Rough-legged Hawk/Weld

[The "Nunn Guy"]

Hi all

First Rough-legged Hawk up here I have seen this fall--Weld CR 100 near 19. I took a small tour of Raptor Alley yesterday afternoon-southern end and Nunn-area near house. I plan on doing the full Raptor Alley see who is here.

• Rough-legged Hawk
• Ferruginous Hawk - 5 (local dark morph)
• Red-tailed Hawk - 7
• American Kestrel - 2
• Northern Harrier
• Bald Eagle
  

Thanks, Gary Lefko, Nunn

http://www.friendsofthepawneegrassland.org

https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/birds-and-more-of-the-pawnee-national-grassland

[Joe Kipper]

Thanks Gary,

We all appreciate your updates on Raptor Alley and other hotspots in Weld, as most of us like to know what's going on in Weld county before we make the drive out there from our local patches. Hopefully this is a banner year for Roughies. Just in the past week in Larimer County, I've already seen 1 Roughie, 3 Ferrugs, 7 Harlans, and 6 Prairie Falcons. I know multiple birders have started seeing some Short-eared Owls as well in Larimer, so if this week is any indication of the rest of the winter, I would predict that we will have a great season for northern raptors.

Joe Kipper,

Fort Collins