[Douglbirds] Walker Pit birds

[KarenSMetz at cs.com]

In a message dated 10/13/2006 4:14:29 PM Mountain Standard Time, 
ouzels at juno.com writes: 
> 
> Urling stopped at the Walker Pit this afternoon and spotted 
>  a Sandhill Crane 
> 
Thanks to Hugh and Urling.


Seven Sandhill Cranes (two hatch-year and five adults) roosted Friday night 
at Walker Pit.   They lifted off at 7:10 Saturday morning, the adults with 
their deep bugling calls and the juvies with their higher-pitched whistles.   They 
flew SSE over Cherry Creek and then over the East Rim of Castlewood Canyon 
SP.  

Later through a spotting scope I saw male and female Northern Harriers, a 
Prairie Falcon, and an accipiter (I think a Sharp-shinned) along the eastern side 
of the quarry south of Walker Pit and north of Castlewood Canyon SP.  The 
falcon and accipiter interacted; later the female Harrier and PRFA perched in the 
same tree.  


Karen Metz
Franktown
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