Taking advantage of the nice weather earlier this week, I drove over to the Tunnel Drive trail area on the far west side of Canon City. Since there wasn't any construction happening in the closed-off parking area, I walked up there to check out the work they have been doing and look for Rufous-crowned Sparrows. I was rewarded when a Rufous-crowned Sparrow popped up less than 15 feet away. Though it quickly moved away I was able to refind it and get some nice photos with it being pretty close. It was foraging in the catchment area that they have built, apparently to contain future rock & mud slides. It would seem that the disturbance from the slide a few months ago plus the construction disturbance has made the habitat to their liking just as California Partners In Flight species report (referenced in my post on 10-23-09) described. I have just posted (I am really behind) the photos on my blog at http://BirdsAndNature.blogspot.com
I did not refind the Golden-crowned Sparrow though I saw several groups of White-crowns. Re: the interesting hawk I posted about on 11-2-l09--Tony Leukering sent me an email noting that while intermediate morph Red-tails should have very dark primary tips my hawk had barred tips, a characteristic of Harlan's subspecies. I found a Bewick's Wren on the east end of the Canon City Riverwalk, the first I have seen in a quite a while. SeEtta Moss Canon City http://BirdAndNature.blogspot.com --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
