Hi Everyone-- Today 8/9, I drove over to the Brainard Lakes area and hiked the Mount Audubon trail all the way to the summit and back, a total of about 8 miles. There were lots of baby birds around: 2 baby Pine Grosbeaks just past the entrance station this morning, baby Ruby-crowned and Golden-crowned Kinglets, Gray-headed Juncos, Brown Creepers, Yellow-rumped and even a Townsend's Warbler, and Red-breasted Nuthatches were in feeding flocks in the spruce forest. A silent Hammond's Flycatcher was in the krummholtz about halfway up. A family group of four Brown-capped Rosy-Finches were in the lower tundra. Five White-tailed Ptarmigan were crouching among rocks in the upper tundra (their clucking gave them away). Baby American Pipits and White-crowned Sparrows were much in evidence. On the way back down through the spruce forest, mom Am. Three-toed Woodpecker was feeding grubs to a well-grown juvenile male (it had yellow forehead, but visible yellow rictus).
Fun butterflies for me included several Phoebus Parnassians, lots of Mead's Sulphurs, and several Dun Skippers. I also saw what I think was a Spotted Blue. 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
