SE Colorado Birding: Welcome to my new site

Sunday, October 23, 2005

Welcome to my new site

Welcome to my new site. I have learned a few things since I began blogging at my old site and hope this result in improvements here.

What's happening now during this "shoulder" season for birding in Colorado. Well, I saw the season's first pair of American Dippers in the Arkansas River along the Canon City Riverwalk (photo I took of one 2 years ago along this Riverwalk). This species is seen fairly commonly along the Canon City Riverwalk, from Tunnel Drive Trail at the west end of Canon City, and areas further upriver from Canon City as well as other mid- to high elevation locations in SE Colorado.

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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Sunday, October 23, 2005

Welcome to my new site

Why bird southeast Colorado?

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