Three days ago, I heard a bird calling that sounded like a 15# Junko and after a brief search, I found a Brown Thrasher in the Buffaloberry shrubs. Andrew & Richter's "Colorado Birds" says that this bird is very rare in the foothills and mountains during migration. Rare or not...I am thrilled with our latest new yard bird! It is still here. I bolted out the door this AM to feed my chickens and it flushed from the Waxberry near our deck. This afternoon it is feeding in the tall grasses by our garden.
Evening Grosbeaks have been coming to the feeders for 3 weeks now. My husband calls them "our parrots" and it is good to have them back with us after many years of seeing perhaps one or two a year. Another species that has been absent for many years is the Golden-crowned Kinglet. Well, they're back! A flock feeds in the pines near our house from time to time. Smiles, Carol Sullivan 8000' in the lodgepole forest West Stove Prairie Bellvue in Larimer county --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Colorado Field Ornithologists: http://www.cfo-link.org/ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
