| Species |
Scientific name |
Place |
Lat |
Long |
Date |
Start time |
End time |
Count |
Breeding status |
Sensitive |
Remarkable |
Comment |
Habitat notes |
Breeding details |
Plumage |
Direction of flight |
Activity |
Pinpoint |
Source |
Observer name |
Visit comments |
Visit weather comments |
Part of complete list? |
| Canada Goose |
Branta canadensis |
Denver Airport Tower Road |
39.8100886 |
-104.7706803 |
15/11/2019 |
11:15 |
15:30 |
61 |
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Also had 24 Canada Goose S at 12:38 plus a local movement of 37 |
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24 S |
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Had another Cottontail Rabbit (possible Mountain form) |
not quite 20C but did make 17C max, light W breeze, dry, sunny in afternoon, 5C min. In spite of good weather, not nearly so many birds around as on 3/11 when did think the ameliorating weather and late season gave almost ideal conditions for seeing migrants. |
Y |
| Canada Goose |
Branta canadensis |
Denver Airport Tower Road |
39.8100886 |
-104.7706803 |
14/11/2019 |
16:10 |
17:15 |
10 |
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mammals comprised 4 Mule Deer and a a Cottontail Rabbit (possible Mountain form) |
sunny again with max 14C, min 3C. |
Y |
| Canada Goose |
Branta canadensis |
Estes Park |
40.3724434 |
-105.5121872 |
12/11/2019 |
11:20 |
16:20 |
2 |
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Mammal-wise had close encounter with a buck Mule Deer but the Elk have moved to another golf-course (evidently!). However, here's some droppings 1! |
rapid temperature swing did take place, going from -6C to 11C in 4 hours in the sunshine this morning as wind went from N to W. It was also superb conditions for raptors with a W breeze of 20 mph |
Y |
| Canada Goose |
Branta canadensis |
Estes Park |
40.3724434 |
-105.5121872 |
10/11/2019 |
12:30 |
16:00 |
2 |
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plenty of Elk (105), including stags, down by the golf course, with prominent warning signs, ignored by some trying to get piccies on their 'phones. |
Today up here it's been 14C max, -9C min with big freeze last night in clear skies. At 23:00 it's about to snow for several hours at -6C |
Y |
| Canada Goose |
Branta canadensis |
Fort Collins Creek |
40.5692752 |
-105.0913853 |
09/11/2019 |
11:15 |
12:45 |
130 |
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Canada Goose 130 few close-ups taken |
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warm today at 20C max, all-day sunshine, almost calm, falling away quickly to 3C at night with the low humidity of 35% at midday |
Y |
| Canada Goose |
Branta canadensis |
Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge |
39.8344401 |
-104.8403894 |
06/11/2019 |
09:45 |
15:45 |
310 |
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Now it's pristine prairie, one of the strongholds of Bison (c200 of which 50 seen), Mule Deer (15 seen), White-tailed Deer (2 seen), Black-tailed Prairie Dog (30 seen), all of which we ticked in a safari-style tour. We also had a talk from a ranger on the Black-footed Ferret captive breeding programme and their reintroduction into the Refuge; we did see a few of this species in cages, one of the rarest predators in the wild in the world |
sunny at start but declining midday to cloud and raw moderate NE wind with light rain by evening near freezing point, max 9C, min -1C. |
Y |
| Canada Goose |
Branta canadensis |
Fort Collins Riverbend Ponds |
40.5688734 |
-105.0383419 |
05/11/2019 |
10:35 |
14:10 |
26 |
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Canada Goose 20 E, 6 on ponds |
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20 E |
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quite warm in the bright sunshine at 13C today, but falling rapidly to 0C at nite |
Y |
| Canada Goose |
Branta canadensis |
Fort Collins Creek |
40.5692752 |
-105.0913853 |
04/11/2019 |
14:00 |
16:00 |
75 |
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keeping cool today at 9C max, 0C min, but dry and sunny so feeling good outdoors in a light S breeze; no rain forecast in next 6 days but fluctuating max depending on position of cold fronts. |
Y |
| Canada Goose |
Branta canadensis |
Denver Airport Tower Road |
39.8100886 |
-104.7706803 |
03/11/2019 |
09:30 |
13:30 |
210 |
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Canada Goose of 210 seen, 70 S |
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70 S |
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Mammals included Black-tailed Prairie Dogs, the ones that stand upright so appealingly, with 20 noted. There was a scare with these concerning the plague this August, see https://gizmodo.com/plague-infected-prairie-dogs-force-areas-near-denver-to-1837371189, not sure whether it's been resolved, it's only bubonic plague: don't think I've any flea bites! |
it's been very cold in Colorado for the last 2 weeks with a heavy snowfall in the last week. Today there was some thaw as the sun shone most of the day with max 10C and min -1C |
Y |
| Cackling Goose |
Branta hutchinsii |
Denver Airport Tower Road |
39.8100886 |
-104.7706803 |
16/11/2019 |
10:10 |
10:10 |
60 |
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Final birds seen in Colorado on 16/11 were 2 skeins of Cackling Goose, totalling c60, moving S, in sunny, dry weather at 10:10. No more raptors at close to tour. |
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60 S |
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in sunny, dry weather at 10:10 |
N |
| Cackling Goose |
Branta hutchinsii |
Denver Airport Tower Road |
39.8100886 |
-104.7706803 |
15/11/2019 |
11:15 |
15:30 |
264 |
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Highlight today was the passage of Cackling Goose S with total of 214 counted in daytime moving, in small V-shaped flocks, giving high-pitched calls; the largest flock was 110; some more were moving overhead in the dark, maybe 50, as went out for supper at 20:00. Piccies 7, 8 of Cackling Goose also show a single Greater White-fronted Goose moving S but detached from the main group |
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264 S |
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Had another Cottontail Rabbit (possible Mountain form) |
not quite 20C but did make 17C max, light W breeze, dry, sunny in afternoon, 5C min. In spite of good weather, not nearly so many birds around as on 3/11 when did think the ameliorating weather and late season gave almost ideal conditions for seeing migrants. |
Y |
| Cackling Goose |
Branta hutchinsii |
Denver Airport Tower Road |
39.8100886 |
-104.7706803 |
14/11/2019 |
16:10 |
17:15 |
2 |
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2 Cackling Goose moving S at 16:17 |
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2 S |
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mammals comprised 4 Mule Deer and a a Cottontail Rabbit (possible Mountain form) |
sunny again with max 14C, min 3C. |
Y |
| Snow Goose |
Anser caerulescens |
Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge |
39.8344401 |
-104.8403894 |
06/11/2019 |
09:45 |
15:45 |
2 |
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Now it's pristine prairie, one of the strongholds of Bison (c200 of which 50 seen), Mule Deer (15 seen), White-tailed Deer (2 seen), Black-tailed Prairie Dog (30 seen), all of which we ticked in a safari-style tour. We also had a talk from a ranger on the Black-footed Ferret captive breeding programme and their reintroduction into the Refuge; we did see a few of this species in cages, one of the rarest predators in the wild in the world |
sunny at start but declining midday to cloud and raw moderate NE wind with light rain by evening near freezing point, max 9C, min -1C. |
Y |
| White-fronted Goose |
Anser albifrons |
Denver Airport Tower Road |
39.8100886 |
-104.7706803 |
15/11/2019 |
11:15 |
15:30 |
1 |
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Piccies of Cackling Goose also show at 11:48 a single Greater White-fronted Goose moving S but detached from the main group |
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1 S |
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Had another Cottontail Rabbit (possible Mountain form) |
not quite 20C but did make 17C max, light W breeze, dry, sunny in afternoon, 5C min. In spite of good weather, not nearly so many birds around as on 3/11 when did think the ameliorating weather and late season gave almost ideal conditions for seeing migrants. |
Y |
| Mallard |
Anas platyrhynchos |
Denver Airport Tower Road |
39.8100886 |
-104.7706803 |
15/11/2019 |
11:15 |
15:30 |
4 |
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Had another Cottontail Rabbit (possible Mountain form) |
not quite 20C but did make 17C max, light W breeze, dry, sunny in afternoon, 5C min. In spite of good weather, not nearly so many birds around as on 3/11 when did think the ameliorating weather and late season gave almost ideal conditions for seeing migrants. |
Y |
| Mallard |
Anas platyrhynchos |
Denver Airport Tower Road |
39.8100886 |
-104.7706803 |
14/11/2019 |
16:10 |
17:15 |
5 |
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mammals comprised 4 Mule Deer and a a Cottontail Rabbit (possible Mountain form) |
sunny again with max 14C, min 3C. |
Y |
| Mallard |
Anas platyrhynchos |
Estes Park |
40.3724434 |
-105.5121872 |
12/11/2019 |
11:20 |
16:20 |
4 |
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Mammal-wise had close encounter with a buck Mule Deer but the Elk have moved to another golf-course (evidently!). However, here's some droppings 1! |
rapid temperature swing did take place, going from -6C to 11C in 4 hours in the sunshine this morning as wind went from N to W. It was also superb conditions for raptors with a W breeze of 20 mph |
Y |
| Mallard |
Anas platyrhynchos |
Estes Park |
40.3724434 |
-105.5121872 |
11/11/2019 |
12:00 |
15:00 |
2 |
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2 S |
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Day had another highlight: as strolling back in the dark at 19:00 from a trip to Rambo's Longhorn Liquor Store heard some high-pitched howling from the Elk Trail visited earlier: no wolves here but coyotes: marvellous: it pays to go out in the dark! |
Weather was a little cool this morning at 08:00 at -12C, sunny, calm, 2cm of snow (not much!). Overall today it was max 1C, min -13C, with brilliant sunshine all day but a very chilly airstream from N. 2moro they're forecasting a 30F (17C) temperature swing upwards mid-morning in 6 hours, after another very hard frost tonite, as winds go round to the S again and no more snow is forecast in my stay. The mountains looked very beautiful at dawn |
Y |
| Mallard |
Anas platyrhynchos |
Estes Park |
40.3724434 |
-105.5121872 |
10/11/2019 |
12:30 |
16:00 |
2 |
