Canon City
Nothing rare but a brief report on some local specialties and somewhat
unusual birds I have found in the Canon City area. I haven't posted in
awhile as I only returned less than 2 weeks ago from a 6 week stay in So
Texas. The winds have been very gusty so it has not been the best of
conditions to
I spotted a dark morph hawk yesterday that I believed at first to be a
Harlan's Red-tailed Hawk. However,on closer examination I realized it is a
dark morph Rough-legged Hawk. Photos and discussion of field marks are now
on my Birds and Nature blog. http://birdsandnature.blogspot.com/
I saw the
I spotted a Harlan's Red-tailed Hawk on the east side of Canon City late
this afternoon that had a very white face that makes them ghostly
distinctive. I got some photos of it that I have uploaded to my Birds and
Nature blog http://birdsandnature.blogspot.com/ with discussion of field
marks that
Yesterday I spotted 4 Sandhill Cranes in the ag fields on MacKenzie Ave.
They have been feeding in these fields off and on (railroad trains and Dept
of Corrections vehicles flush them frequently) yesterday and today. These
fields had manure spread on them last week and I believe the cranes as
I got to watch the family of Sandhill Cranes that spent the week in Canon
City as they fed in an ag field that had manure spread over it last week.
They were close enough I could see them using their bills to pick through
the clumps of manure as they searched for insects and grain. I got two
Yesterday I found a Black Phoebe in a tree behind the Fremont Sanitation
District Plant in Florence. Black Phoebes have frequented this area
including the fencing around the plant as well as the area where the tanks
are located for a number of years. Last year a barrier was put up across
the
I also spotted a Harlan's Red-tailed Hawk last Friday while I was watching
the Sandhill Crane family I posted about over the week-end. Then life
happened (including a sick pup) and I haven't had time to post about it.
Interestingly it took off on the same thermal as the Sandhill Crane
family.
I spotted the Black Phoebe I found at the Fremont County Sewer District
property in Florence as it was casting a pellet-yes, the same process as
owls casting pellets. I have previously posted here when I uploaded photos
on my blog of a Scissor-tailed Flycatcher casting a pellet
This afternoon I birded the Bighorn Sheep Canyon area of Fremont County.
Among the birds I saw was a flock of 60-70 Pinyon Jays that were being
fairly quiet in some pinyon juniper. As I watched I spotted one on the
ground pulling grass with it's bill, apparently gathering nesting material.
Though
Yesterday morning I accompanied Colorado Springs birders Kathy Miller, Nina
Ogilvie and Holly (?) on some birding in Canon City. We started on the
Canon City Riverwalk about a quarter mile east of 9th Street where I had
found a Black Phoebe on Friday. We did find the Black Phoebe there as well
Also on Saturday Kathy Miller, Nina Ogilvie and Holly (?) accompanied me
to the Bighorn Sheep Canon west of Canon City where we watched one American
Dipper feed in the water on the other side of the river from the several
anglers. After they went on to the Westcliffe area I continued birding in
I found Wednesday that a single Black Phoebe that forages near the
MacKenzie Ave bridge over the Arkansas River has found a probable mate.
Since these two forage in the vegetation that is within about a hundred
feet of this bridge, one can get pretty close views--but do be careful as
there is a
Maybe others host Lincoln's Sparrows at their home feeders but don't post
about it, but I was surprised to find one in my backyard today foraging on
the ground under my nyger feeders. I often have White-crowned Sparrows
that feed on the spilled nyger seed as well as perched on the hanging nyger
In recent years a number of clearly farm-raised game birds such as Chukars
have been posted and discussed on this listserve. Additional reports of
game birds of questionable 'wildness' have also come up. While looking for
something else I ran across the January 2014 Colo Parks and Wildlife
As I continued perusing the January 2014 Colo Parks and Wildlife Commission
Final Regulations I ran across another section that may be of interest to
those who feed birds.
