SE Colorado Birding: Greater Scaup and Cedar Waxwing

Sunday, October 22, 2006

Greater Scaup and Cedar Waxwing

Today I found a female Greater Scaup at Brush Hollow Reservoir near Penrose. She was with a mixed group that included a female Bufflehead, a female Redhead and 2-3 female Ruddy Ducks. I guess this was an all-girl migrating group.

There was also an adult California Gull among the Ring-billed Gulls.

I enjoyed a visit at home earlier today from a flock of 20 or so Cedar Waxwing. They continued to eat the fruit from my pyracantha (Firethorn) shrub and were working also on my crabapples. I truly enjoy listening to their high pitched call. Listen to their call and get more info on them here
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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