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plenty of Elk (105), including stags, down by the golf course, with prominent warning signs, ignored by some trying to get piccies on their 'phones. |
Today up here it's been 14C max, -9C min with big freeze last night in clear skies. At 23:00 it's about to snow for several hours at -6C |
Y |
| Mallard |
Anas platyrhynchos |
Fort Collins Creek |
40.5692752 |
-105.0913853 |
09/11/2019 |
11:15 |
12:45 |
3 |
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warm today at 20C max, all-day sunshine, almost calm, falling away quickly to 3C at night with the low humidity of 35% at midday |
Y |
| Mallard |
Anas platyrhynchos |
Fort Collins Creek |
40.5692752 |
-105.0913853 |
04/11/2019 |
14:00 |
16:00 |
14 |
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keeping cool today at 9C max, 0C min, but dry and sunny so feeling good outdoors in a light S breeze; no rain forecast in next 6 days but fluctuating max depending on position of cold fronts. |
Y |
| Green-winged Teal |
Anas carolinensis |
Fort Collins Riverbend Ponds |
40.5688734 |
-105.0383419 |
05/11/2019 |
10:35 |
14:10 |
5 |
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quite warm in the bright sunshine at 13C today, but falling rapidly to 0C at nite |
Y |
| Canvasback |
Aythya valisineria |
Fort Collins Riverbend Ponds |
40.5688734 |
-105.0383419 |
05/11/2019 |
10:35 |
14:10 |
1 |
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1 Female/immature |
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quite warm in the bright sunshine at 13C today, but falling rapidly to 0C at nite |
Y |
| Canvasback |
Aythya valisineria |
Fort Collins Creek |
40.5692752 |
-105.0913853 |
04/11/2019 |
14:00 |
16:00 |
2 |
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2 Female/immature |
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keeping cool today at 9C max, 0C min, but dry and sunny so feeling good outdoors in a light S breeze; no rain forecast in next 6 days but fluctuating max depending on position of cold fronts. |
Y |
| Redhead |
Aythya americana |
Fort Collins Riverbend Ponds |
40.5688734 |
-105.0383419 |
05/11/2019 |
10:35 |
14:10 |
9 |
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quite warm in the bright sunshine at 13C today, but falling rapidly to 0C at nite |
Y |
| Ring-necked Duck |
Aythya collaris |
Estes Park |
40.3724434 |
-105.5121872 |
13/11/2019 |
11:30 |
17:45 |
1 |
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had very close-up views of a female/1w Ring-necked Duck |
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1 Female/immature |
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Had one rodent, a Wyoming Ground Squirrel, an unstriped small grey ground squirrel, running on the road near the Pizza restaurant. |
sunny all day with fresh breeze at dawn steadily declining to light W by dusk, max 7C, min -5C; when out always feels chilly except when in the sun at midday; my younger sister has been watching the weather and she says it's not beach weather! The low humidity plays hell with your skin! |
Y |
| Ring-necked Duck |
Aythya collaris |
Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge |
39.8344401 |
-104.8403894 |
06/11/2019 |
09:45 |
15:45 |
4 |
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Now it's pristine prairie, one of the strongholds of Bison (c200 of which 50 seen), Mule Deer (15 seen), White-tailed Deer (2 seen), Black-tailed Prairie Dog (30 seen), all of which we ticked in a safari-style tour. We also had a talk from a ranger on the Black-footed Ferret captive breeding programme and their reintroduction into the Refuge; we did see a few of this species in cages, one of the rarest predators in the wild in the world |
sunny at start but declining midday to cloud and raw moderate NE wind with light rain by evening near freezing point, max 9C, min -1C. |
Y |
| Ring-necked Duck |
Aythya collaris |
Fort Collins Riverbend Ponds |
40.5688734 |
-105.0383419 |
05/11/2019 |
10:35 |
14:10 |
2 |
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quite warm in the bright sunshine at 13C today, but falling rapidly to 0C at nite |
Y |
| Scaup |
Aythya marila |
Estes Park |
40.3724434 |
-105.5121872 |
12/11/2019 |
11:20 |
16:20 |
8 |
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Mammal-wise had close encounter with a buck Mule Deer but the Elk have moved to another golf-course (evidently!). However, here's some droppings 1! |
rapid temperature swing did take place, going from -6C to 11C in 4 hours in the sunshine this morning as wind went from N to W. It was also superb conditions for raptors with a W breeze of 20 mph |
Y |
| Scaup |
Aythya marila |
Estes Park |
40.3724434 |
-105.5121872 |
10/11/2019 |
12:30 |
16:00 |
3 |
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plenty of Elk (105), including stags, down by the golf course, with prominent warning signs, ignored by some trying to get piccies on their 'phones. |
Today up here it's been 14C max, -9C min with big freeze last night in clear skies. At 23:00 it's about to snow for several hours at -6C |
Y |
| Lesser Scaup |
Aythya affinis |
Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge |
39.8344401 |
-104.8403894 |
06/11/2019 |
09:45 |
15:45 |
20 |
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Now it's pristine prairie, one of the strongholds of Bison (c200 of which 50 seen), Mule Deer (15 seen), White-tailed Deer (2 seen), Black-tailed Prairie Dog (30 seen), all of which we ticked in a safari-style tour. We also had a talk from a ranger on the Black-footed Ferret captive breeding programme and their reintroduction into the Refuge; we did see a few of this species in cages, one of the rarest predators in the wild in the world |
sunny at start but declining midday to cloud and raw moderate NE wind with light rain by evening near freezing point, max 9C, min -1C. |
Y |
| Lesser Scaup |
Aythya affinis |
Fort Collins Riverbend Ponds |
40.5688734 |
-105.0383419 |
05/11/2019 |
10:35 |
14:10 |
7 |
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quite warm in the bright sunshine at 13C today, but falling rapidly to 0C at nite |
Y |
| Bufflehead |
Bucephala albeola |
Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge |
39.8344401 |
-104.8403894 |
06/11/2019 |
09:45 |
15:45 |
1 |
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1 Adult Male |
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Now it's pristine prairie, one of the strongholds of Bison (c200 of which 50 seen), Mule Deer (15 seen), White-tailed Deer (2 seen), Black-tailed Prairie Dog (30 seen), all of which we ticked in a safari-style tour. We also had a talk from a ranger on the Black-footed Ferret captive breeding programme and their reintroduction into the Refuge; we did see a few of this species in cages, one of the rarest predators in the wild in the world |
sunny at start but declining midday to cloud and raw moderate NE wind with light rain by evening near freezing point, max 9C, min -1C. |
Y |
| Barrow's Goldeneye |
Bucephala islandica |
Fort Collins Riverbend Ponds |
40.5688734 |
-105.0383419 |
05/11/2019 |
10:35 |
14:10 |
2 |
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Barrow's Goldeneye 2 redhead |
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2 Female/immature |
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quite warm in the bright sunshine at 13C today, but falling rapidly to 0C at nite |
Y |
| Hooded Merganser |
Lophodytes cucullatus |
Fort Collins Riverbend Ponds |
40.5688734 |
-105.0383419 |
05/11/2019 |
10:35 |
14:10 |
4 |
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Hooded Merganser 4 redhead |
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4 Female/immature |
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quite warm in the bright sunshine at 13C today, but falling rapidly to 0C at nite |
Y |
| Feral Pigeon |
Columba livia f. domestica |
Denver Airport Tower Road |
39.8100886 |
-104.7706803 |
15/11/2019 |
11:15 |
15:30 |
127 |
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Had another Cottontail Rabbit (possible Mountain form) |
not quite 20C but did make 17C max, light W breeze, dry, sunny in afternoon, 5C min. In spite of good weather, not nearly so many birds around as on 3/11 when did think the ameliorating weather and late season gave almost ideal conditions for seeing migrants. |
Y |
| Feral Pigeon |
Columba livia f. domestica |
Denver Airport Tower Road |
39.8100886 |
-104.7706803 |
14/11/2019 |
16:10 |
17:15 |
75 |
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mammals comprised 4 Mule Deer and a a Cottontail Rabbit (possible Mountain form) |
sunny again with max 14C, min 3C. |
Y |
| Feral Pigeon |
Columba livia f. domestica |
Estes Park |
40.3724434 |
-105.5121872 |
13/11/2019 |
11:30 |
17:45 |
16 |
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Had one rodent, a Wyoming Ground Squirrel, an unstriped small grey ground squirrel, running on the road near the Pizza restaurant. |
sunny all day with fresh breeze at dawn steadily declining to light W by dusk, max 7C, min -5C; when out always feels chilly except when in the sun at midday; my younger sister has been watching the weather and she says it's not beach weather! The low humidity plays hell with your skin! |
Y |
| Feral Pigeon |
Columba livia f. domestica |
Estes Park |
40.3724434 |
-105.5121872 |
12/11/2019 |
11:20 |
16:20 |
7 |
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Mammal-wise had close encounter with a buck Mule Deer but the Elk have moved to another golf-course (evidently!). However, here's some droppings 1! |
rapid temperature swing did take place, going from -6C to 11C in 4 hours in the sunshine this morning as wind went from N to W. It was also superb conditions for raptors with a W breeze of 20 mph |
Y |
| Feral Pigeon |
Columba livia f. domestica |
Estes Park |
40.3724434 |
-105.5121872 |
10/11/2019 |
12:30 |
16:00 |
4 |
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plenty of Elk (105), including stags, down by the golf course, with prominent warning signs, ignored by some trying to get piccies on their 'phones. |
Today up here it's been 14C max, -9C min with big freeze last night in clear skies. At 23:00 it's about to snow for several hours at -6C |
Y |
| Feral Pigeon |
Columba livia f. domestica |
Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge |
39.8344401 |
-104.8403894 |
06/11/2019 |
09:45 |
15:45 |
2 |
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Now it's pristine prairie, one of the strongholds of Bison (c200 of which 50 seen), Mule Deer (15 seen), White-tailed Deer (2 seen), Black-tailed Prairie Dog (30 seen), all of which we ticked in a safari-style tour. We also had a talk from a ranger on the Black-footed Ferret captive breeding programme and their reintroduction into the Refuge; we did see a few of this species in cages, one of the rarest predators in the wild in the world |
sunny at start but declining midday to cloud and raw moderate NE wind with light rain by evening near freezing point, max 9C, min -1C. |