Reg #021, Feeding or Attracting Wildlife
- D. No person shall fail to take remedial action to avoid contact or
This morning I found another apparent pair of Black Phoebes, these were on
private property near Canon City. While I watched one of the birds pulled
some plant material off what looked like a dried reed and flew with it to a
probable nesting location that was used last year and likely the year
Today I found a Cattle Egret and 2 Greater Yellowlegs, both first of the
year birds in this area, in flooded agricultural fields along River Road in
Florence. The Cattle Egret foraged close to the road and I got a couple of
close photos of it and photo of the yellowlegs that I have uploaded to my
On Thursday I found a single Evening Grosbeak across the river from the
Canon City Riverwalk about a mile east of the Sell's Lake trailhead. I
also found a Black Phoebe in that same area and believe I heard a second
Black Phoebe nearby. As I walked down the bluff trail of the Riverwalk I
found
I was delighted to not only find first of the year White-faced Ibis, a
flock of about 25, in the flooded fields in Florence this morning but a
Glossy Ibis among them. Also in the field were two Greater Yellowlegs plus
several gorgeous Cinnamon and Blue-winged Teal in their fresh spring
plumage.
Yesterday (Tuesday) I found a migrating flock of 12 Wilson's Snipe in a
partially flooded agricultural field on MacKenzie Ave in Canon City. I
got a photo that shows 7 of the 12 snipe and have uploaded it to my Birds
and Nature blog http://birdsandnature.blogspot.com/.
SeEtta Moss
Canon City
The Glossy Ibis continued in the flooded fields in Florence though moving
further east on Florence River Road as the irrigation water also moved. I
also found a single American Pipit, a first of the year here, foraging in
that field with the dark ibis and yellowlegs. I posted a couple of photos
This morning I stopped to check out the Blue Heron Ponds just east of
Florence to see if any migrating birds were there. Soon I spotted a number
of White-throated Swifts flying above the ponds, then more, then
more---until well over 200 swifts came swooshing above as they consumed
insects on the
I have processed and uploaded onto my Birds and Nature
bloghttp://birdsandnature.blogspot.com/a short video clip of the
White-throated Swifts foraging near Florence
yesterday.
SeEtta Moss
Canon City
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Late yesterday 5 Great Egrets perched in the trees at Sell's Lake just off
the Canon City Riverwalk, first of the year birds in this area. The
Evening Grosbeak I reported in City on the bluff next tot the Riverwalk are
still here. Though they likely are going to feeders in the residences
there,
I saw dozens of Yellow-rumped Warblers this moring in several locations in
Canon City area. All I saw were Audubons. And some were singing.
SeEtta Moss
Canon City
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A few first of the year birds in the Canon City area:
- Western Kingbird on power lines next to H115
- House Wrens-two singing their hearts out in Holcim Wetlands
- Green Heron in Florence River Park (seen yesterday and today)
Also watched a large flock of White-throated Swifts stopping
This morning I spotted a first of the year Green-tailed Towhee foraging
under my thistle feeders. A very shy bird, it flushed easily to the brush
and tree pile I have next to the feeders.
And yesterday I had a first of the year Lazuli Bunting singing in my
neighbor's tree.
Photos of the
Birding was near impossible with the strong wind gusts up to 63 mph and
nasty dust storm today in Lamar. I was surprised to see a Broad-winged
Hawk flying near a residential area this morning before I gave it up. I
spotted it a little later as it flew in to perch. I got some very good
photos of
I was again surprised today to find a Hepatic Tanager this morning in Lamar
Woods, surely the one reported by Scott Severs from this afternoon. Winds
this morning, while not as awful as yesterday, were still very strong and
this tanager stayed mostly in thickets. I got one good photo of this
At least one Broad-winged Hawk made the most of Lamar Woods today (Wed). I
saw in both the north and south sections (or could be two birds), including
with a good sized prey item in it's talons--I subsequently found a lot of
feathers that had recently been plucked so likely a dove. Also saw
I didn't see the Hepatic Tanager when I birded in Lamar Woods this morning
and 2 local birders I ran into who had started before did not report that
bird either. Discussion was that few migrants there today with likelihood
that many moved on last night as winds had diminished (overnight only as
I found 2 Marbled Godwits amongst about 200 dark ibis in flooded ag fields
in nearby Florence this morning (Monday morning). These are pretty rare in
the Canon City area with few ebird reports and firsts for me here. I have
uploaded photos of one of the godwits on my Birds and Nature
There was a very large flock of plegadis ibis in Florence this morning
(Wednesday) numbering between 250 and 300. I observed two birds that had
field marks consistent with Glossy Ibis and one that was clearly a hybrid.
