SE Colorado Birding: Canon City area birding 11-22-05

Wednesday, November 23, 2005

Canon City area birding 11-22-05

Yesterday I birded the Canon City Riverwalk and a few other areas around town. Though fairly quiet, I always enjoy seeing, and hearing, Brown Creepers. I saw at least 3 in just under a mile of Riverwalk trail including the one pictured here (look closely, they blend in so well with bark).

Sell's Lake at the west end of the Riverwalk had several Hooded Mergansers and 10 or so Ring-necked Ducks. A private pond east of Canon City netted a few Gadwalls, several Wood Ducks, ubiquitous Am Coots and 15-20 American Wigeon.
SeEtta

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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Canon City area birding 11-22-05

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