Y |
| Feral Pigeon |
Columba livia f. domestica |
Fort Collins Creek |
40.5692752 |
-105.0913853 |
04/11/2019 |
14:00 |
16:00 |
8 |
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keeping cool today at 9C max, 0C min, but dry and sunny so feeling good outdoors in a light S breeze; no rain forecast in next 6 days but fluctuating max depending on position of cold fronts. |
Y |
| Feral Pigeon |
Columba livia f. domestica |
Denver Airport Tower Road |
39.8100886 |
-104.7706803 |
03/11/2019 |
09:30 |
13:30 |
300 |
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vast numbers of Feral Pigeon, at least 300 |
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Mammals included Black-tailed Prairie Dogs, the ones that stand upright so appealingly, with 20 noted. There was a scare with these concerning the plague this August, see https://gizmodo.com/plague-infected-prairie-dogs-force-areas-near-denver-to-1837371189, not sure whether it's been resolved, it's only bubonic plague: don't think I've any flea bites! |
it's been very cold in Colorado for the last 2 weeks with a heavy snowfall in the last week. Today there was some thaw as the sun shone most of the day with max 10C and min -1C |
Y |
| Pied-billed Grebe |
Podilymbus podiceps |
Fort Collins Riverbend Ponds |
40.5688734 |
-105.0383419 |
05/11/2019 |
10:35 |
14:10 |
2 |
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quite warm in the bright sunshine at 13C today, but falling rapidly to 0C at nite |
Y |
| Ring-billed Gull |
Larus delawarensis |
Denver Airport Tower Road |
39.8100886 |
-104.7706803 |
15/11/2019 |
11:15 |
15:30 |
1 |
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a Ring-billed Gull adult N |
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1 Adult |
1 N |
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Had another Cottontail Rabbit (possible Mountain form) |
not quite 20C but did make 17C max, light W breeze, dry, sunny in afternoon, 5C min. In spite of good weather, not nearly so many birds around as on 3/11 when did think the ameliorating weather and late season gave almost ideal conditions for seeing migrants. |
Y |
| Ring-billed Gull |
Larus delawarensis |
Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge |
39.8344401 |
-104.8403894 |
06/11/2019 |
09:45 |
15:45 |
43 |
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43 Adult |
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Now it's pristine prairie, one of the strongholds of Bison (c200 of which 50 seen), Mule Deer (15 seen), White-tailed Deer (2 seen), Black-tailed Prairie Dog (30 seen), all of which we ticked in a safari-style tour. We also had a talk from a ranger on the Black-footed Ferret captive breeding programme and their reintroduction into the Refuge; we did see a few of this species in cages, one of the rarest predators in the wild in the world |
sunny at start but declining midday to cloud and raw moderate NE wind with light rain by evening near freezing point, max 9C, min -1C. |
Y |
| Ring-billed Gull |
Larus delawarensis |
Fort Collins Riverbend Ponds |
40.5688734 |
-105.0383419 |
05/11/2019 |
10:35 |
14:10 |
4 |
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Ring-billed Gull 1 adult NW, 3 adult on ponds |
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4 Adult |
1 NW |
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quite warm in the bright sunshine at 13C today, but falling rapidly to 0C at nite |
Y |
| Ring-billed Gull |
Larus delawarensis |
Denver Airport Tower Road |
39.8100886 |
-104.7706803 |
03/11/2019 |
09:30 |
13:30 |
92 |
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Movements N were of gulls, maybe repositioning with Ring-billed Gull (91 adult and 1 2w N) but some came back S again later |
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1 2nd-winter, 91 Adult |
92 N |
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Mammals included Black-tailed Prairie Dogs, the ones that stand upright so appealingly, with 20 noted. There was a scare with these concerning the plague this August, see https://gizmodo.com/plague-infected-prairie-dogs-force-areas-near-denver-to-1837371189, not sure whether it's been resolved, it's only bubonic plague: don't think I've any flea bites! |
it's been very cold in Colorado for the last 2 weeks with a heavy snowfall in the last week. Today there was some thaw as the sun shone most of the day with max 10C and min -1C |
Y |
| California Gull |
Larus californicus |
Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge |
39.8344401 |
-104.8403894 |
06/11/2019 |
09:45 |
15:45 |
2 |
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2 1st-winter |
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Now it's pristine prairie, one of the strongholds of Bison (c200 of which 50 seen), Mule Deer (15 seen), White-tailed Deer (2 seen), Black-tailed Prairie Dog (30 seen), all of which we ticked in a safari-style tour. We also had a talk from a ranger on the Black-footed Ferret captive breeding programme and their reintroduction into the Refuge; we did see a few of this species in cages, one of the rarest predators in the wild in the world |
sunny at start but declining midday to cloud and raw moderate NE wind with light rain by evening near freezing point, max 9C, min -1C. |
Y |
| California Gull |
Larus californicus |
Fort Collins Riverbend Ponds |
40.5688734 |
-105.0383419 |
05/11/2019 |
10:35 |
14:10 |
1 |
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1 1st-winter |
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quite warm in the bright sunshine at 13C today, but falling rapidly to 0C at nite |
Y |
| California Gull |
Larus californicus |
Denver Airport Tower Road |
39.8100886 |
-104.7706803 |
03/11/2019 |
09:30 |
13:30 |
3 |
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3 Adult |
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Mammals included Black-tailed Prairie Dogs, the ones that stand upright so appealingly, with 20 noted. There was a scare with these concerning the plague this August, see https://gizmodo.com/plague-infected-prairie-dogs-force-areas-near-denver-to-1837371189, not sure whether it's been resolved, it's only bubonic plague: don't think I've any flea bites! |
it's been very cold in Colorado for the last 2 weeks with a heavy snowfall in the last week. Today there was some thaw as the sun shone most of the day with max 10C and min -1C |
Y |
| Great Blue Heron |
Ardea herodias |
Fort Collins Creek |
40.5692752 |
-105.0913853 |
09/11/2019 |
11:15 |
12:45 |
1 |
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warm today at 20C max, all-day sunshine, almost calm, falling away quickly to 3C at night with the low humidity of 35% at midday |
Y |
| Osprey |
Pandion haliaetus |
Denver Airport Tower Road |
39.8100886 |
-104.7706803 |
03/11/2019 |
09:30 |
13:30 |
1 |
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An Osprey (same species as ours) flew NW at 9:35 |
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1 NW |
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Mammals included Black-tailed Prairie Dogs, the ones that stand upright so appealingly, with 20 noted. There was a scare with these concerning the plague this August, see https://gizmodo.com/plague-infected-prairie-dogs-force-areas-near-denver-to-1837371189, not sure whether it's been resolved, it's only bubonic plague: don't think I've any flea bites! |
it's been very cold in Colorado for the last 2 weeks with a heavy snowfall in the last week. Today there was some thaw as the sun shone most of the day with max 10C and min -1C |
Y |
| Golden Eagle |
Aquila chrysaetos |
Estes Park |
40.3724434 |
-105.5121872 |
10/11/2019 |
12:30 |
16:00 |
1 |
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Also good was 1 Golden Eagle, in rugged habitat 1 bought up by irritation at displaying Common Raven (same as ours), bringing raptor list to 10! Common Raven were indeed that being seen around a peak to N at 13:26, 13:59, 14:40, habitat here, and a peak to SE at 14:15 and 14:29, also occupied by Golden Eagle, with habitat here; total for Raven was 12, many displaying! |
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plenty of Elk (105), including stags, down by the golf course, with prominent warning signs, ignored by some trying to get piccies on their 'phones. |
Today up here it's been 14C max, -9C min with big freeze last night in clear skies. At 23:00 it's about to snow for several hours at -6C |
Y |
| Sharp-shinned Hawk |
Accipiter striatus |
Estes Park |
40.3724434 |
-105.5121872 |
13/11/2019 |
11:30 |
17:45 |
1 |
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a Sharp-shinned Hawk S at 13:30 over the peaks that I'd identified yesterday as good for giving orographic lift. |
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1 S |
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Had one rodent, a Wyoming Ground Squirrel, an unstriped small grey ground squirrel, running on the road near the Pizza restaurant. |
sunny all day with fresh breeze at dawn steadily declining to light W by dusk, max 7C, min -5C; when out always feels chilly except when in the sun at midday; my younger sister has been watching the weather and she says it's not beach weather! The low humidity plays hell with your skin! |
Y |
| Sharp-shinned Hawk |
Accipiter striatus |
Estes Park |
40.3724434 |
-105.5121872 |
12/11/2019 |
11:20 |
16:20 |
2 |
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single Rough-legged Hawk at 11:50 (same as our Rough-legged Buzzard), Bald Eagle adult at 12:47 and Sharp-shinned Hawk at 13:05 (similar to our Sparrowhawk) moving S; resident raptors comprised a Sharp-shinned Hawk (to E of town) |
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1 S |
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Mammal-wise had close encounter with a buck Mule Deer but the Elk have moved to another golf-course (evidently!). However, here's some droppings 1! |
rapid temperature swing did take place, going from -6C to 11C in 4 hours in the sunshine this morning as wind went from N to W. It was also superb conditions for raptors with a W breeze of 20 mph |
Y |
| Goshawk |
Accipiter gentilis |
Denver Airport Tower Road |
39.8100886 |
-104.7706803 |
03/11/2019 |
09:30 |
13:30 |
1 |
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A juvenile female Northern Goshawk (same type as ours) was flying along the line of trees near where the Bald Eagle were later sitting at 12:10 |
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1 Juvenile Female |
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Mammals included Black-tailed Prairie Dogs, the ones that stand upright so appealingly, with 20 noted. There was a scare with these concerning the plague this August, see https://gizmodo.com/plague-infected-prairie-dogs-force-areas-near-denver-to-1837371189, not sure whether it's been resolved, it's only bubonic plague: don't think I've any flea bites! |
