This is not a rare bird in many parts of Colorado, but at times fairly rare in Boulder County, especially in the high country. (Did the fire bring it in?) Here is a photo of and map for this bird, found yesterday, Saturday 9/18/10, at about 10 AM by Gary Matthews. Gary and I were one of Bill Kaempfer’s scouting parties for this year’s fall Indian Peaks Bird Count. Bill assigned us to part of the Switzerland trail, an old railroad right of way as it passes near Ward on the south side of Grassy Top Mountain. Along this sunny, open valley we also saw a Green-tailed Towhee, Cooper’s Hawk, Mountain Bluebird, Chipping Sparrow, American Pipit, White-crowned Sparrow, and American Goldfinch—but only one of each. The fall color was spectacular! Bird pic: http://twilberding.zenfolio.com/p446690341 Map: http://tiny.cc/xr8dp
Good birding! Tom Wilberding Boulder, Colorado -- 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.
