[Douglbirds] Raptor Migration through Castlewood

[KarenSMetz at cs.com]

I watched two Ospreys and a Sharp-shinned Hawk near the Homestead at 
Castlewood Canyon SP this morning.  One Osprey perched for more than a half hour in a 
tall snag close to the creek (near the curve in the trail that has been 
Ovenbird territory).  It remained perched when a female Osprey flew from the N and 
headed SE, over it, and on over the East Rim.  

I saw the Sharpie flying in a circular pattern after I heard alarm calls from 
chickadees and jays.  

Later, further down that trail, close to the West Side trailhead, I had 
another Osprey sighting;  that bird again coming  from the N.  (Perhaps these 
raptors were coming from Walker Pit - did anyone see Ospreys at that pond this 
morning?)

Also saw a Prairie Falcon and five Red-tailed Hawks (all possibly residents, 
not migrants) and American Kestrels this AM in the park.

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