it's been very cold in Colorado for the last 2 weeks with a heavy snowfall in the last week. Today there was some thaw as the sun shone most of the day with max 10C and min -1C |
Y |
| Northern Harrier |
Circus hudsonius |
Denver Airport Tower Road |
39.8100886 |
-104.7706803 |
14/11/2019 |
16:10 |
17:15 |
2 |
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2 Northern Harrier from 16:29-16:34 (ringtail 1 and male) |
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1 Adult Male, 1 Immature |
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mammals comprised 4 Mule Deer and a a Cottontail Rabbit (possible Mountain form) |
sunny again with max 14C, min 3C. |
Y |
| Northern Harrier |
Circus hudsonius |
Denver Airport Tower Road |
39.8100886 |
-104.7706803 |
03/11/2019 |
09:30 |
13:30 |
1 |
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a ringtail Northern Harrier (similar to our Hen Harrier) was hunting over prairie to E at 9:44 |
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1 Immature |
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Mammals included Black-tailed Prairie Dogs, the ones that stand upright so appealingly, with 20 noted. There was a scare with these concerning the plague this August, see https://gizmodo.com/plague-infected-prairie-dogs-force-areas-near-denver-to-1837371189, not sure whether it's been resolved, it's only bubonic plague: don't think I've any flea bites! |
it's been very cold in Colorado for the last 2 weeks with a heavy snowfall in the last week. Today there was some thaw as the sun shone most of the day with max 10C and min -1C |
Y |
| Bald Eagle |
Haliaeetus leucocephalus |
Denver Airport Tower Road |
39.8100886 |
-104.7706803 |
15/11/2019 |
11:15 |
15:30 |
2 |
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3 Bald Eagle (adult S at 11:41, juvenile perched at 12:25) |
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1 Adult, 2 Juvenile |
1 S |
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Had another Cottontail Rabbit (possible Mountain form) |
not quite 20C but did make 17C max, light W breeze, dry, sunny in afternoon, 5C min. In spite of good weather, not nearly so many birds around as on 3/11 when did think the ameliorating weather and late season gave almost ideal conditions for seeing migrants. |
Y |
| Bald Eagle |
Haliaeetus leucocephalus |
Estes Park |
40.3724434 |
-105.5121872 |
13/11/2019 |
11:30 |
17:45 |
2 |
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Had 2 Bald Eagle S (one adult so impressive coming overhead at 14:30, a juvenile at 15:13) |
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1 Adult, 1 Juvenile |
2 S |
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Had one rodent, a Wyoming Ground Squirrel, an unstriped small grey ground squirrel, running on the road near the Pizza restaurant. |
sunny all day with fresh breeze at dawn steadily declining to light W by dusk, max 7C, min -5C; when out always feels chilly except when in the sun at midday; my younger sister has been watching the weather and she says it's not beach weather! The low humidity plays hell with your skin! |
Y |
| Bald Eagle |
Haliaeetus leucocephalus |
Estes Park |
40.3724434 |
-105.5121872 |
12/11/2019 |
11:20 |
16:20 |
1 |
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single Rough-legged Hawk at 11:50 (same as our Rough-legged Buzzard), Bald Eagle adult at 12:47 and Sharp-shinned Hawk at 13:05 (similar to our Sparrowhawk) moving S |
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1 Adult |
1 S |
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Mammal-wise had close encounter with a buck Mule Deer but the Elk have moved to another golf-course (evidently!). However, here's some droppings 1! |
rapid temperature swing did take place, going from -6C to 11C in 4 hours in the sunshine this morning as wind went from N to W. It was also superb conditions for raptors with a W breeze of 20 mph |
Y |
| Bald Eagle |
Haliaeetus leucocephalus |
Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge |
39.8344401 |
-104.8403894 |
06/11/2019 |
09:45 |
15:45 |
2 |
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2 Juvenile |
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Now it's pristine prairie, one of the strongholds of Bison (c200 of which 50 seen), Mule Deer (15 seen), White-tailed Deer (2 seen), Black-tailed Prairie Dog (30 seen), all of which we ticked in a safari-style tour. We also had a talk from a ranger on the Black-footed Ferret captive breeding programme and their reintroduction into the Refuge; we did see a few of this species in cages, one of the rarest predators in the wild in the world |
sunny at start but declining midday to cloud and raw moderate NE wind with light rain by evening near freezing point, max 9C, min -1C. |
Y |
| Bald Eagle |
Haliaeetus leucocephalus |
Denver Airport Tower Road |
39.8100886 |
-104.7706803 |
03/11/2019 |
09:30 |
13:30 |
3 |
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At 12:30 3 Bald Eagle (closest for us is White-tailed Eagle) were in some trees on W side of hotel complex, a juvenile seen flapping in before perching and a subadult and an adult perched |
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1 Adult, 1 Juvenile, 1 Subadult |
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Mammals included Black-tailed Prairie Dogs, the ones that stand upright so appealingly, with 20 noted. There was a scare with these concerning the plague this August, see https://gizmodo.com/plague-infected-prairie-dogs-force-areas-near-denver-to-1837371189, not sure whether it's been resolved, it's only bubonic plague: don't think I've any flea bites! |
it's been very cold in Colorado for the last 2 weeks with a heavy snowfall in the last week. Today there was some thaw as the sun shone most of the day with max 10C and min -1C |
Y |
| Red-tailed Hawk |
Buteo jamaicensis |
Denver Airport Tower Road |
39.8100886 |
-104.7706803 |
15/11/2019 |
11:15 |
15:30 |
4 |
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Raptors comprised 4 Red-tailed Hawk (as pair to NE at 13:25 and 2 local singles at 11:40 1 and 13:05 ) |
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Had another Cottontail Rabbit (possible Mountain form) |
not quite 20C but did make 17C max, light W breeze, dry, sunny in afternoon, 5C min. In spite of good weather, not nearly so many birds around as on 3/11 when did think the ameliorating weather and late season gave almost ideal conditions for seeing migrants. |
Y |
| Red-tailed Hawk |
Buteo jamaicensis |
Lafayette |
39.9762795 |
-105.0798787 |
14/11/2019 |
13:20 |
13:20 |
1 |
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sunny again with max 14C, min 3C |
N |
| Red-tailed Hawk |
Buteo jamaicensis |
Lyons |
40.2272283 |
-105.2660906 |
14/11/2019 |
13:00 |
13:00 |
1 |
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sunny again with max 14C, min 3C |
N |
| Red-tailed Hawk |
Buteo jamaicensis |
Estes Park |
40.3724434 |
-105.5121872 |
13/11/2019 |
11:30 |
17:45 |
2 |
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2 Red-tailed Hawk, clearly not afraid of altitude, and looking in territory at 14:59 |
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Had one rodent, a Wyoming Ground Squirrel, an unstriped small grey ground squirrel, running on the road near the Pizza restaurant. |
sunny all day with fresh breeze at dawn steadily declining to light W by dusk, max 7C, min -5C; when out always feels chilly except when in the sun at midday; my younger sister has been watching the weather and she says it's not beach weather! The low humidity plays hell with your skin! |
Y |
| Red-tailed Hawk |
Buteo jamaicensis |
Fort Collins Creek |
40.5692752 |
-105.0913853 |
09/11/2019 |
11:15 |
12:45 |
1 |
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Red-tailed Hawk 1 dark-phase juvenile, looking like a snake eagle perched in a tall tree |
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1 Juvenile |
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warm today at 20C max, all-day sunshine, almost calm, falling away quickly to 3C at night with the low humidity of 35% at midday |
Y |
| Red-tailed Hawk |
Buteo jamaicensis |
Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge |
39.8344401 |
-104.8403894 |
06/11/2019 |
09:45 |
15:45 |
8 |
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Now it's pristine prairie, one of the strongholds of Bison (c200 of which 50 seen), Mule Deer (15 seen), White-tailed Deer (2 seen), Black-tailed Prairie Dog (30 seen), all of which we ticked in a safari-style tour. We also had a talk from a ranger on the Black-footed Ferret captive breeding programme and their reintroduction into the Refuge; we did see a few of this species in cages, one of the rarest predators in the wild in the world |
sunny at start but declining midday to cloud and raw moderate NE wind with light rain by evening near freezing point, max 9C, min -1C. |
Y |
| Red-tailed Hawk |
Buteo jamaicensis |
Longmont N |
40.1721028 |
-105.0998393 |
06/11/2019 |
09:00 |
09:00 |
2 |
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sunny at start but declining midday to cloud and raw moderate NE wind with light rain by evening near freezing point, max 9C, min -1C. |
N |
| Red-tailed Hawk |
Buteo jamaicensis |
Denver Airport Tower Road |
39.8100886 |
-104.7706803 |
03/11/2019 |
09:30 |
13:30 |
6 |
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6 Red-tailed Hawk, similar to our Common Buzzard , 2 came very close; no.6 which shows one perched on electric power-lines in a treeless area emphasises the need for proper earthing of the circuitry, which seems OK here judging by the numbers of raptors around |
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Mammals included Black-tailed Prairie Dogs, the ones that stand upright so appealingly, with 20 noted. There was a scare with these concerning the plague this August, see https://gizmodo.com/plague-infected-prairie-dogs-force-areas-near-denver-to-1837371189, not sure whether it's been resolved, it's only bubonic plague: don't think I've any flea bites! |
it's been very cold in Colorado for the last 2 weeks with a heavy snowfall in the last week. Today there was some thaw as the sun shone most of the day with max 10C and min -1C |
Y |
| Ferruginous Hawk |
Buteo regalis |
Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge |
39.8344401 |
-104.8403894 |
06/11/2019 |
09:45 |
15:45 |
1 |
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1 Ferruginous Hawk, last-named photographed on ground 1 2 3 4 and new for trip, bringing total of raptors to 9 types |
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Now it's pristine prairie, one of the strongholds of Bison (c200 of which 50 seen), Mule Deer (15 seen), White-tailed Deer (2 seen), Black-tailed Prairie Dog (30 seen), all of which we ticked in a safari-style tour. We also had a talk from a ranger on the Black-footed Ferret captive breeding programme and their reintroduction into the Refuge; we did see a few of this species in cages, one of the rarest predators in the wild in the world |