The two Glossy Ibis were actively feeding so moving in and out of the flock
so
I stopped for a few minutes on the Canon City Riverwalk on my way to an
appt. Thre were a good number of Tree Swallows flying in the area,
apparently a new group moving through. There were fair number of
Yellow-rumped Warblers and a few Yellow Warblers working the trees. I
spotted a first of
Between 6 and 7:30 pm last evening an amazing number of neotropical birds
moved through my Canon City yard:
Rose-breasted Grosbeak-both a male and a female (first of the year sighting)
Evening Grosbeak-several calling loudly
Black-headed Grosbeak-a male and an immature
Yellow Warbler-several
Lots of action on the Canon City Riverwalk yesterday with a Broad-winged
Hawk fly-over and a first of the year MacGillivray's Warbler foraging along
the side of the bluff trail. Also on the bluff trail was a Dusky
Flycatcher, softly calling. The Black-headed Grosbeak that had recently
arrived
Though the snowstorm brought in a number of neotropical migrants today the
most amazing thing was the numbers of empidonax flycatchers--I saw more
than 40 flycatcher species. And of the empids the most prominent were Gray
Flycatchers--though I not at least 22 it was closer to 30 but I was being
I have found 8 Gray Flycatchers just in one quarter mile of. Canon City
Riverwalk. The one local pet store is out of mealworms til 1 pm. I got
their last 40 small crickets that I am placing at locations they use. Any
other ideas to help them get nourishment to continue their migration?
I have
Gosh, it is always interesting to get answers to a question one didn't even
ask. But I find those interesting to read.
Joey said, ...but birds have migrated through Colorado for thousands of
years prior to man living in Colorado. The birds have evolved over the
years migrating through this area
This morning (Tuesday) I found 12 Gray Flycatchers in the same locations I
checked yesterday. They were all actively foraging but not with much
apparent success--it was still pretty chilly so not much insect activity.
So I got the last 40 small crickets the local pet store had and dispersed
them
On Wed, May 14, 2014 at 12:55 AM, Ted Floyd tedfloy...@hotmail.comwrote:
I read with interest SeEtta Moss's post the other day about apparent pairs
of migrant Gray Flycatchers. In my experience, empids of all stripes are
strict loners on migration. Even when they're dripping from the trees,
Today (Friday) I listened to a Cassin's Vireo singing on the Canon City
Riverwalk. Though I spotted it a few times I could not get a photo of it.
Also Plumbeous Vireos on the Riverwalk as well as good numbers of other
neotropical migrants including many Yellow-rumped Warblers. Lazuli
Buntings
This morning (Tuesday) I spotted a Northern Waterthrush at Sell's Lake then
a female American Redstart, a first of the year bird. There was another
push of Wilson's Warblers that have been absent for a few days.
Yellow-rumps still in good numbers.
Photos of the Northern Waterthrush on my Birds
I have found two probable hybrid Black X Eastern Phoebe (intermediate in
plumage between these species) that are feeding nestlings in the Canon City
area. Both are with a mate that looks more typical of an Eastern Phoebes.
