Last Raptor Alley of Season Trip Results [Raptor Alley, Nunn, Weld]

[The "Nunn Guy"]

Hi all

GREAT weather for raptoring on Saturday--sun, cold and no wind.  Group had a fantastic outing seeing all expected birds.  Also, we found Golden Eagle on nest as well as a (new) Bald Eagle nest in Nunn!  The Bald Eagle nest in Nunn was previously attempted last two years but never had an eagle actually on/in the nest.  I'll be watching this one closely.

Photos:  http://coloradobirder.club/m/photos/browse/album/Raptor-Alley-Nunn-Pierce-Weld-02-27-2017/

Total raptors = 44

• Red-tailed Hawk - 5
• Merlin - 1
• Rough-legged Hawk - 8 (3 dark morphs)
• Northern Harrier - 3
• Prairie Falcon - 1
• Ferruginous Hawk - 10 (1 dark morph, 3 on a fence line together--see photos))
• American Kestrel - 7
• Bald Eagle - 5
• Golden Eagle - 2
• UNID Buteo - 2
  

Others:

• Chukar - 2
• Pronghorn - 26
• Common Raven - 3
• Ducks - 14 species (3 Cinnamon Teal)
• Northern Shrike - 1

Thanks

Gary Lefko, Nunn

http://coloradobirder.club/