sunny at start but declining midday to cloud and raw moderate NE wind with light rain by evening near freezing point, max 9C, min -1C. |
Y |
| Rough-legged Buzzard |
Buteo lagopus |
Denver Airport Tower Road |
39.8100886 |
-104.7706803 |
14/11/2019 |
16:10 |
17:15 |
1 |
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a Rough-legged Hawk flying in flap-flap-glide mode towards complex at 16:30; the Rough-legged Hawk (Buzzard) is the closest of the North American Buteo to our Common Buzzard in plumage |
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mammals comprised 4 Mule Deer and a a Cottontail Rabbit (possible Mountain form) |
sunny again with max 14C, min 3C. |
Y |
| Rough-legged Buzzard |
Buteo lagopus |
Estes Park |
40.3724434 |
-105.5121872 |
12/11/2019 |
11:20 |
16:20 |
1 |
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single Rough-legged Hawk at 11:50 (same as our Rough-legged Buzzard), Bald Eagle adult at 12:47 and Sharp-shinned Hawk at 13:05 (similar to our Sparrowhawk) moving S |
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1 S |
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Mammal-wise had close encounter with a buck Mule Deer but the Elk have moved to another golf-course (evidently!). However, here's some droppings 1! |
rapid temperature swing did take place, going from -6C to 11C in 4 hours in the sunshine this morning as wind went from N to W. It was also superb conditions for raptors with a W breeze of 20 mph |
Y |
| Great Horned Owl |
Bubo virginianus |
Denver Airport Tower Road |
39.8100886 |
-104.7706803 |
14/11/2019 |
16:10 |
17:15 |
1 |
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a Great Horned Owl on same post as last time at 16:48 |
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mammals comprised 4 Mule Deer and a a Cottontail Rabbit (possible Mountain form) |
sunny again with max 14C, min 3C. |
Y |
| Great Horned Owl |
Bubo virginianus |
Estes Park |
40.3724434 |
-105.5121872 |
13/11/2019 |
11:30 |
17:45 |
1 |
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Went out again at dusk from 17:00-17:45 up the Elk Trail. Did get an owl calling, a Great Horned Owl, with mixture of disyllabic and monosyllabic hoots at 17:30; thought at first it might have been a Barred Owl, a keen subject at the raptor conference as it's been expanding its range rapidly and interfering with other owl species, particularly the threatened Spotted Owl but still rare in Colorado and didn't have the variation of that species in its calls. Also considered Long-eared Owl but that species doesn't tend to call in the autumn and its hoots are longer. The Great Horned Owl is evidently the commonest owl in Colorado |
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Had one rodent, a Wyoming Ground Squirrel, an unstriped small grey ground squirrel, running on the road near the Pizza restaurant. |
sunny all day with fresh breeze at dawn steadily declining to light W by dusk, max 7C, min -5C; when out always feels chilly except when in the sun at midday; my younger sister has been watching the weather and she says it's not beach weather! The low humidity plays hell with your skin! |
Y |
| Great Horned Owl |
Bubo virginianus |
Denver Airport Tower Road |
39.8100886 |
-104.7706803 |
03/11/2019 |
09:30 |
13:30 |
1 |
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Remaining 1, an eared owl on a post in the long grass at 13:09, was a Great Horned Owl |
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Mammals included Black-tailed Prairie Dogs, the ones that stand upright so appealingly, with 20 noted. There was a scare with these concerning the plague this August, see https://gizmodo.com/plague-infected-prairie-dogs-force-areas-near-denver-to-1837371189, not sure whether it's been resolved, it's only bubonic plague: don't think I've any flea bites! |
it's been very cold in Colorado for the last 2 weeks with a heavy snowfall in the last week. Today there was some thaw as the sun shone most of the day with max 10C and min -1C |
Y |
| Short-eared Owl |
Asio flammeus |
Denver Airport Tower Road |
39.8100886 |
-104.7706803 |
15/11/2019 |
11:15 |
15:30 |
1 |
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a Short-eared Owl (same as our species of that name) perched on a post at 15:06 in the prairie to E, a new raptor for trip, bringing total to 15 |
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Had another Cottontail Rabbit (possible Mountain form) |
not quite 20C but did make 17C max, light W breeze, dry, sunny in afternoon, 5C min. In spite of good weather, not nearly so many birds around as on 3/11 when did think the ameliorating weather and late season gave almost ideal conditions for seeing migrants. |
Y |
| Belted Kingfisher |
Megaceryle alcyon |
Fort Collins Creek |
40.5692752 |
-105.0913853 |
09/11/2019 |
11:15 |
12:45 |
1 |
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warm today at 20C max, all-day sunshine, almost calm, falling away quickly to 3C at night with the low humidity of 35% at midday |
Y |
| Hairy Woodpecker |
Leuconotopicus villosus |
Estes Park |
40.3724434 |
-105.5121872 |
11/11/2019 |
12:00 |
15:00 |
1 |
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Day had another highlight: as strolling back in the dark at 19:00 from a trip to Rambo's Longhorn Liquor Store heard some high-pitched howling from the Elk Trail visited earlier: no wolves here but coyotes: marvellous: it pays to go out in the dark! |
Weather was a little cool this morning at 08:00 at -12C, sunny, calm, 2cm of snow (not much!). Overall today it was max 1C, min -13C, with brilliant sunshine all day but a very chilly airstream from N. 2moro they're forecasting a 30F (17C) temperature swing upwards mid-morning in 6 hours, after another very hard frost tonite, as winds go round to the S again and no more snow is forecast in my stay. The mountains looked very beautiful at dawn |
Y |
| Northern Flicker |
Colaptes auratus |
Fort Collins Creek |
40.5692752 |
-105.0913853 |
09/11/2019 |
11:15 |
12:45 |
1 |
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warm today at 20C max, all-day sunshine, almost calm, falling away quickly to 3C at night with the low humidity of 35% at midday |
Y |
| American Kestrel |
Falco sparverius |
Longmont N |
40.1721028 |
-105.0998393 |
04/11/2019 |
10:30 |
10:30 |
1 |
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The only raptor today was an American Kestrel on the side of the motorway about ½ way through the journey over |
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keeping cool today at 9C max, 0C min, but dry and sunny so feeling good outdoors in a light S breeze; no rain forecast in next 6 days but fluctuating max depending on position of cold fronts. |
N |
| Merlin |
Falco columbarius |
Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge |
39.8344401 |
-104.8403894 |
06/11/2019 |
09:45 |
15:45 |
1 |
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attacking a small passerine in quick dive |
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Now it's pristine prairie, one of the strongholds of Bison (c200 of which 50 seen), Mule Deer (15 seen), White-tailed Deer (2 seen), Black-tailed Prairie Dog (30 seen), all of which we ticked in a safari-style tour. We also had a talk from a ranger on the Black-footed Ferret captive breeding programme and their reintroduction into the Refuge; we did see a few of this species in cages, one of the rarest predators in the wild in the world |
sunny at start but declining midday to cloud and raw moderate NE wind with light rain by evening near freezing point, max 9C, min -1C. |
Y |
| Merlin |
Falco columbarius |
Denver Airport Tower Road |
39.8100886 |
-104.7706803 |
03/11/2019 |
09:30 |
13:30 |
1 |
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A female Merlin (same type as ours) was picked up at some distance on the top of a post at 11:50, plucking a small item of prey |
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1 Female |
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Mammals included Black-tailed Prairie Dogs, the ones that stand upright so appealingly, with 20 noted. There was a scare with these concerning the plague this August, see https://gizmodo.com/plague-infected-prairie-dogs-force-areas-near-denver-to-1837371189, not sure whether it's been resolved, it's only bubonic plague: don't think I've any flea bites! |
it's been very cold in Colorado for the last 2 weeks with a heavy snowfall in the last week. Today there was some thaw as the sun shone most of the day with max 10C and min -1C |
Y |
| Prairie Falcon |
Falco mexicanus |
Estes Park |
40.3724434 |
-105.5121872 |
12/11/2019 |
11:20 |
16:20 |
1 |
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a Prairie Falcon (to N of town, the mystery bird at the Peregrine site yesterday, related fairly closely to Peregrine Falcon) |
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Mammal-wise had close encounter with a buck Mule Deer but the Elk have moved to another golf-course (evidently!). However, here's some droppings 1! |
rapid temperature swing did take place, going from -6C to 11C in 4 hours in the sunshine this morning as wind went from N to W. It was also superb conditions for raptors with a W breeze of 20 mph |
Y |
| Peregrine |
Falco peregrinus |
Estes Park |
40.3724434 |
-105.5121872 |
12/11/2019 |
11:20 |
16:20 |
2 |
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Resident raptors comprised 2 Peregrine Falcon (to E and N of town) |
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Mammal-wise had close encounter with a buck Mule Deer but the Elk have moved to another golf-course (evidently!). However, here's some droppings 1! |
rapid temperature swing did take place, going from -6C to 11C in 4 hours in the sunshine this morning as wind went from N to W. It was also superb conditions for raptors with a W breeze of 20 mph |
Y |
| Peregrine |
Falco peregrinus |
Estes Park |
40.3724434 |
-105.5121872 |
11/11/2019 |
12:00 |
15:00 |
2 |
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Highlight was 2 Peregrine Falcon in territorial dispute over crag to N at 12:49 with another falcon (brownish, to be identified), amazing high-pace chase not captured by low-pace camera (and photographer!) but here's habitat. Golden Eagle and Peregrine Falcon were the most featured in talks at RRF so good that I've found some in the broad areas that they cover |
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Day had another highlight: as strolling back in the dark at 19:00 from a trip to Rambo's Longhorn Liquor Store heard some high-pitched howling from the Elk Trail visited earlier: no wolves here but coyotes: marvellous: it pays to go out in the dark! |