I have some excellent photos of both pairs and their nest but have only
Holcim Wetlands been closed for an undetermined period due to the unusually
high running Arkansas River that was just over 30 feet from the wetland
pond just a day or so ago broke through the bank and dissecting the trail.
I have posted an aerial photo and one taken from the county road of Holcim
While checking on the closed Holcim Wetlands from the side of the county
road last evening I spotted a TRICOLORED HERON fishing there. I was
reluctant to post this rarity since Holcim Wetlands and their parking lot
are closed indefinitely due to the breach of the bank by the high water in
the
I drove up to Pueblo Mtn Park on Sunday to see the reported nesting Acorn
Woodpeckers. Both the male and female Acorn Woodpeckers didn't show up
right away but I wasn't able to get there until the hot midday. And I did
not hear a Grace's Warbler singing though I didn't remember that they were
Earlier this spring I found an apparent pair of what looked like Black
Phoebes that were located across the river from the Canon City Riverwalk.
I did not get good enough views of these phoebes to tell if they appeared
typical or not--which in my experience takes good close views and
preferably
I just uploaded the video clip showing a Blue-gray Gnatcatcher working on a
nest that I took in Red Canyon Park just north of Canon City yesterday.
This is is a close-up video clip that came out quite nicely. Note I used
high magnification to get this and also stayed in my car to avoid
disturbing
Both Cathy's photo and the one from David Waltman show brownish wing bars
consistent with juvenal plumage which is also indicated by the bit of
orange on the gape of Cathy's bird. Having taken hundreds of close-up
photos of the many Black Phoebes we have had in the Canon City area I have
find
Saturday I found a pair of Cordilleran Flycatchers feeding babies in a nest
built in one of the historic picnic shelters in Pueblo Mtn Park. I got a
number of very good photos of them and the nest that I have uploaded to my
blog @
In addition to watching the nesting Cordilleran Flycatchers that were
nesting in Pueblo Mtn Park when I was there over the week-end, I observed
an apparent pair of Acorn Woodpeckers. Unfortunately there was a large and
loud wedding going on not far from the apparent nest tree so I waited until
Late report--I birded Lake Meredith, Lake Henry and Lake Holbrook on
Tuesday to see what early shorebirds may have stopped over and what other
birds were around (on an unusually cool so enjoyable birding day with temps
only going to 82 in the lower Ark Valley). At Lake Meredith I found an
early
This morning I found an adult Yellow-billed Cuckoo and observed it feed an
apparent fledgling cuckoo in Lamar Woods in Lamar. Interestingly the
fledgling has grayish upper and lower mandibles and I learned from Birds
of North American online that they do not get their black and yellow
mandibles
In addition to the Yellow-billed Cuckoos in Lamar Woods today (Wed) I heard
at least one and likely more than one Carolina Wren singing in the south
end of the woods. Also heard a Gray Catbird calling there.
Saw a pair of Northern Cardinals, the male carried food in it's bill that
seemed likely
Last week while birding in the lower Arkansas Valley I photographed and
recorded Dickcissels in the Ft Lyons area. I brought local birder Jill
Smith to view them and we got to see them from as close as 40 feet away on
power lines as the males sang to declare their territory. Jill and I
believe
I was able to get out to look for the Scissor-tailed Flycatcher found by
Rich Miller south of Florence this morning. I drove past a Scissor-tailed
Flycatcher in the same dead tree previously described a couple of times,
pulling over when safe to take a couple of photos. After reading that Mike
As I had a meeting to attend in Rockvale which is not far from where the
Scissor-tailed Flycatchers have been seen I stopped by just after 6:30 pm
to see if they would be around. I spotted the female and got one quick
photo before she flew off. While not nearly as good as the photos I got
I drove out tonight to do some more observation of the SCISSOR-TAILED
FLYCATCHERS south of Florence as it just seemed to me that their defense of
that location from the Am Crows was an indication of current/future
nesting. I was rewarded a little after 8 pm with a view of a
SCISSOR-TAILED
Yesterday and today I got some much better photos of the female
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher when she foraged near where I was parked in the
driveway several hundred feet north of the nest tree. I watched her and
sometimes the male forage a number of times and when I saw them with their
catch they
I had internet connections problems last night so could not post. Yesterday
while walking in Florence River Park at the edge of that small town I
spotted a juvenile Broad-winged Hawk flying by. I got photos that while
not great do provide field marks when edited and I have now uploaded those
to
I have been out of town. Did anyone see the female Scissor-tailed
Flycatcher south of Florence since Monday , July 28?
