BIRDING 22nd September
A bright start with a brisk SW wind with wet & cooler weather moving in from the NW. Turning cold and wet by the days end. Much the same as yesterday in that bird numbers were low, notable birds...
View ArticleBIRDING 23rd September
The cold front come with a lot of rain, perhaps too much overnight to expect birds to be delivered. A cold NW wind eventually blew away the low cloud which hung around until late morning. The near by...
View ArticleBIRDING 24th September
Today dawned clear and still, with a sharp ground frost, it remained cloudless with a light SSE breeze. Perfect autumnal sunshine throughout the day. This is the first day since early May I have not...
View ArticleBIRDING 25th September 2013
Today was another clear sunny day but unfortunately it also came with blasting, gale force wind from the SSW. This made birding a bit of a chore. Temperatures were up on the last two days....
View ArticleBIRDING 26th September 2013
Today was a continuation of blue skies and non-stop gale force southerly winds. View north across the Sand Dunes National Park. I gave up on looking for migrants in the pinyons and cottonwoods as the...
View ArticleBIRDING 27th September
No change in the wind today but the clouds rolled in and added some showers to the scene. All change this evening, lighter winds from the NW overnight & frosts. Red tailed Hawk. The stagnate feel...
View ArticleBIRDING 28th Sept to 1st Oct.
The weather has been dominated by high pressure since the 28th, giving light winds, night frosts and warm days with highs in the low 20C’s (70f). Evening Grosbeak. Only now are they getting back the...
View ArticleBIRDING 2nd October 2013
High pressure continues to give very pleasant and settled autumnal weather. Blue Jay. Common on the eastern front range but still scarce here. A beautiful bird, one of my favourites. The settled...
View ArticleBIRDING 3rd October 2013
High pressure continues… Scrub-Jay, preparing for winter. The weather was perfect for my final walk around the site, pretty much just taking in the sights before I leave today. Just me and my best...
View ArticleZAPATA BIRDING BLOG IS NOW CLOSED!
This blog details the birds seen during a 5 month residency at Zapata Ranch, Colorado. You will find the birding events from early May to early October 2013 detailed within. There is also a species...
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