Today I found 4-5 Black-throated Sparrows just south of Canon City. I was driving with my windows down when I heard their chirping and spotted them all in a deciduous tree in a dry gulch. There was at least one adult and several in juvenal plumage.
*Birds of North America *online notes that Black-throated Sparrow adults " feed young for at least 2 wk after nest departure." So I think there is a very good possibility that this is a new Fremont County breeding location for this species. I will try to refind them over the next day or so in hopes of getting more evidence that they are a family group that bred in/near the location I saw them and I will post location details. I got at least one reasonable photo of one of the birds in juvenal plumage and will post it tonight to my blog at http://BirdsAndNature.blogspot.com (also check out the very good bobcat and close-up Rock Wrens photos I got this week, also only a few miles south of Canon City), SeEtta Moss Canon City http://BirdsAndNature.blogspot.com --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
