Category Archives: Wildlife

Bird #561 — Yellow Grosbeak

pheucticus (inclined to avoid, retiring) chrysopeplus (golden-robed) Huerfano County, Colorado — Reagan Road Saturday, May 29, 2021 — 9:51 am Yellow Grosbeaks live along the western edge of Mexico. They occasionally wanders north into Arizona, and there are a few … Continue reading

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Cheyenne Mountain (and a bear)

On Monday evening, we went to a backyard pizza party with our small group, near downtown Colorado Springs. The yard backs up on a ravine. After we ate, we wandered through the garden to the fence at the edge of … Continue reading

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Reptile/Amphibian #32 — Gopher Snake (Bullsnake)

pituophis catenifer sayi Friday, May 21, 2021 — 1:20 pm Pueblo County, Colorado — Chico Basin Ranch (Headquarters Pond) By this point in the day, it had gotten hot, the wind had picked up, and the birds had mostly disappeared. … Continue reading

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Walden Ponds

I very much wanted to bird today but rain was forecasted everywhere in Colorado from Denver south. So I went north of Denver. I’d been to Walden Ponds once before and enjoyed it, and an American Bittern has been seen … Continue reading

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More Birding

While I was getting stuck in the mud at Chico Basin on Tuesday, somebody found a Scissor-tailed Flycatcher at Clear Spring Ranch. I drove down there on Wednesday morning but didn’t find it. My search delayed my arrival at Cañon … Continue reading

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