Highlights of Feb 25 Birding near Mestaa’ehehe Pass

The sky was clear, the wind was blowing quite a bit, and then the wind blew harder.  Fortunately, our first visit was to a home in a somewhat sheltered valley, and we ended up getting great looks at a slew of Cassin’s Finches and a few Rosy-Finches.

Highlights of the Jan 27 Raptor Outing

One of our first stops was at a new access point to the north side of the Rocky Mountain Arsenal at Chambers and 96th Ave.  The highlight here was getting to see four Northern Harriers swooping down and around a juvenile Bald Eagle, which was on the ground surrounded by prairie dogs.

Ann Bonnell – In Memoriam

Ann Bonnell passed away this past month, appropriately enough right in the middle of this year’s Christmas Bird Counts (CBC). For many years she led the Vance Creek (Evans Ranch) area for the Evergreen-Idaho Springs CBC.