CSU Field Ornith. Club Raptor Alley Results/Weld

[The "Nunn Guy"]

Hi all

Another great weather day for "raptoring" on Saturday, this time on our annual Colorado State University Field Ornithology club outing with a few others. We saw a total of 57 raptors:

• Golden Eagle - 6
• Ferruginous Hawk - 7
• UNID Buteo - 3
• American Kestrel - 13
• Prairie Falcon - 4
• Bald Eagle - 6
• Merlin - 2 (one I almost shrugged off as a kestrel as we went passed it IN the town of Pierce
  
• Red-tailed Hawk - 11
• Northern Harrier - 3
• Rough-legged Hawk - 1
• Great Horned Owl (on nest) - 1

Photos: http://www.friendsofthepawneegrassland.org/profile/admin/action_id/2735

Other species: Lapland Longspur, Horned Lark, Western Meadowlark, Rock Pigeon, Ring-necked Pheasant (group of 11!), House Sparrow, House Finch, Eurasian-collared Dove.

Next Friends of PNG trip is the "Big 4 Lakes/Weld" - http://www.friendsofthepawneegrassland.org/event/830/friends-of-the-png-field-trip-big-4-birding

Thanks, Gary Lefko, Nunn

http://www.friendsofthepawneegrassland.org/