When I initially picked mid-November as potentially a good time for catching the front end of the increased presence of winter raptors, specifically Northern Harriers, Bald Eagles, Ferruginous Hawks, Rough-legged Hawks, and Merlins, I anticipated that weather conditions might be slightly wintery.  However, the weather for mid-November this year turned out to be exceedingly mild resulting in a bit less action than hoped for.

Wigwam Creek flows east out of the Kenosha Mountains in the Lost Creek Wilderness Area and joins the South Platte River just upstream from Deckers.  For almost all of its twenty-two mile length it flows through part of the huge area decimated by the Hayman Fire in 2002.

This past Saturday Evergreen Audubon and Mountain Area Land Trust (MALT) conducted a joint bird walk at Sacramento Creek Ranch, a wonderful 71-acre property near Fairplay. 

Through the years Beaver Meadows has been a special spot for Evergreen Audubon and dear to the hearts of many of us.

Well, we had an outstanding spring morning at Evergreen Lake with a wonderful variety of birds (41 species), breakfast foods (infinite variety), and bird-lovers of all abilities (43). 

Well, Saturday was a huckleberry above a persimmon day.  You’ll have to look it up.  We’re not just all about birds here!