Northern Shrike, Rabbit Mountain Preserve, Lyons

[Carl Starace]

Hi,      Sally Swain and I had a first winter Northern Shrike this morning near the bench just below the Eagle Wind trail. We also had a Northern Harrier and 2 Golden Eagles. There was no sign of the Sage Thrasher pair I'd been seeing right up until this past Thursday by the parking area. On Saturday we found a flock of 15 Red Breasted Nuthatch at Round Mountain trailhead west of Loveland   Good November Birding,         Carl Starace, Niwot