Category Archives: Birds

Social Distance Birding

Posted on April 10, 2020 by Roger

I got tired of passive social distancing, so I opted for some active social distancing. I left home at 6:30 and stopped by Memorial Park to look for the Neotropic Cormorant that’s been seen there earlier this week. I didn’t … Continue reading →

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In the Neighborhood 3/29-4/4

Posted on April 4, 2020 by Roger

One of two Wilson’s Snipes by the iron foot bridge along Black Squirrel Creek. A Say’s Phoebe Black Squirrel Creek on a cold, cloudy Friday afternoon. A Great Blue Heron in the marsh along Black Squirrel Creek. On Friday evening, … Continue reading →

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Heron

Posted on March 21, 2020 by Roger

I wanted to go birding, but the ground was covered with six inches of snow and the world was shut down from fear of Covid-19. In desperation, I spent a couple hours in the open space along Monument Branch. For … Continue reading →

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Black Forest on a Sunday Afternoon

Posted on March 8, 2020 by Roger

Spent two hours at Black Forest Regional Park today. They’ve cut down about 95% of the dead fire-burnt trees, making the park a lot less interesting to birds — and me. I was seeing very little until I got to … Continue reading →

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Canon City Birding

Posted on March 7, 2020 by Roger

While the rest of the world stocked up on toilet paper, I went birding. I started in the tiny burg of Wetmore, south of Canon City. Lewis’s Woodpeckers have been spotted there recently. All I had to go on was … Continue reading →

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