Hello, Birders. Bill Kaempfer writes: > As I was leaving work this afternoon I had a > flock of about a dozen Bohemian Waxwings fly > overhead basically heading southeast along > Broadway toward Baseline Road in Boulder on > the CU campus. I think this observation is > right in line with Christian Nunes prediction > of the possibility of far northern species > in this weather (while not being quite as > exciting as Great Gray Owl, Snowy Owl, Gyrfalcon > or Pileated Woodpecker). It is something else > to stay alert for right now.
Well, I got in on the action myself yesterday, Tuesday, February 1st. I saw a GRAY-HEADED JUNCO at Greenlee Preserve, Boulder County. What? That's all? Just a common junco?? Truly, Gray-headed Junco is a rare bird at Greenlee. Indeed, it's the first I've ever seen at the site. As to Bohemian Waxwings, I've had triple digit flocks on multiple occasions at Greenlee, and I saw more than a thousand there on February 4th, 2008. But I'd never before seen a Gray-headed Junco at a site that has produced for me these past few years such Boulder County desiderata as Gray Flycatcher, Yellow-throated Vireo, Chihuahuan Raven, Eastern Bluebird, Veery, Gray-cheeked Thrush, Magnolia Warbler, Prairie Warbler, Palm Warbler, Blackpoll Warbler, Black-and-white Warbler, Mourning Warbler, Swamp Sparrow, Harris's Sparrow, and Rusty Blackbird. And a few thousand Bohemian Waxwings. But never, until yesterday morning, a Gray-headed Junco. Which just goes to show two things: 1. Rarity is relative! 2. It's really cool how the different juncos segregate on the wintering grounds. (For example, when's the last time you ever saw a wintering White-winged Junco anywhere other than in pinewoods above 6,000 feet?) Almost makes ya wonder if they're all different species... ------------------------------- Ted Floyd Editor, Birding Blog: http://tinyurl.com/2g2staq Twitter: http://tinyurl.com/2ejzlzv Facebook: http://tinyurl.com/2wkvwxs ------------------------------- -- 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.
