Category Archives: Birds

Plans A and B

Posted on February 29, 2020 by Roger

Plan A on almost any given weekend is to go on some adventure with my wife. Plan B, if she wants to stay home, is to go birding. My Plan B today was to drive up to the little town … Continue reading →

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Something At Least

Posted on February 22, 2020 by Roger

The Gyrfalcon that occasionally hung out by the Larimer County landfill last winter is back this winter, as occasional as ever. I spent two long, dull, unsuccessful mornings there a year ago but hadn’t been back lately. I decided to … Continue reading →

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Early Spring

Posted on February 2, 2020 by Roger

On Sunday morning, Punxsutawney Phil predicted an early spring this year. He may be on to something. It reached the mid-60°s on Saturday and almost 70° on Sunday. (On the other hand, it’s supposed to snow tomorrow and get down … Continue reading →

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Bird Every Bird

Posted on January 20, 2020 by Roger

It was an overcast, chilly, unprepossessing day, and I had no greater ambitions than to crash for the evening. I drove past the pond on Black Squirrel Creek and saw a small flock of geese gathered around the one tiny … Continue reading →

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Finally!

Posted on January 19, 2020 by Roger

It was two years and one day ago that somebody first found the Western Screech-Owl at Clear Spring Ranch in extreme southern El Paso County. It would have been a lifer for me then, and I drove down to see … Continue reading →

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