Both White-throated Sparrows still (or returned) to my yard

s Another Christmas Day find in my yard was both the black and the brown White-throated Sparrows. I hadn't seen for awhile but could be...

Cassin's Finch, a montane visitor

Some years montane birds that normally reside a higher up in elevation in the foothills or mountains engage in an attitudinal migration and ...

White-winged Scoter in Colorado Springs

The scoter 'invasion' into Colorado continues. While we only got a Surf Scoter in Canon City, Colorado Springs with a much larger p...

Brown-capped Rosy-Finch(es), too

In the mix of Gray-crowned Rosy-Finches I thought I saw one or more Brown-capped Rosy-Finches and I believe these photos, at least the top o...

Gray-crowned Rosy-Finches, flock of more than a hundred

Yesterday I drove up to Westcliffe in hopes that the snow there the day before had kept the Gray-crowned Rosy-Finches that Jane Pederson had...

Harlan's Red-tailed Hawk, second of the season in Canon City area

I spotted this Harlan's Red-tailed Hawk (dark/intermediate morph) yesterday a little east of Canon City perched in a tree as shown in th...

Wintering Black Phoebe in Florence River Park

I found this Black Phoebe in Florence River Park today. As is often the case with this species I heard it's 'tsip' call first t...

Western Screech-Owl that I found dead

I found this dead Western Screech-Owl several days ago next to a very busy street on the edge of my town where traffic drives 50 or so in a ...

Both tan and white morph White-throated Sparrows visiting my yard

Earlier this past week I was delighted to find my first yard bird White-throated Sparrow species and not just one but two. And to top that ...

First Harlan's Hawk this season in Canon City

I found this dark (intermediate) morph Harlan's Hawk in Canon City day before yesterday. When I first spotted it the hawk was hiding (fo...

Pretty Prairie Falcon

There is just something pretty to me in the face of Prairie Falcons though I suspect their prey see a different picture. I found this one t...