SeEtta Moss
Canon City
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I observed the area South of Florence where the pair of Scissor-tailed
Flycatchers have been nesting for about 2 hours this morning (Saturday). I
saw the ever-faithful male, who was perched in the nest tree for much of
that time I was there. I did not see the female at all. Though the nest
is
I didn't find either the male or female yesterday morning-stayed about a
half hour then went birding nearby and returned but neither in site. When
I got there this morning I spotted the male right off but still no sign of
the female for at least 3 days. The male spent more than 20 minutes
While watching an apparent family group of 3-4 Ash-throated Flycatchers
moving together just off of Temple Canyon Road on the far west side of
Canon City, I spotted a male Ladder-backed Woodpecker. Canon City is on the
northern boundary for sightings of Ladder-backed Woodpecker but most are
seen
On Thursday the owner of the property on which the nest tree is located let
me know that the neighbor to the west had been hosting a Scissor-tailed
Flycatcher, thought to be the male (that is more almost a half mile west of
the highway, behind a locked gate and not viewable from public access).
The female Scissor-tailed Flycatcher has not been reported since July 28
and now I have not seen nor heard of any reports of him since last Sunday
when the landowner saw him near the nest site on their property south of
Florence. I found a photo I had taken of the female on July 28 sitting on
the
Yesterday I got back to Pueblo Mountain Park to check on the pair of Acorn
Woodpeckers that appeared to be nesting in July. I found them away from
the nest tree and there were 4 birds that were high up in the pine trees.
I observed an adult bird feeding a young fledgling (with blackish eyes
found
This past Monday I birded Red Canyon Park about 10 miles north of Canon
City where I stumbled upon some very young fledgling Gray Flycatchers.
There was definitely one parent in attendance that I observed feeding one
or more of the young birds, and I believe the other parent was nearby.
They were
Over the week-end a flock of at least a dozen, likely more, Common
Nighthawks that were migrating through stopped over to feed with many
flying close over my home, flying around and around for about 45 minutes.
They were not very high so I got photos showing field marks and
identifiable by gender
Yesterday as I walked on the Canon City Riverwalk I heard 2 hummingbirds,
probably Black-chinned, making noises that sounded as though they were very
upset. I spotted them above a tree branch about 30 feet above the ground
and they appeared to be upset with an immature Blue Jay that I observed on
Hi All,
It is a bummer when nature takes it's natural course.
Steve Larson
I find it unfortunate that a member thought it necessary to impose his
apparent critique of my statement that I found it a bummer that a young
Blue Jay had just eaten likely nestling hummingbirds.. While some may not
find
Today I found the probable same family of Gray Flycatchers for the 4th time
in just over a week and at least one and likely two young are still being
fledged. Also found a second family of Gray Flycatchers there, saw a
single (surprisingly) Pinyon Jay, Juniper Titmice, plus enjoyed a flock of
Did a scouting trip to Red Canyon Park this morning and it was hopping. I
refound the Gray Flycatcher family I have been following and at least 2
more Gray Flycatchers. Saw several Pinyon Jays today. Other birds of
interest: Virginia Warbler (1), Evening Grosbeaks, Black-headed
The field trip I led yesterday for 11 participants to Red Canyon Park was
very productive with most target species seen. I refound the Gray
Flycatcher family I have been following for the past 2 weeks and everyone
got excellent views of them and heard their frequent contact calls. In
addition
Yesterday I saw about 2 dozen migrating Western Tanagers along the Arkansas
River as it runs through Canon City. I got a couple of photos of one who
hawd just had a quick bath in a ditch that I have posted on my Birds and
Nature blog http://birdsandnature.blogspot.com/
Today I checked Brush
Since Red Canyon Park has been so productive I returned yesterday morning
and it was well worth it. I refound the Gray Flycatcher family plus 3 more
Gray Flycatchers, had 2 flocks of Pinyon Jays fly over ( one flock of 75
and the other with 8), found a Townsend's Warbler, watched several Juniper
I birded Friday afternoon in several areas north of Rocky Ford and La Junta
including Lakes Meredith, Henry, Holbrook and the Ordway town reservoir--a
few shorebirds at the lakes but very few birds at any of these locations.
