SE Colorado Birding: Canon City Black Phoebe & Dickcissel update

Saturday, July 29, 2006

Canon City Black Phoebe & Dickcissel update

On Thursday I was able to find 2 Black Phoebes a few hundred feet from the MacKenzie Ave bridge over the Arkansas River just east of Canon City. Though I scoped them I was unable to determine if they were adults or juveniles.

Yesterday and today I saw one juvenile Black Phoebe on my friend's farm just east Canon City. This bird was located 1/4+ mile from the nest location here. It was joined by a juvenile Eastern Phoebe on Friday but I did not refind that bird today.

There are still at least 3-4 Dickcissels remaining in the Canon City area. All the rest have apparently moved out of the hay fields to prepare for migration.

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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Saturday, July 29, 2006

Canon City Black Phoebe & Dickcissel update

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