Category Archives: Birds

Not a Western Screech-Owl

Posted on February 6, 2018 by Roger

A Western Screech-Owl, a would-be lifer, was discovered hanging out in a cottonwood tree in southern El Paso County, at a regional park called Clear Springs Ranch. It was first seen on the last Sunday in January, but by the … Continue reading →

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Mountain Bluebirds

Posted on January 27, 2018 by Roger

I went birding on Saturday. I had it in the back of my mind that, if I saw 14 new birds for the year, I’d reach 100 on my 2018 list by the end of January. It didn’t happen.I saw … Continue reading →

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Snowy Owl

Posted on January 14, 2018 by Roger

On Tuesday, when I was up by Denver looking at the Yellow-billed Loon, I wasn’t in Pueblo looking at a Snowy Owl that had been hanging out near the marina in Lake Pueblo State Park. On Sunday after church, I … Continue reading →

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Bird #486 — Yellow-billed Loon

Posted on January 9, 2018 by Roger

gavia (loon) adamsii (named for Edward Adams, English surgeon-naturalist who served on voyage to Arctic in search of Sir John Franklin during which this species was discovered) Tuesday, January 9, 2018 — 9:20 am Arapahoe County, Colorado — South Platte … Continue reading →

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Mueller State Park

Posted on January 6, 2018 by Roger

I’ve driven past Mueller State Park at least a dozen times, but I’ve never stopped. Today, when I went up to Victor and found the rosy-finches before 11:00, I had plenty of time to check it out. I stopped in … Continue reading →

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