[cobirds] Three Broad-winged Hawks -- Fremont Co. 4/27

Hi all,

Kara Carragher and I birded in the Canon City, Florence, and Portland areas of Fremont County today (we found over 85 species of birds).  We saw two Broad-winged Hawks along the Bluff Trail, along the Canon City Riverwalk, east of the Sells Pond parking lot.  There were also three Eastern Phoebes, a Bullock's Oriole and a couple of flyby male Broad-tailed Hummingbirds, between Raynolds Ave. and Sells Ave. parking lot, at the Canon City Riverwalk as well.  

Later, we saw (along with Robb Hinds) another Broad-winged Hawk, along the trail, not far west of the MacKenkie Ave. parking lot, along the Canon City Riverwalk, we also saw a Black Phoebe at MacKenzie Ave. parking lot.  

We saw Yellow-rumped and Orange-crowned Warblers, a couple Common Yellowthroats, a couple of Hermit Thrushes as well, along the Canon City Riverwalk.  A lot of breeding birds, that I thought might be back by now, were not.

At Valco Pond along MacKenzie Ave. in Canon City, we saw a Great Egret close to the road.  At Florence River Park, we saw a Green Heron, other birders saw three I believe.  In a green field, along Hwy 115, east of Florence, we saw Long-billed Curlews (thanks to other birders for the heads up on these birds), there was also a Cattle Egret in this field.  Other highlights were a Western Screech-Owl and a couple of Black-throated Sparrows (thanks to other birders for the heads up on the sparrows).

Good birding,

 

Brandon Percival

Pueblo West, CO