Another day at Red Canyon Park, add a Townsend's Warbler

It was so productive last Saturday I went back yesterday (Tues) to Red Canyon Park--and it was fabulous. Saw 2 flocks of Pinyon Jays fly ov...

Western Tanagers: migrating through Canon City in good numbers this week

I spotted this Western Tanager, I believe a first fall male, as he flew up after taking a bath in a ditch yesterday. There was a big push o...

Successful field trip to Red Canyon Park: Gray Flycatchers, Pinyon Jays, Juniper Titmouse and more

I led a very productive field trip to Red Canyon Park yesterday with 11 participants from Broomfield, Denver, Manitou Springs, Colorado Spri...

Evening Grosbeak chowing down on juniper berries

I first heard these Evening Grosbeak giving soft inter-flock contact calls near where I had stopped my car in Red Canyon Park yesterday. Th...

Flock of Common Nighthawks feeding overhead during their migration

I had the pleasure over the week-end of having a flock of at least a dozen Common Nighthawks feeding overhead above my home. They were evid...

Gray Flycatcher family

This past Monday I birded Red Canyon Park about 10 miles north of Canon City where I stumbled upon some very young fledgling Gray Flycatcher...

Eastern 'Cicada Killer' with cicada

As I was walking on Canon City Riverwalk today I heard a cicada fly right behind me. When i turned I saw that the cicada was in the grasp of...

Acorn Woodpeckers at Pueblo Mtn Park-confirmed nesting success

When I last checked on the Acorn Woodpeckers in Pueblo Mountain Park on July 8 the pair were flying in and out of the nest hole repeatedly s...

Wilson's Warbler-one of the early landbirds moving through

I spotted this male Wilson's Warbler in Florence River Park yesterday. About a week ago I saw a very shy Western Tanager in that park, ...

Ladder-backed Woodpecker- in riparian forest

While we usually think of Ladder-backed Woodpeckers in pinyon-juniper habitat in Colorado, they are known to inhabit lowland riparian forest...

Scissor-tailed Flycatchers: my last photo of female & she was on the nest

I took this photo on July 28 of the female in the pair of rare Scissor-tailed Flycatchers that were nesting south of Florence. I was on my ...

White-lined Sphinx Moths

Post by SeEtta Moss . These are White-lined Sphinx moths I took with my Samsung Galaxy III smartphone. The top three pics were in the B...

Apparent family group of Olive-sided Flycatchers in mountain area of Colorado

I found an apparent family group of 3-4 Olive-sided Flycatchers on Thursday just southwest of Salida where the coniferous forest was edged b...

Ladder-backed Woodpecker, a surprise on the far west side of Canon City

Canon City is on the northern boundary for sightings of Ladder-backed Woodpecker but most are seen in the area around Brush Hollow Res east ...

Ever-faithful male Scissor-tailed Flycatcher--still guarding the nest tree and no sign of female for 3 days

I didn't find either the male or female yesterday morning-stayed about a half hour then went birding nearby and returned but neither in ...

Scissor-tailed Flycatchers in So Central Colorado: only the male, female not seen

I have been out of town a few days so have not gone out to observe the pair of rare Scissor-tailed Flycatchers that have been nesting south ...