I listened to Carolina Wren singing on the Canon City Riverwalk this morning along the bluff trail just over a quarter mile east of the Sell's Lake parking area (a few hundred feet east of the fence around the sewage ponds and at the location that has been reseeded and has a sign to stay off reseeded area). I heard some trilling there yesterday morning but had an appointment and had to leave so I returned this morning. I also hear it give it's trill call this morning.
Yesterday I saw about a dozen Yellow-rumped Warblers on the Canon City Riverwalk, clustered around the area on the bluff trail where I heard the Carolina Wren. This morning I could hear the chip calls of Yellow-rumps all the way along the trail from Sell's Lake parking area and I saw dozens foraging so there must have been an influx of them late yesterday. Some look pretty rough as they are still molting into breeding (Alternate) plumage. Yesterday I also saw my FOY Lesser Goldfinch that I heard singing on the Canon City Riverwalk. And near the Sell's Lake parking area was a flock of 8-10 Cassin's Finch. Not sure where they came from as I have not seen any around Canon City all winter and they were not on the Riverwalk this morning. I have post a few photos of the Cassin's Finch and molting Yellow-rumps on my BirdsAndNature <http://BirdsAndNature.blogspot.com> Many birds are singing and calling along the Riverwalk including good numbers of Black-capped Chickadees, a species that is just recovering numbers from a big hit by the West Nile Virus years ago. I found one pair already building a nest while others are engaged in chasing each other. There are still good numbers of Mountain Chickadees still there. There have been several Pine Siskin singing and foraging along the Riverwalk, appearrntly drawn to the tasty new buds on the trees there. Woodpeckers are calling like crazy and also do a lot of chasing. Brown Creepers continue to forage in pairs, also engaged in chasing behavior. Also spotted a Ruby-crowned Kinglet engaged in repetitive chasing with a Brown Creeper. It was like someone opened the door and spring blew in with one of the strong wind gusts we have had. SeEtta Moss Canon City http://BirdsAndNature.blogspot.com -- 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.