The most shorebirds I found were in the bar ditch adjacent to the Ordway
Over the week-end I did some birding at the Royal Gorge Park (not the
for-pay now amusement park but the free and not-yet developed park owned by
the City of Canon City). One can get to the edge of the Royal Gorge Canyon
which is breathtaking and not uncommonly flown by White-throated Swifts.
I found a couple of Mountain Chickadees at Brush Hollow Reservoir yesterday
(Tuesday) a location that is 25-30 miles from the foothills. I had spotted
a single Mountain Chickadee on the Canon City Riverwalk last week but since
this is only about 5 miles from the foothills a stray Mountain
Today I found the first of the fall Williamson's Sapsucker, a male, in
Canon City. It was feeding in one of the pines at a private residence
where I have seen many sapsuckers over the years. Today I also found a
latish Warbling Vireo along the Arkansas River and a Black Phoebe nearby.
A few
From Colo Parks and Wildlife: In order to develop chukar hunting along the
Front Range, Colorado Parks and Wildlife biologists will release about 400
wild chukars in northeast Colorado over the next two years. Ultimately,
this project aims to establish a self-sustaining huntable population of
After an absence of several months during breeding in unknown locations,
Lewis's Woodpeckers are back out foraging and caching food for the winter.
I saw several at my friend's property east of Canon City and more in the
area of Colon's Orchards (which provides apples for their sweet tooth). I
Apparently the rains grounded a number of migrating Orange-crowned Warblers
as I saw more than a dozen today foraging in a mixed flock on the Canon
City Riverwalk just west of Raynolds. Most vocal in the flock were several
Black-capped Chickadees but several Brown Creepers were also vocalizing.
I found a Sage Thrasher which is fairly uncommon for the Canon City area in
some 4-winged Saltbrush/cholla cactus habitat on the north side of town
where I often find our resident Curve-billed Thrashers. I watched the Sage
Thrasher perch on top of the shrub and flick it's wings while it got a
On my way back from an extended trip to New Mexico Sunday I stopped at
Trinidad Lake where I saw a latish Osprey, several good sized flocks (75 or
so birds each) of Pine Siskins and 4 Common Loons actively diving for food.
I got several good photos of these loons in autumn transitional plumage
I spotted a rufous morph (Western) Red-tailed Hawk this morning in Canon
City and I have uploaded a photo of it on my Birds and Nature blog
http://birdsandnature.blogspot.com/. I also have several photos of a
Yellow-rumped Warbler that perched on a barbed wire fence with some
Mountain Bluebirds
Today I did car birding in our relatively awful winter weather (not as bad
as other front range cities but only got to 14 or so today) and found 5
Yellow-rumped Warblers foraging on the grounds of The Abbey. Though a
limited number of Yellow-rumped Warblers often overwinter I felt badly for
these
This morning I ventured a ways outside of Canon City to the small town of
Wiliamsburg that is only about 5 miles southwest of Canon. I found a male
Ladder-backed Woodpecker drilling a very cold tree cholla cactus. Also in
Williamsburg area was a Northern Shrike as well as a flock of Mountain
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