Cobirders, My 8-year-old son spotted an unfamiliar bird this afternoon along the Singletree trail in Superior. It turned out to be an extremely cooperative Harris's sparrow, which appeared to be in transition between first winter and adult breeding plumage. It was with a flock of about 15 white-crowned sparrows and spent several minutes singing from the top of a chokecherry bush.
The Singletree trailhead is at the corner of S 3rd Ave and W Thomas St in Original Superior. (Turn S off of Coal Creek Dr onto 2nd Ave, then W on Thomas). There were just a few other migrants in the area, including chipping sparrows and yellow-rumped warblers (both races.) Also, a heavily molting adult bald eagle circled overhead, and my FOS vesper sparrow was singing from a fence wire. -Peter Ruprecht Superior -- 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.