Weather was a little cool this morning at 08:00 at -12C, sunny, calm, 2cm of snow (not much!). Overall today it was max 1C, min -13C, with brilliant sunshine all day but a very chilly airstream from N. 2moro they're forecasting a 30F (17C) temperature swing upwards mid-morning in 6 hours, after another very hard frost tonite, as winds go round to the S again and no more snow is forecast in my stay. The mountains looked very beautiful at dawn |
Y |
| Cassin's Kingbird |
Tyrannus vociferans |
Estes Park |
40.3724434 |
-105.5121872 |
13/11/2019 |
11:30 |
17:45 |
1 |
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Had one rodent, a Wyoming Ground Squirrel, an unstriped small grey ground squirrel, running on the road near the Pizza restaurant. |
sunny all day with fresh breeze at dawn steadily declining to light W by dusk, max 7C, min -5C; when out always feels chilly except when in the sun at midday; my younger sister has been watching the weather and she says it's not beach weather! The low humidity plays hell with your skin! |
Y |
| Loggerhead Shrike |
Lanius ludovicianus |
Estes Park |
40.3724434 |
-105.5121872 |
13/11/2019 |
11:30 |
17:45 |
1 |
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a Loggerhead Shrike by a rough area by the river was a very interesting find |
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Had one rodent, a Wyoming Ground Squirrel, an unstriped small grey ground squirrel, running on the road near the Pizza restaurant. |
sunny all day with fresh breeze at dawn steadily declining to light W by dusk, max 7C, min -5C; when out always feels chilly except when in the sun at midday; my younger sister has been watching the weather and she says it's not beach weather! The low humidity plays hell with your skin! |
Y |
| Blue Jay |
Cyanocitta cristata |
Fort Collins Creek |
40.5692752 |
-105.0913853 |
09/11/2019 |
11:15 |
12:45 |
5 |
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warm today at 20C max, all-day sunshine, almost calm, falling away quickly to 3C at night with the low humidity of 35% at midday |
Y |
| Blue Jay |
Cyanocitta cristata |
Fort Collins Riverbend Ponds |
40.5688734 |
-105.0383419 |
05/11/2019 |
10:35 |
14:10 |
4 |
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quite warm in the bright sunshine at 13C today, but falling rapidly to 0C at nite |
Y |
| Blue Jay |
Cyanocitta cristata |
Fort Collins Creek |
40.5692752 |
-105.0913853 |
04/11/2019 |
14:00 |
16:00 |
10 |
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keeping cool today at 9C max, 0C min, but dry and sunny so feeling good outdoors in a light S breeze; no rain forecast in next 6 days but fluctuating max depending on position of cold fronts. |
Y |
| Steller's Jay |
Cyanocitta stelleri |
Estes Park |
40.3724434 |
-105.5121872 |
12/11/2019 |
11:20 |
16:20 |
1 |
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Mammal-wise had close encounter with a buck Mule Deer but the Elk have moved to another golf-course (evidently!). However, here's some droppings 1! |
rapid temperature swing did take place, going from -6C to 11C in 4 hours in the sunshine this morning as wind went from N to W. It was also superb conditions for raptors with a W breeze of 20 mph |
Y |
| Magpie |
Pica pica |
Estes Park |
40.3724434 |
-105.5121872 |
13/11/2019 |
11:30 |
17:45 |
1 |
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Had one rodent, a Wyoming Ground Squirrel, an unstriped small grey ground squirrel, running on the road near the Pizza restaurant. |
sunny all day with fresh breeze at dawn steadily declining to light W by dusk, max 7C, min -5C; when out always feels chilly except when in the sun at midday; my younger sister has been watching the weather and she says it's not beach weather! The low humidity plays hell with your skin! |
Y |
| Magpie |
Pica pica |
Estes Park |
40.3724434 |
-105.5121872 |
10/11/2019 |
12:30 |
16:00 |
1 |
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plenty of Elk (105), including stags, down by the golf course, with prominent warning signs, ignored by some trying to get piccies on their 'phones. |
Today up here it's been 14C max, -9C min with big freeze last night in clear skies. At 23:00 it's about to snow for several hours at -6C |
Y |
| Clark's Nutcracker |
Nucifraga columbiana |
Estes Park |
40.3724434 |
-105.5121872 |
13/11/2019 |
11:30 |
17:45 |
34 |
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34 Clark's Nutcracker, including a flock of 19 |
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Had one rodent, a Wyoming Ground Squirrel, an unstriped small grey ground squirrel, running on the road near the Pizza restaurant. |
sunny all day with fresh breeze at dawn steadily declining to light W by dusk, max 7C, min -5C; when out always feels chilly except when in the sun at midday; my younger sister has been watching the weather and she says it's not beach weather! The low humidity plays hell with your skin! |
Y |
| Clark's Nutcracker |
Nucifraga columbiana |
Estes Park |
40.3724434 |
-105.5121872 |
12/11/2019 |
11:20 |
16:20 |
3 |
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Mammal-wise had close encounter with a buck Mule Deer but the Elk have moved to another golf-course (evidently!). However, here's some droppings 1! |
rapid temperature swing did take place, going from -6C to 11C in 4 hours in the sunshine this morning as wind went from N to W. It was also superb conditions for raptors with a W breeze of 20 mph |
Y |
| Clark's Nutcracker |
Nucifraga columbiana |
Estes Park |
40.3724434 |
-105.5121872 |
10/11/2019 |
12:30 |
16:00 |
69 |
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Memories of the Alps were revived with the number of Nutcracker around: 69 Clark's Nutcracker 1 2, largest flock 45 |
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plenty of Elk (105), including stags, down by the golf course, with prominent warning signs, ignored by some trying to get piccies on their 'phones. |
Today up here it's been 14C max, -9C min with big freeze last night in clear skies. At 23:00 it's about to snow for several hours at -6C |
Y |
| American Crow |
Corvus brachyrhynchos |
Estes Park |
40.3724434 |
-105.5121872 |
13/11/2019 |
11:30 |
17:45 |
12 |
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12 American Crow, including flock of 11 |
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Had one rodent, a Wyoming Ground Squirrel, an unstriped small grey ground squirrel, running on the road near the Pizza restaurant. |
sunny all day with fresh breeze at dawn steadily declining to light W by dusk, max 7C, min -5C; when out always feels chilly except when in the sun at midday; my younger sister has been watching the weather and she says it's not beach weather! The low humidity plays hell with your skin! |
Y |
| American Crow |
Corvus brachyrhynchos |
Estes Park |
40.3724434 |
-105.5121872 |
12/11/2019 |
11:20 |
16:20 |
13 |
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Mammal-wise had close encounter with a buck Mule Deer but the Elk have moved to another golf-course (evidently!). However, here's some droppings 1! |
rapid temperature swing did take place, going from -6C to 11C in 4 hours in the sunshine this morning as wind went from N to W. It was also superb conditions for raptors with a W breeze of 20 mph |
Y |
| American Crow |
Corvus brachyrhynchos |
Estes Park |
40.3724434 |
-105.5121872 |
11/11/2019 |
12:00 |
15:00 |
21 |
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Day had another highlight: as strolling back in the dark at 19:00 from a trip to Rambo's Longhorn Liquor Store heard some high-pitched howling from the Elk Trail visited earlier: no wolves here but coyotes: marvellous: it pays to go out in the dark! |
Weather was a little cool this morning at 08:00 at -12C, sunny, calm, 2cm of snow (not much!). Overall today it was max 1C, min -13C, with brilliant sunshine all day but a very chilly airstream from N. 2moro they're forecasting a 30F (17C) temperature swing upwards mid-morning in 6 hours, after another very hard frost tonite, as winds go round to the S again and no more snow is forecast in my stay. The mountains looked very beautiful at dawn |
Y |
| American Crow |
Corvus brachyrhynchos |
Estes Park |
40.3724434 |
-105.5121872 |
10/11/2019 |
12:30 |
16:00 |
13 |
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plenty of Elk (105), including stags, down by the golf course, with prominent warning signs, ignored by some trying to get piccies on their 'phones. |
Today up here it's been 14C max, -9C min with big freeze last night in clear skies. At 23:00 it's about to snow for several hours at -6C |
Y |
| American Crow |
Corvus brachyrhynchos |
Fort Collins Creek |
40.5692752 |
-105.0913853 |
09/11/2019 |
11:15 |
12:45 |
1 |
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warm today at 20C max, all-day sunshine, almost calm, falling away quickly to 3C at night with the low humidity of 35% at midday |
Y |
| American Crow |
Corvus brachyrhynchos |
Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge |
39.8344401 |
-104.8403894 |
06/11/2019 |
09:45 |
15:45 |
3 |
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Now it's pristine prairie, one of the strongholds of Bison (c200 of which 50 seen), Mule Deer (15 seen), White-tailed Deer (2 seen), Black-tailed Prairie Dog (30 seen), all of which we ticked in a safari-style tour. We also had a talk from a ranger on the Black-footed Ferret captive breeding programme and their reintroduction into the Refuge; we did see a few of this species in cages, one of the rarest predators in the wild in the world |
sunny at start but declining midday to cloud and raw moderate NE wind with light rain by evening near freezing point, max 9C, min -1C. |
Y |
| American Crow |
Corvus brachyrhynchos |
Fort Collins Riverbend Ponds |
40.5688734 |
-105.0383419 |
05/11/2019 |
10:35 |
14:10 |
17 |
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quite warm in the bright sunshine at 13C today, but falling rapidly to 0C at nite |
Y |
| Raven |
Corvus corax |
Estes Park |
40.3724434 |
-105.5121872 |
13/11/2019 |
11:30 |
17:45 |
6 |
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Had one rodent, a Wyoming Ground Squirrel, an unstriped small grey ground squirrel, running on the road near the Pizza restaurant. |
sunny all day with fresh breeze at dawn steadily declining to light W by dusk, max 7C, min -5C; when out always feels chilly except when in the sun at midday; my younger sister has been watching the weather and she says it's not beach weather! The low humidity plays hell with your skin! |
Y |
| Raven |
Corvus corax |
Estes Park |
40.3724434 |
-105.5121872 |
12/11/2019 |
11:20 |
16:20 |
10 |
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Common Raven were common with 10 noted |
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Mammal-wise had close encounter with a buck Mule Deer but the Elk have moved to another golf-course (evidently!). However, here's some droppings 1! |
rapid temperature swing did take place, going from -6C to 11C in 4 hours in the sunshine this morning as wind went from N to W. It was also superb conditions for raptors with a W breeze of 20 mph |
