[cobirds] Rough-legged Hawks in upper Arkansas Valley and late Lesser Goldfinch at my feeder

Late report but nothing really chaseable.  I drove to Salida last Friday in search of  Rough-legged Hawks that I usually find in that area.  Though I did not find any there I did spot one on my way home in the Coaldale area.  Then on Saturday I was disappointed to not see a Rough-legged on my way down to Pueblo but was rewarded with one on the way home.  I have posted photos of this bird on my Birds and Nature blog.

The only birds of note I saw in the Salida area were a flock of Great-tailed Grackles, a species that has usually been resident in at Sands Lake in Salida for some years.  There were a few Common Goldeneye and a good number of common waterfowl on that very productive pond.

A week ago two late Lesser Goldfinch arrived at my feeders and they are still here.  These are the black-backed or Texas form and I also have photos of them on my blog.  Same day I got my first Pine Siskins of the season.  I have only been seeing Williamson's Sapsuckers (up to 4 males and 1 female) in Canon City for past couple of weeks but there is still a lot of movement of them so hoping to refind the Yellow-bellied again.

SeEtta Moss
Canon City
Blogging for Birds and Blooms magazine @ http://birdsandbloomsblog.com/author/seetta-moss/
Personal blog @ BirdsAndNature.blogspot.com

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