Broad-winged Hawks, Larimer

[Eric DeFonso]

Hi everyone,

I led a beginner bird group this morning in Fort Collins, generally along the Poudre River Trail just west of Riverbend Ponds Natural Area. Very little in the way of migrant songbirds (or almost any songbird, for that matter) this morning - the strong winds overnight seemed to suppress activity, sad to say. Still, I kept the group entertained somehow.

One thing that helped was finding a pair of Broad-winged Hawks circling overhead and drifting northward along the Poudre drainage around 9am or so.

We also liked finding a baby (?) snapping turtle along one of the trails at the natural area. It was surprising seeing what looked like a recent hatchling, even though it's only late April.

Good birding,

Eric

Eric DeFonso

Fort Collins, CO