Y |
| Raven |
Corvus corax |
Estes Park |
40.3724434 |
-105.5121872 |
11/11/2019 |
12:00 |
15:00 |
5 |
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3 on crags, 2 feeding locally |
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Day had another highlight: as strolling back in the dark at 19:00 from a trip to Rambo's Longhorn Liquor Store heard some high-pitched howling from the Elk Trail visited earlier: no wolves here but coyotes: marvellous: it pays to go out in the dark! |
Weather was a little cool this morning at 08:00 at -12C, sunny, calm, 2cm of snow (not much!). Overall today it was max 1C, min -13C, with brilliant sunshine all day but a very chilly airstream from N. 2moro they're forecasting a 30F (17C) temperature swing upwards mid-morning in 6 hours, after another very hard frost tonite, as winds go round to the S again and no more snow is forecast in my stay. The mountains looked very beautiful at dawn |
Y |
| Raven |
Corvus corax |
Estes Park |
40.3724434 |
-105.5121872 |
10/11/2019 |
12:30 |
16:00 |
12 |
5 |
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Also good was 1 Golden Eagle, in rugged habitat 1 bought up by irritation at displaying Common Raven (same as ours), bringing raptor list to 10! Common Raven were indeed that being seen around a peak to N at 13:26, 13:59, 14:40, habitat here, and a peak to SE at 14:15 and 14:29, also occupied by Golden Eagle, with habitat here; total for Raven was 12, many displaying! |
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plenty of Elk (105), including stags, down by the golf course, with prominent warning signs, ignored by some trying to get piccies on their 'phones. |
Today up here it's been 14C max, -9C min with big freeze last night in clear skies. At 23:00 it's about to snow for several hours at -6C |
Y |
| Black-capped Chickadee |
Poecile atricapillus |
Fort Collins Riverbend Ponds |
40.5688734 |
-105.0383419 |
05/11/2019 |
10:35 |
14:10 |
1 |
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quite warm in the bright sunshine at 13C today, but falling rapidly to 0C at nite |
Y |
| Mountain Chickadee |
Poecile gambeli |
Estes Park |
40.3724434 |
-105.5121872 |
12/11/2019 |
11:20 |
16:20 |
2 |
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Mammal-wise had close encounter with a buck Mule Deer but the Elk have moved to another golf-course (evidently!). However, here's some droppings 1! |
rapid temperature swing did take place, going from -6C to 11C in 4 hours in the sunshine this morning as wind went from N to W. It was also superb conditions for raptors with a W breeze of 20 mph |
Y |
| Mountain Chickadee |
Poecile gambeli |
Estes Park |
40.3724434 |
-105.5121872 |
11/11/2019 |
12:00 |
15:00 |
2 |
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Day had another highlight: as strolling back in the dark at 19:00 from a trip to Rambo's Longhorn Liquor Store heard some high-pitched howling from the Elk Trail visited earlier: no wolves here but coyotes: marvellous: it pays to go out in the dark! |
Weather was a little cool this morning at 08:00 at -12C, sunny, calm, 2cm of snow (not much!). Overall today it was max 1C, min -13C, with brilliant sunshine all day but a very chilly airstream from N. 2moro they're forecasting a 30F (17C) temperature swing upwards mid-morning in 6 hours, after another very hard frost tonite, as winds go round to the S again and no more snow is forecast in my stay. The mountains looked very beautiful at dawn |
Y |
| Mountain Chickadee |
Poecile gambeli |
Estes Park |
40.3724434 |
-105.5121872 |
10/11/2019 |
12:30 |
16:00 |
8 |
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plenty of Elk (105), including stags, down by the golf course, with prominent warning signs, ignored by some trying to get piccies on their 'phones. |
Today up here it's been 14C max, -9C min with big freeze last night in clear skies. At 23:00 it's about to snow for several hours at -6C |
Y |
| Starling |
Sturnus vulgaris |
Denver Airport Tower Road |
39.8100886 |
-104.7706803 |
15/11/2019 |
11:15 |
15:30 |
12 |
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Had another Cottontail Rabbit (possible Mountain form) |
not quite 20C but did make 17C max, light W breeze, dry, sunny in afternoon, 5C min. In spite of good weather, not nearly so many birds around as on 3/11 when did think the ameliorating weather and late season gave almost ideal conditions for seeing migrants. |
Y |
| Starling |
Sturnus vulgaris |
Denver Airport Tower Road |
39.8100886 |
-104.7706803 |
14/11/2019 |
16:10 |
17:15 |
134 |
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134 Roosting |
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mammals comprised 4 Mule Deer and a a Cottontail Rabbit (possible Mountain form) |
sunny again with max 14C, min 3C. |
Y |
| Starling |
Sturnus vulgaris |
Denver Airport Tower Road |
39.8100886 |
-104.7706803 |
03/11/2019 |
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6 feeding, 50 roost near hotel |
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50 Roosting, 6 Feeding |
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Mammals included Black-tailed Prairie Dogs, the ones that stand upright so appealingly, with 20 noted. There was a scare with these concerning the plague this August, see https://gizmodo.com/plague-infected-prairie-dogs-force-areas-near-denver-to-1837371189, not sure whether it's been resolved, it's only bubonic plague: don't think I've any flea bites! |
it's been very cold in Colorado for the last 2 weeks with a heavy snowfall in the last week. Today there was some thaw as the sun shone most of the day with max 10C and min -1C |
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| American Robin |
Turdus migratorius |
Estes Park |
40.3724434 |
-105.5121872 |
13/11/2019 |
11:30 |
17:45 |
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Had one rodent, a Wyoming Ground Squirrel, an unstriped small grey ground squirrel, running on the road near the Pizza restaurant. |
sunny all day with fresh breeze at dawn steadily declining to light W by dusk, max 7C, min -5C; when out always feels chilly except when in the sun at midday; my younger sister has been watching the weather and she says it's not beach weather! The low humidity plays hell with your skin! |
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| American Robin |
Turdus migratorius |
Estes Park |
40.3724434 |
-105.5121872 |
12/11/2019 |
11:20 |
16:20 |
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Mammal-wise had close encounter with a buck Mule Deer but the Elk have moved to another golf-course (evidently!). However, here's some droppings 1! |
rapid temperature swing did take place, going from -6C to 11C in 4 hours in the sunshine this morning as wind went from N to W. It was also superb conditions for raptors with a W breeze of 20 mph |
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| American Robin |
Turdus migratorius |
Fort Collins Riverbend Ponds |
40.5688734 |
-105.0383419 |
05/11/2019 |
10:35 |
14:10 |
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quite warm in the bright sunshine at 13C today, but falling rapidly to 0C at nite |
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| House Sparrow |
Passer domesticus |
Denver Airport Tower Road |
39.8100886 |
-104.7706803 |
15/11/2019 |
11:15 |
15:30 |
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Had another Cottontail Rabbit (possible Mountain form) |
not quite 20C but did make 17C max, light W breeze, dry, sunny in afternoon, 5C min. In spite of good weather, not nearly so many birds around as on 3/11 when did think the ameliorating weather and late season gave almost ideal conditions for seeing migrants. |
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| House Sparrow |
Passer domesticus |
Denver Airport Tower Road |
39.8100886 |
-104.7706803 |
14/11/2019 |
16:10 |
17:15 |
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30 Roosting |
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mammals comprised 4 Mule Deer and a a Cottontail Rabbit (possible Mountain form) |
sunny again with max 14C, min 3C. |
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| House Sparrow |
Passer domesticus |
Estes Park |
40.3724434 |
-105.5121872 |
10/11/2019 |
12:30 |
16:00 |
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1 Adult Male, 2 Female/1st-winter |
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plenty of Elk (105), including stags, down by the golf course, with prominent warning signs, ignored by some trying to get piccies on their 'phones. |
Today up here it's been 14C max, -9C min with big freeze last night in clear skies. At 23:00 it's about to snow for several hours at -6C |
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| House Finch |
Haemorhous mexicanus |
Estes Park |
40.3724434 |
-105.5121872 |
12/11/2019 |
11:20 |
16:20 |
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Mammal-wise had close encounter with a buck Mule Deer but the Elk have moved to another golf-course (evidently!). However, here's some droppings 1! |
rapid temperature swing did take place, going from -6C to 11C in 4 hours in the sunshine this morning as wind went from N to W. It was also superb conditions for raptors with a W breeze of 20 mph |
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| House Finch |
Haemorhous mexicanus |
Fort Collins Riverbend Ponds |
40.5688734 |
-105.0383419 |
05/11/2019 |
10:35 |
14:10 |
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quite warm in the bright sunshine at 13C today, but falling rapidly to 0C at nite |
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| Common Redpoll |
Acanthis flammea |
Estes Park |
40.3724434 |
-105.5121872 |
10/11/2019 |
12:30 |
16:00 |
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plenty of Elk (105), including stags, down by the golf course, with prominent warning signs, ignored by some trying to get piccies on their 'phones. |
Today up here it's been 14C max, -9C min with big freeze last night in clear skies. At 23:00 it's about to snow for several hours at -6C |
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| Common Redpoll |
Acanthis flammea |
Fort Collins Creek |
40.5692752 |
-105.0913853 |
04/11/2019 |
14:00 |
16:00 |
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keeping cool today at 9C max, 0C min, but dry and sunny so feeling good outdoors in a light S breeze; no rain forecast in next 6 days but fluctuating max depending on position of cold fronts. |
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| Common Redpoll |
Acanthis flammea |
Denver Airport Tower Road |
39.8100886 |
-104.7706803 |
03/11/2019 |
09:30 |
13:30 |
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9 S |
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Mammals included Black-tailed Prairie Dogs, the ones that stand upright so appealingly, with 20 noted. There was a scare with these concerning the plague this August, see https://gizmodo.com/plague-infected-prairie-dogs-force-areas-near-denver-to-1837371189, not sure whether it's been resolved, it's only bubonic plague: don't think I've any flea bites! |
