Merlin - S Platte and 88th Ave - Adams county

[JBreitsch - Denver]

I visited Loveland today to pick up the Varied Thrush.  Thank you, Sean.  I had a couple of playful Rough-legged Hawks fly over while I waited for the bird to show.

If Rough-legged Hawk's are the buteo of choice this season, and the Harris' Sparrow's are the Zonotrichia option, than Merlin's are the falcons to watch out for.  I had a wet looking bird just south of the parking lot at 88th and Colorado Ave along the South Platte.  There were several male and female Barrow's Goldeneyes up the river and about seven cormorants flying around.  

John Breitsch

Denver, Colorado

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