Category Archives: Birds

Manitou Lake

Posted on September 24, 2020 by Roger

We spent four hours at Manitou Lake, walking and relaxing. We passed some yellow groves of aspen on the way, but the color at the lake came mostly from willows along the creek. Mule Deer Here’s a close-up of the … Continue reading →

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Manitou Lake

Posted on September 12, 2020 by Roger

I spent a couple of afternoon hours looking for a rare Common Black Hawk. After I saw it, I walked the trail around the lake. There were several fall sparrows feeding together along the shore. They gave me some i.d. … Continue reading →

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Bird #555 — Common Black Hawk

Posted on September 12, 2020 by Roger

buteogallus (from buteo, buzzard, and gallus, fowl or turkey) anthracinus (coal-black) Saturday, September 12, 2020 — 1:47 pm Teller County, Colorado — Manitou Lake Recreation Area I was birding at Chatfield State Park and got in a conversation with two … Continue reading →

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Where to See a Magpie

Posted on September 6, 2020 by Roger

If you had one day to see a magpie, and seeing a magpie was your life’s ambition, I would take you to the creek. In the evening, the magpies gather in the branches of a dead willow. Mostly they just … Continue reading →

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Last Seen

Posted on September 4, 2020 by Roger

I keep a lot of bird lists. Birds seen this year. Birds seen on my daily walks. Birds seen along the creek down the road. My ultimate list is my life list — a list of all the bird species … Continue reading →

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