it's been very cold in Colorado for the last 2 weeks with a heavy snowfall in the last week. Today there was some thaw as the sun shone most of the day with max 10C and min -1C |
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| Common Crossbill |
Loxia curvirostra |
Estes Park |
40.3724434 |
-105.5121872 |
13/11/2019 |
11:30 |
17:45 |
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Had one rodent, a Wyoming Ground Squirrel, an unstriped small grey ground squirrel, running on the road near the Pizza restaurant. |
sunny all day with fresh breeze at dawn steadily declining to light W by dusk, max 7C, min -5C; when out always feels chilly except when in the sun at midday; my younger sister has been watching the weather and she says it's not beach weather! The low humidity plays hell with your skin! |
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| Common Crossbill |
Loxia curvirostra |
Estes Park |
40.3724434 |
-105.5121872 |
10/11/2019 |
12:30 |
16:00 |
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plenty of Elk (105), including stags, down by the golf course, with prominent warning signs, ignored by some trying to get piccies on their 'phones. |
Today up here it's been 14C max, -9C min with big freeze last night in clear skies. At 23:00 it's about to snow for several hours at -6C |
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| Two-barred Crossbill |
Loxia leucoptera |
Estes Park |
40.3724434 |
-105.5121872 |
13/11/2019 |
11:30 |
17:45 |
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2 Two-barred Crossbill flew S out of some conifers |
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Had one rodent, a Wyoming Ground Squirrel, an unstriped small grey ground squirrel, running on the road near the Pizza restaurant. |
sunny all day with fresh breeze at dawn steadily declining to light W by dusk, max 7C, min -5C; when out always feels chilly except when in the sun at midday; my younger sister has been watching the weather and she says it's not beach weather! The low humidity plays hell with your skin! |
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| Pine Siskin |
Spinus pinus |
Estes Park |
40.3724434 |
-105.5121872 |
11/11/2019 |
12:00 |
15:00 |
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Day had another highlight: as strolling back in the dark at 19:00 from a trip to Rambo's Longhorn Liquor Store heard some high-pitched howling from the Elk Trail visited earlier: no wolves here but coyotes: marvellous: it pays to go out in the dark! |
Weather was a little cool this morning at 08:00 at -12C, sunny, calm, 2cm of snow (not much!). Overall today it was max 1C, min -13C, with brilliant sunshine all day but a very chilly airstream from N. 2moro they're forecasting a 30F (17C) temperature swing upwards mid-morning in 6 hours, after another very hard frost tonite, as winds go round to the S again and no more snow is forecast in my stay. The mountains looked very beautiful at dawn |
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| Sagebrush Sparrow |
Artemisiospiza nevadensis |
Estes Park |
40.3724434 |
-105.5121872 |
13/11/2019 |
11:30 |
17:45 |
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in flock near hotel |
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Had one rodent, a Wyoming Ground Squirrel, an unstriped small grey ground squirrel, running on the road near the Pizza restaurant. |
sunny all day with fresh breeze at dawn steadily declining to light W by dusk, max 7C, min -5C; when out always feels chilly except when in the sun at midday; my younger sister has been watching the weather and she says it's not beach weather! The low humidity plays hell with your skin! |
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| Western Meadowlark |
Sturnella neglecta |
Denver Airport Tower Road |
39.8100886 |
-104.7706803 |
15/11/2019 |
11:15 |
15:30 |
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Had another Cottontail Rabbit (possible Mountain form) |
not quite 20C but did make 17C max, light W breeze, dry, sunny in afternoon, 5C min. In spite of good weather, not nearly so many birds around as on 3/11 when did think the ameliorating weather and late season gave almost ideal conditions for seeing migrants. |
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| Western Meadowlark |
Sturnella neglecta |
Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge |
39.8344401 |
-104.8403894 |
06/11/2019 |
09:45 |
15:45 |
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Now it's pristine prairie, one of the strongholds of Bison (c200 of which 50 seen), Mule Deer (15 seen), White-tailed Deer (2 seen), Black-tailed Prairie Dog (30 seen), all of which we ticked in a safari-style tour. We also had a talk from a ranger on the Black-footed Ferret captive breeding programme and their reintroduction into the Refuge; we did see a few of this species in cages, one of the rarest predators in the wild in the world |
sunny at start but declining midday to cloud and raw moderate NE wind with light rain by evening near freezing point, max 9C, min -1C. |
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| Western Meadowlark |
Sturnella neglecta |
Denver Airport Tower Road |
39.8100886 |
-104.7706803 |
03/11/2019 |
09:30 |
13:30 |
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13 seen, 8 S |
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8 S |
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Mammals included Black-tailed Prairie Dogs, the ones that stand upright so appealingly, with 20 noted. There was a scare with these concerning the plague this August, see https://gizmodo.com/plague-infected-prairie-dogs-force-areas-near-denver-to-1837371189, not sure whether it's been resolved, it's only bubonic plague: don't think I've any flea bites! |
it's been very cold in Colorado for the last 2 weeks with a heavy snowfall in the last week. Today there was some thaw as the sun shone most of the day with max 10C and min -1C |
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| Red-winged Blackbird |
Agelaius phoeniceus |
Estes Park |
40.3724434 |
-105.5121872 |
13/11/2019 |
11:30 |
17:45 |
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Had one rodent, a Wyoming Ground Squirrel, an unstriped small grey ground squirrel, running on the road near the Pizza restaurant. |
sunny all day with fresh breeze at dawn steadily declining to light W by dusk, max 7C, min -5C; when out always feels chilly except when in the sun at midday; my younger sister has been watching the weather and she says it's not beach weather! The low humidity plays hell with your skin! |
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| Red-winged Blackbird |
Agelaius phoeniceus |
Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge |
39.8344401 |
-104.8403894 |
06/11/2019 |
09:45 |
15:45 |
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Now it's pristine prairie, one of the strongholds of Bison (c200 of which 50 seen), Mule Deer (15 seen), White-tailed Deer (2 seen), Black-tailed Prairie Dog (30 seen), all of which we ticked in a safari-style tour. We also had a talk from a ranger on the Black-footed Ferret captive breeding programme and their reintroduction into the Refuge; we did see a few of this species in cages, one of the rarest predators in the wild in the world |
sunny at start but declining midday to cloud and raw moderate NE wind with light rain by evening near freezing point, max 9C, min -1C. |
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| Brown-headed Cowbird |
Molothrus ater |
Denver Airport Tower Road |
39.8100886 |
-104.7706803 |
15/11/2019 |
11:15 |
15:30 |
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Had another Cottontail Rabbit (possible Mountain form) |
not quite 20C but did make 17C max, light W breeze, dry, sunny in afternoon, 5C min. In spite of good weather, not nearly so many birds around as on 3/11 when did think the ameliorating weather and late season gave almost ideal conditions for seeing migrants. |
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| Brown-headed Cowbird |
Molothrus ater |
Denver Airport Tower Road |
39.8100886 |
-104.7706803 |
03/11/2019 |
09:30 |
13:30 |
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17 S |
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Mammals included Black-tailed Prairie Dogs, the ones that stand upright so appealingly, with 20 noted. There was a scare with these concerning the plague this August, see https://gizmodo.com/plague-infected-prairie-dogs-force-areas-near-denver-to-1837371189, not sure whether it's been resolved, it's only bubonic plague: don't think I've any flea bites! |
it's been very cold in Colorado for the last 2 weeks with a heavy snowfall in the last week. Today there was some thaw as the sun shone most of the day with max 10C and min -1C |
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| Brewer's Blackbird |
Euphagus cyanocephalus |
Denver Airport Tower Road |
39.8100886 |
-104.7706803 |
03/11/2019 |
09:30 |
13:30 |
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Mammals included Black-tailed Prairie Dogs, the ones that stand upright so appealingly, with 20 noted. There was a scare with these concerning the plague this August, see https://gizmodo.com/plague-infected-prairie-dogs-force-areas-near-denver-to-1837371189, not sure whether it's been resolved, it's only bubonic plague: don't think I've any flea bites! |
it's been very cold in Colorado for the last 2 weeks with a heavy snowfall in the last week. Today there was some thaw as the sun shone most of the day with max 10C and min -1C |
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| Black-headed Grosbeak |
Pheucticus melanocephalus |
Estes Park |
40.3724434 |
-105.5121872 |
13/11/2019 |
11:30 |
17:45 |
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Had one rodent, a Wyoming Ground Squirrel, an unstriped small grey ground squirrel, running on the road near the Pizza restaurant. |
sunny all day with fresh breeze at dawn steadily declining to light W by dusk, max 7C, min -5C; when out always feels chilly except when in the sun at midday; my younger sister has been watching the weather and she says it's not beach weather! The low humidity plays hell with your skin! |
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| Black-headed Grosbeak |
Pheucticus melanocephalus |
Estes Park |
40.3724434 |
-105.5121872 |
12/11/2019 |
11:20 |
16:20 |
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Mammal-wise had close encounter with a buck Mule Deer but the Elk have moved to another golf-course (evidently!). However, here's some droppings 1! |
rapid temperature swing did take place, going from -6C to 11C in 4 hours in the sunshine this morning as wind went from N to W. It was also superb conditions for raptors with a W breeze of 20 mph |
Y |