December 23, 2019
Richard Stevens:
High temperature today was 53 degrees on the eastern plains. Winds were mile at 3-4 mph with gusts only to 8 mph.
Terry Michaels, Jacob Washburn and I lingered in northeastern Colorado today. The choice turned out to be quite a reward and highlight.
We were making leisure stops along Highway 138 in Sedgwick County.
A walk along Lodgepole Creek in Ovid found a Red-bellied Woodpecker east of the high school and a pair of Rusty Blackbirds about halfway south to highway 138.
We stopped at four friend's yards with feeders and found a young Purple Finch at one and a male Northern Cardinal at another!
Julesburg Wildlife Area added only a Harris's Sparrow today.
Sedgwick Bar Wildlife Area was even slower. Two Eastern Bluebirds perched on telephone wires near the parking area.
It was then that we received a text message about a Snowy Owl sighting near North Sterling Reservoir (Logan). Needless to say, we took off.
Eventually we found the Snowy Owl after an hour search. Unfortunately, the owl was quite far from us; we only captured witness photos.
Later we drove the picnic and Campgrounds. A Barn Owl was not well hidden in the picnic area.
We hoped for uncommon gulls or perhaps a Snow Bunting; neither materialized. All the same what a great day!
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The three of us relocated the Snowy Owl thanks to a DPW ranger. Due to emails from two CFO members we have limited indicating owl locations to our members only. The CFO people took exception to our website and emails describing owl and other bird locations. Guess they are the only birders allowed to do such.
Terry Michaels, President, Colorado Birding Society
Centennial, CO
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