SE Colorado Birding: Sandhill Cranes still in Canon City 11-19

Saturday, November 19, 2005

Sandhill Cranes still in Canon City 11-19

There are still 4 Sandhill Cranes in the Canon City area. I thought they were just laying over on their migration, but saw them again today. They came over the private pond where I first saw them on 11-15, coming in no more than 75 feet above my head so I heard the noise of their wings flapping, then landed in a farm field nearby. Though it is not unusual to see or hear Sandhill Cranes flying over Canon City during migration, they don't often land or spend any time in this area.

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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Saturday, November 19, 2005

Sandhill Cranes still in Canon City 11-19

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