American Dipper feeding on shore

On Saturday I located a total of 4 American Dippers at three locations along the Arkansas River in the Bighorn Sheep Canyon west of Canon Ci...

Pinyon Jays with one collecting nesting material

After birding with some friends today I went on to do some birding in the Bighorn Sheep Canyon west of Canon City. I spotted 2 Pinyon Jays ...

Black Phoebe casting a pellet

I found this Black Phoebe last week on the property of the Fremont County Sewer District near their sewer plant where I have seen Black Phoe...

Harlan's Red-tailed Hawk riding same thermal as the Sandhill Crane family

Interestingly the Harlan's Hawk I posted about just below apparently jumped on the same thermal as the Sandhill Crane family as I watche...

Another Harlan's Red-tailed Hawk

This is a late post as I actually spotted this Harlan's Red-tailed Hawk when I was watching the Sandhill Crane family in Canon City righ...

Sandhill Cranes take off to continue migration

I first found these cranes on March 10 (first day birding for several days as I had been out of town) and I watched them take off yesterday ...

Family of Sandhill Cranes--video of them feeding

These short video clips show the family of 4 Sandhill Cranes in the Canon City, CO area that made a stop-over from their migration north to ...

Male Eastern Bluebirds Competing for the attention of a lady bluebird

)  I heard these male bluebirds singing yesterday and was privileged to watch their competition for a female Eastern Bluebird. This species...

Surprise very early butterfly

I found this brushfoot butterfly yesterday on a dirt road next to some riparian forest in Canon City,CO. So far two knowledgeable Colorado b...

A few Sandhill Cranes stop-over to feed

I spotted 4 Sandhill Cranes foraging in an agricultural field on the east side of Canon City today. Migrating Sandhill Cranes fly over this...

Funny looking in their breeding plumage-Double-crested Cormorants

Now that breeding season is upon us I think that Double-crested Cormorants are such funny looking birds with their feathers sticking out bot...

Light Harlan's Red-tailed Hawk in Canon City

I spotted this Harlan's Red-tailed Hawk today on the east side of Canon City. It was very shy flushed when it saw me photographing it f...