Black Phoebe singing it's heart out

I heard this apparent Black Phoebe (didn't see it close enough to rule out hybrid traits but looked and sounded like a Black Phoebe) sin...

An urban American Dipper

I found this American Dipper working the shoreline along the Arkansas River along the Canon City Riverwalk. I have seen these dippers in th...

Snipe hunt (Wilson's Snipe)

Yesterday I spotted this Wilson's Snipe in a return-flow ditch (carries the return flow waters required by Colo Water Law back to the ri...

How Nature Works: Barrier Island Foraging Strategies by Cornell Lab

This is a fantastic video of waterfowl and shorebirds foraging on a barrier island in Louisiana by Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Beautiful vi...

More Black-throated Green Warbler pics

The top pics shows the green back and a little of the green crown. It also shows nicely the limited black feathering around the sides of th...

Black-throated Green Warbler visits Canon City,CO

This beautiful 1st winter Black-throated Green Warbler strayed from it's migratory path to stop for a visit in my town of Canon City, CO...

White-lined sphinx moth-aka 'hummingbird' moth

These photos and the video are of White-lined sphinx moths, a species that feeds at blossoms just like hummingbirds, even hovering as they s...

Most pics of Prairie Falcon

After this juvenile Prairie Falcon was chased off the power line pole on which it perched, looking like it was crouched to hide behind a pol...

Visit by juvenile Prairie Falcon

I found this young Prairie Falcon near my friend's farm just east of Canon City, CO day before yesterday. Though this areas was once th...

Juvenile Long-tailed Jaeger

This juvenile Long-tailed Jaeger was found 2 days ago at Lake Pueblo (Colorado) by Brandon Percival and others who were birding this large l...

Red-bellied Woodpecker: storing 'olives'

This is the same male Red-bellied Woodpecker posted below that was picking 'olive' fruit from the Russian Olive tree. Here he is st...

Northern Cardinal series-lookin for a foe

I had parked my car only about 20 feet from the edge of the 'Lamar Woods' and clearly close enough for this territorial male to perc...

Northern Cardinal, also in 'Lamar Woods'

This is another Lamar specialty species that is resident in this far eastern city in Colorado. Actually there are apparently two families o...

Red-bellied Woodpecker from Lamar eating 'olives'

In addition to all the rare vagrants I have posted about that I found in 'Lamar Woods' last week-end I also saw local specialty bird...

More Prothonotary Wabler pics

I am really pleased with how nicely the top pic came out as the bird was in a shaded shrub a good 35 feet away. The shade does make the yel...

Prothonotary Warbler in my yard in Canon City, CO!

Today I had chores to do as I returned home from my trip to the Lamar, CO area last night so I didn't go anywhere to do any birding for ...

Blue-headed Vireo in Lamar-CO, more pics

I think the top pic here shows most clearly the very distinct contrast between the very white neck and the dark bluish gray head on this bir...

Blue-headed Vireo it is

The solitary-type vireo that I found at 'Lamar Wood's in Lamar, CO yesterday appears to be a Blue-headed Vireo, a rare vagrant in Co...

More vireo pics

Cassin's vs Blue-headed Vireo?

I found this vireo which is clearly in the plumbeous vireo complex but it is difficult to separate Cassin's from Blue-headed (certainly ...

Canada Warbler, more pics

This little beauty almost gave me the slip as I lost it for about an hour. When I refound it this warbler was not cooperative--it stayed in...

Canada Warbler, another rare vagrant in Colorado

I found this stunning Canada Warbler feeding with a flock of other migrating warblers in 'Lamar Woods', a well known migrant trap be...