Hi folks, Last night and this morning, camping at the Arkansas Point Campground at Pueblo Reservoir State Park in Pueblo County, I heard the unmistakable and distinctive vocalizations of a number of very rare species, including some that have not been recorded in Colorado before:
- Chuck-will's-widow - Cactus Wren - "Palmer's" Curve-billed Thrasher (the Arizona version) - Scott's Oriole Unfortunately, these sounds came to my ears via a couple of well-tutored Northern Mockingbirds, so I won't be filling out any rare bird report forms. Still, it's very interesting to hear proof that our local breeders probably winter elsewhere! (The Chuck-will's-widow call, which was picture-perfect, was particularly surprising.) A real and actual rarity was a female Rose-breasted Grosbeak on the south side of the reservoir this morning. Other than that, I recorded many specialties of the area, including Canyon Towhee, Scaled Quail, Curve-billed Thrasher (tending a nest with just-hatched young in the campground) and Cassin's Kingbird (dawn-singing at 4 AM in the campground). Nathan Pieplow Boulder -- 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.
