Swainson's Hawks (Boulder/Weld), longspurs et al (Washington) 4/5

[Mark Miller]

Hi Everyone—

 

I saw my FOS Swainson’s Hawks today 4/5 along CO-52: one soaring near WCR 3 1/2, the other perched in a tree just east of the intersection with US-287.

 

This was on the way back from checking out the longspurs along CR KK in Washington County: 20 Chestnut-collared, 10 McCowns. One Mountain Plover was at CR KK and Road 20. A Thirteen-lined Ground Squirrel was busy chasing down Red-legged Grasshoppers here. His success rate was maybe 10%, but he kept at it. Along the stretch of CR KK from CR 12 to CR 22, I saw five Rough-legged Hawks, all light morph.

 

Mark Miller

Longmont, CO