SE Colorado Birding: Canon City Riverwalk10-25-05

Tuesday, October 25, 2005

Canon City Riverwalk10-25-05

Another beautiful autumn afternoon. I couldn't go birding until even later today, 4:30 so not as many birds out. The only additional species I saw today was Common Merganser. There were 2 females loafing in the Arkansas River. Seems a little early to see this species here.

Earlier today I found scat from a small bear in my yard (I live about 600 feet from the Canon City Riverwalk, though almost a half mile from the Arkansas River at this point. My neighbor has a big apple tree, loaded with fruit so suspect that is what the bear was after.

Why bird southeast Colorado?

From our high montane areas to the riparian areas along the Arkansas River as it exits Colorado, southeast Colorado offers birding opportunities for beginners to those serious birders who seek out the less common species. We have great shortgrass and sandsage prairie birding including public areas on the Comanche National Grasslands. We have wetlands including playa lakes (playas are important shallow, depressional wetlands that provide essential habitat for waterfowl and many other bird species). We have small lakes (such as Lake Cheraw north of La Junta)and large lakes (such as John Martin Reservoir that encompasses 35 square miles) that host an impressive diversity of bird species. And we have large expanses of pinyon-juniper woodlands with their special birding opportunities.

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Tuesday, October 25, 2005

Canon City Riverwalk10-25-05

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