Great Egrets, a few still around

This is one of two Great Egrets I spotted in Florence last week. Today I spotted one in Canon City. They should be moving on to breeding a...

Probable hybrid Black X Eastern Phoebe feeding nestlings

I found this probable hybrid Black X Eastern Phoebe attending a nest built into a crevice in a rock wall. That is the first I have ever seen...

Very cute fox family relaxing in the shade-video and pics

I spotted this family of Red Foxes under a bridge as I was driving yesterday. I found a place not too close to park so I didn't frighte...

Northern Waterthrush again at Sell's Lake

Beautiful morning at Sell's Lake-spotted this Northern Waterthrush working in a section with downed tree trunks and wonderful places to ...

Silver-spotted Skipper

It was hard to ignore this large and colorful skipper today in some weedy vegetation near the Canon City Riverwalk. Though I have read thes...

Plumbeous Vireo stopped over during migration in Canon City

This is one of several Plumbeous Vireos I heard and/or saw yesterday on the Canon City Riverwalk in lowland riparian forest only about a hal...

Colorful Violet-green Swallows

If you ever wondered why they named these 'Violet-green' these photos will demonstrate that those these birds are violet, blue and g...

Gray Flycatcher: video clip-- dipping it's tail

This is one of many Gray Flycatchers brought down in 'fall-out' conditions in Canon City, CO by a late snowstorm (I personally found...

Northern Waterthrush, one of the fall-out birds

I spotted this Northern Waterthrush working some of the overhanging branches at Sell's Lake in Canon City on Tuesday, the day of the big...

Storm over but a number of 'empid' flycatchers still here--and my attempt supplemental feeding

When I checked this morning after my class I found 12 Gray Flycatchers in the same locations I checked yesterday. They were all actively fo...

'Empid' flycatcher 'fall-out' in Canon City (at least 22 Gray Flycatchers!)

The late season rain and snowstorm that dropped almost an inch of rain and maybe an inch of snow at my house created 'fall-out' cond...

Amazing number of migrating songbirds in my yard last evening

Both a male and female Rose-breasted Grosbeak, first of the year birds, flew between my yard and my next door neighbor's yard. Here is t...

Black-headed Grosbeaks and Gray Catbirds are back in town

Yesterday I walked about a mile of the Canon City Riverwalk while the weather was pleasant. Hadn't walked it in over a week as I have b...

Spotted this Black-chinned Hummingbird on her nest

I only had a few minutes to see what birds had come in to the Canon City Riverwalk this morning due to an out of town appointment. As I loo...

Just a pretty Yellow Warbler

I found this pretty adult male Yellow Warbler in Florence River Park where it was singing it's little heart out. This one has quite we...

Eastern Phoebe, in formative plumage

I have seen this Eastern Phoebe several times in the Florence River Park, which is adjacent to the Arkansas River about 15 miles east of Can...

Hybrid Glossy X White-faced Ibis

Though the facial skin on this ibis is blue as found on Glossy Ibis, I noticed while looking at it in my spotting scope that the bare skin w...

Marbled Godwit, rare visitor to the Canon City area

Back home doing some birding in flooded agricultural fields in nearby Florence produced two Marbled Godwits. These are pretty rare in my ar...