Environment:
Start Time: 6:10 AM Temperature: 39 degrees Sky: Mostly sunshine.
A very clear sunny morning got me back out on the trail today. I was starting to wonder if the recent solar eclipse got stuck. Things are still pretty mellow out at Lake Pueblo State Park. The Arkansas River is running kind of high which is discouraging human fishermen and keeping the local waterfowl either off the river completely or very near the river bank. I saw no American Coots so they must have moved on. Pictured here are two of the smaller birds that I encountered. A House Wren and a Song Sparrow. The biggest news is that I was able to spot (and photograph) three baby owls in the nest. In other nest news I still have seen no real action around what I have been identifying as a Red-tailed Hawk nest. So I could be wrong about that. Osprey activity was practically non-existent.
Owl Watch
Sightings:
Birds: Mallards, Pied-billed Grebes, Wood Ducks, Double Crested Cormorants, Great Horned Owls, Starlings, Ospreys, Canada Geese, American Robins, American Kestrels, Northern Flickers, Doves, White-crowned Sparrows, Song Sparrow, Common Grackles, Red-winged Blackbirds, Great Blue Herons, Western Meadowlark, Wild Turkeys, Belted Kingfisher, Blue Jays
Critters: Prairie Dogs, Tree Squirrels, Mule Deer
KINGSYARD HEAVY DUTY METAL MESH BIRD FEEDER
Gear: Olympus OM-1 E-M1 Mark II, Lumix 100-400mm; Olympus EE-1 Dot Sight
