COBirders, I birded around NE Colorado today where it was cool and overcast, where the weather (but not the date) was perfect for migrants. I spent most of the day exploring Tamarack Ranch. At the eastern end of the big windbreaks I ran into a birder from CA and asked if he had anything interesting, to which he replied, "Everything's interesting." Good point. He also told me he heard a Black-billed Cuckoo a few hundred meters to the east. We heard it singing somewhere off toward the river. He took off, and I waded out through chest-high grass to try for a visual. About 30 minutes and 30 Wood Ticks later, I heard it overhead, then got a good look as it flew back toward the road: plain brownish-gray above, cream-white below, no rufous anywhere. I heard it again from the road, but could not relocate it.
Good Birding -- Daniel Maynard Manitou Springs, CO -- 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.com/group/cobirds?hl=en.
