Prairie Falcon, Walden Ponds, Boulder County

[Cara Stiles]

Despite how often I frequent Walden Ponds, and have for many years, I have never seen a Prairie Falcon there.  This morning, there was 1 on top of the utility pole between Wally Toevs Pond and Cottonwood.

 

Cara Stiles

Boulder, Colorado

[Jeff Romain]

Thanks to Cara's reminder, I will also add my voice to this as I saw what is presumably the very same bird last Sunday.  This lovely specimen was perched atop a pole in the same vicinity and stuck around for 20 minutes or so.  

Not to rub it in (sorry, Cara!), but I also observed a Prairie Falcon several months ago from the Walden parking lot, where it was perched about 1/8 mile SE from where Cara and I recently saw it.  

While I'm here, I revisited the area today and spotted a Northern Shrike.  

Fun birding,

Jeff Romain

Lafayette, CO, Boulder County

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Subject: [cobirds] Prairie Falcon, Walden Ponds, Boulder County

Despite how often I frequent Walden Ponds, and have for many years, I have never seen a Prairie Falcon there.  This morning, there was 1 on top of the utility pole between Wally Toevs Pond and Cottonwood.

 

Cara Stiles

Boulder, Colorado

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[Gary Baxley]

The Boulder Bird Club's 1st Sunday birding at Walden ponds back on Jan. 6 also observed a Prairie Falcon in the same exact area that Cara Stiles saw this morning.  It lingered for an hour or so and flew between a couple of the power poles.  Might it be the same Prairie Falcon?

Sharon Norfleet and Gary Baxley, Louisville, Boulder County

Co-presidents, Boulder Bird Club

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