Tom Wilberding and I set out today on a trip towards Holly. Our first stop of the day was to see the Black Phoebe at Chatfield. We saw the phoebe at around 12:30pm, then headed south to Colorado Springs. Highlights at Big Johnson were Red-breasted Merganser , Common Loon , Franklin Gull (FOS), and great looks comparing breeding plumaged Horned Grebe and Eared Grebe .
Next stop Fountain Creek to search for the elusive Great Blue Heron . We couldn't relocate any of the winter wrens, but did find two Sora , a Hairy Woodpecker , four Wood Duck s and yes, the elusive GBH. Evening was closing in on us, but we decided to check out Harmony Dr. in Pueblo West and upon reaching the first house on the left there were two Scaled Quail in the front of the house. Continuing on Harmony we heard a few more calling quail. Almost to the end of Harmony next to a vacant house a Curve-billed Thrasher and a cottontail were scrounging around a vacant yard. And finally, one more quail crossing the road at the end of Harmony Dr. Concluding the evening we headed to the Pueblo Res. SWA to look for avocets, but came away with two Greater Yellowlegs . Todd Deininger Longmont, CO "Only the muddy fox lives" -- 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, reply using "remove me" as the subject.
