Update wed 1/26 Betw around 12:30 and 1pm
Rosies-- yes! A flock of about 100 circled several times, landed and fed for very short stints between frequent take-offs. A couple or three juv. Blacks seen; mostly Gray crowned. They spent a total of about 15 minutes in the area before departing to the south. Curve-billed -- yes Harris' -- yes White-throated -- yes Golden-crowned -- NO Dave Cameron Denver On Jan 25, 2:17 pm, mike <[email protected]> wrote: > After being out of town for the last week, I joined up with Rob Raker > and we checked out the feeders at the Red Rocks Trading Post this > morning. Since there wasn't much in the way of birdseed, I scattered > some seed on the west side and we waited and watched. Things were a > bit slow to start, but after an hour and a half the White-throated > Sparrow, Curve-billed Thrasher, Golden-crowned Sparrow, and first > winter Harris's Sparrow had all come in to feed in that order. We > only saw a single Brown-capped Rosy-Finch early in the morning shortly > after our arrival. > > After birding elsewhere, we returned to Red Rocks about noon and > discovered the huge flock of Rosy-Finches (125-150 birds) with Gray- > crowned and Gray-cheeked(Hepburn's) the most common, with some Brown- > capped, and a few Black's. Rob, along with two other birders (Bob and > Nancy), were able to get some close-up photos. > > I would suggest bringing some feed with you if you go to Red Rocks. > There wasn't much seed on the ground and the action was a little slow > early. > > Mike Henwood > Morrison, Jefferson 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]. 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.
