Following is an eBird report that I submitted today for observations on a hike to the summit of Buffalo Mountain in Summit County. Highlights were White-tailed Ptarmigan and Rosy-Finch.
Location: Summit County Observation date: 7/11/09 Notes: Hiked to the summit of Buffalo Mtn with Jim Miller from Ithaca, NY. He had the White-tailed Ptarmigan, see note below. We did have Rosy-Finches, see note below. While Brown-capped would be the expected, the calls just did not seem right. I could be wrong on this one although my gut says otherwise. We also had 4 Mountain Goat including a very young one, ~5 Pikas, and 41 Elk including ~12 very small calves which were seen in the valley to the west of the summit. Number of species: 17 White-tailed Ptarmigan 3 a female with 2 young, not too far beyond the "false" summit of Buffalo Mtn at just over 12,000'. Seen by Jim Miller Broad-tailed Hummingbird 2 Common Raven 2 Mountain Chickadee 1 Rock Wren 1 COnfirmed (CF) carrying food Ruby-crowned Kinglet 2 Townsend's Solitaire 1 Hermit Thrush (Western mountains) 1 American Robin 2 American Pipit 1 just below the summit of Buffalo Mtn. Also had one flying over the summit so not sure if 1 or 2 birds Yellow-rumped Warbler (Audubon's) 3 Western Tanager 1 Lincoln's Sparrow 2 right at the start of the Buffalo Cabin Trail White-crowned Sparrow 1 Dark-eyed Junco 1 Black Rosy-Finch 3 These birds were heard only so I could be wrong but the song\call was the same as the Black or Gray-crowned (not here in summer) vs. the Brown-capped as I listened to Stokes Western Birds on iPhone at the same time I heard the birds calling. The song\call did not sound like Brown-capped which would be expected. Admittedly, I am not an expert on the sounds of Rosy-Finches so I could be wrong. Searched snow fields and adjacent areas for a visual but unsuccessfully. Pine Siskin 2 Charlie Nims Silverthorne, CO [email protected] --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Colorado County Birding: http://www.coloradocountybirding.com/ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.as/group/cobirds?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
