Tri-county Broad-winged Hawk (Douglas, Jefferson, Arapahoe)

[David Suddjian]

At mid-day I was at South Platte Reservoir and spotted an adult Broad-winged Hawk soaring over the Chatfield dam area in Douglas. It drifted northwest over C470 into Jefferson air. Then after circling there a while it flew direct to the northeast into Arapahoe and out of view over the South Platte. Very nice.

It was a tri-buteo moment, too, as Swainson's and Red-tailed where up soaring in the same area.

David Suddjian

Littleton, CO