Category Archives: Birds

Bird #485 — Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch

Posted on January 6, 2018 by Roger

leucosticte (from leuko, white, and stictos, varicolored) tephrocotis (from tephros, gray, and otos, ear) Saturday, January 6, 2018 — 10:05 am Victor, Colorado — Diamond Avenue When I first spotted the flock of rosy-finches in the aspen next to a … Continue reading →

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Bird #484 — Black Rosy-Finch

Posted on January 6, 2018 by Roger

leucosticte (from leuko, white, and stictos, varicolored) atrata (black) Saturday, January 6, 2018 — 10:00 am Victor, Colorado — Diamond Avenue Black Rosy-Finches breed above timberline in mountains northwest of Colorado, but in the winter, they migrate southeast and hang … Continue reading →

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Getting the Birding Year Off to a Good Start.

Posted on January 1, 2018 by Roger

Anyway … eBird has gotten me interested anew in year lists because I don’t have to do any of the tracking. I just have to go out and see birds and record them. In 2017, I ended up with 210 … Continue reading →

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New Years Weekend

Posted on December 28, 2017 by Roger

Friends spent December 28-31 with us. On Thursday, we went to Pueblo to bird. We saw over 50 species, including a Prairie Warbler that’s been hanging around in the same bushes belong the Pueblo Reservoir dam for about a month. … Continue reading →

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The Wild Animal Sanctuary

Posted on November 24, 2017 by Roger

The sanctuary is located in the barren high desert northwest of Denver. It exists to house animals that are confiscated from or donated by zoos, circuses, and private owners. Once here, the animals are introduced to others of their species … Continue reading →

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