Category Archives: Wildlife

I spent a couple of afternoon hours looking for a rare Common Black Hawk. After I saw it, I walked the trail around the lake. There were several fall sparrows feeding together along the shore. They gave me some i.d. … Continue reading →

buteogallus (from buteo, buzzard, and gallus, fowl or turkey) anthracinus (coal-black) Saturday, September 12, 2020 — 1:47 pm Teller County, Colorado — Manitou Lake Recreation Area I was birding at Chatfield State Park and got in a conversation with two … Continue reading →

I spent a couple hours at Loveland Pass, looking for White-tailed Ptarmigans. I saw vast numbers of people, including a wedding party taking photographs. In the very few places where I managed to get away from the crowds, I managed … Continue reading →

Several interesting birds have been seen around Pueblo in the past week, so I made a quick dash down and back before the day got too hot. Here’s some of what I spotted. Yellow-crowned Nigh Heron at Pueblo City Park … Continue reading →

We unintentionally rendezvoused with a whole bunch of other people at St. Elmo, the ghost town at the foot of Mount Princeton. It was too crowded to really enjoy. For about half an hour, we watched the Broad-tailed and Rufous … Continue reading →