Whether it's bitter winter weather or just an overly rainy day, you can't always be outside. I can't, anyway. My body doesn't deal with cold well, but I don't like withdrawing from nature, either. So I find ways to keep birding even though I can't be outside as much as I would like. 1) Keep... Continue Reading →
Harris’s Hawk in Colorado: Is it a Lifer or is it Unnatural?
This winter, we've had an unusual visitor to northeastern Colorado: a Harris's hawk (Parabuteo unicinctus). Normally a resident of southernmost Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas, this chocolate-brown and chestnut-red hawk is far from home. Back in December, a friend told me about this vagrant* after the hawk had been reliably sighted roosting in trees belonging... Continue Reading →
