Sunday afternoon Walden Ponds. Just south of Duck Pond, a pair, on the ground at the top of the bank and in bushes per map. http://tiny.cc/stehh. Also Cinnamon Teal nearby at Sawhill Ponds per same map. A couple of Great Blue Herons have started a flimsy nest west of Ricky Weiser Pond, per same map. A Great Horned Owl flew over. Yesterday a juvenile Bald Eagle, lots of waterfowl including a few Greater Scaup. Photo of the Sage Thrasher this afternoon: http://www.flickr.com/photos/twilberding/
Re the thrashers, yesterday Willard Heinrichs asked me as I was leaving Walden if I had noticed the two thrushes south of Duck Pond? He said they were probably Swainson’s Thrushes, but maybe Gray-cheeked as they looked very gray. I thanked Willard and told him I would try to see them today. I arrived about 1 pm and soon saw one of them southwest of Duck Pond, then saw Willard and we observed these birds and had a long discussion about whether they were Swainson’s or Gray- cheeked. Fortunately I took a few pics. When I got home and zoomed in I noticed two faint wing-bars, relatively long curved bill and pale iris. For crying out loud, we’d been thrashed! Tom Wilberding Boulder County -- 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] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en?hl=en To unsubscribe from this group, send email to cobirds+unsubscribegooglegroups.com or reply to this email with the words "REMOVE ME" as the subject.
