Category Archives: Birds

Cheyenne Mountain (and a bear)

Posted on May 25, 2021 by Roger

On Monday evening, we went to a backyard pizza party with our small group, near downtown Colorado Springs. The yard backs up on a ravine. After we ate, we wandered through the garden to the fence at the edge of … Continue reading →

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Walden Ponds

Posted on May 18, 2021 by Roger

I very much wanted to bird today but rain was forecasted everywhere in Colorado from Denver south. So I went north of Denver. I’d been to Walden Ponds once before and enjoyed it, and an American Bittern has been seen … Continue reading →

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More Birding

Posted on May 12, 2021 by Roger

While I was getting stuck in the mud at Chico Basin on Tuesday, somebody found a Scissor-tailed Flycatcher at Clear Spring Ranch. I drove down there on Wednesday morning but didn’t find it. My search delayed my arrival at Cañon … Continue reading →

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Back to Chico Basin

Posted on May 11, 2021 by Roger

Weird day. It snowed last night, and the forecast for today was rain and snow. I initially considered going to Cañon City, but then I saw online that a birder predicted a fallout in the Rocky Ford/La Junta area based … Continue reading →

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Chico Basin Ranch

Posted on May 7, 2021 by Roger

Chico Basin Ranch is a working cattle ranch that straddles the border between El Paso and Pueblo Counties. That’s out in the cholla flats, but a series of ponds along a small creek, and the cottonwoods growing around them, make … Continue reading →

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