Highlights from February 15 Birding Near Mestaa’ehehe Pass

In winter, on a semi-snowy day three species of Rosy-Finches can often be found just a bit west of Evergreen up in the spruce-fir forest above 8500 ft.  In visiting a few homes up towards Mestaa’ehehe Peak, we saw over 300 Brown-capped and Gray-crowned Rosy-Finches, and a couple of Black Rosies. 

Highlights from February 1 Raptor Outing

One of the more enjoyable birding ventures to pursue each year is to go out in search of winter raptors. And there are a couple of species that are only found here in the winter: Rough-legged Hawk and Merlin.

2025 Great Backyard Bird Count

The Great Backyard Bird Count (GBBC) is a global four-day event, being held this year from Friday, February 14, through Monday, February 17, 2025. You are encouraged to count birds at your feeders for as little as fifteen minutes during this four-day period.  Results will be found on the Cornell Lab of Ornithology website.

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