Hi Everyone-- Although we didn't have a mink sniffing our shoes, Marcia Marvin and I nonetheless had a successful trip to Cottonwood Hollow today 8/2. We arrived about 8:40, about the time everyone else was leaving. We spent the next hour watching odonates (Widow Skimmers, Common Whitetails, and Painted Damsels that we know of, and a very common golden-olive one that we did not identify), and whatever birds we could find (Great Egret, Wood Ducks, and Eastern Kingbirds, among others). At 9:40, the Least Bittern flew from the north end of the pond down to the south end, giving us a good, long look. Thanks to everyone who's been keeping track of it.
We then drove up Big Thompson Canyon and over to Allenspark. The seed feeders had two young Red Crossbills (not sure what type, but 2 seems reasonable given all the Ponderosa Pine around), and a few others flew over (these sounded like type 2). There were lots of hummingbirds, but we could find only Broad-tailed and Rufous. We also had a very tasty lunch there (reservations required). Mark Miller Longmont, CO --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
