Now that Ira brought up the subject.... What about the juvenile Phainopepla that I and most other birders in the metro area at that time saw on the Christmas count in 1969? It was accepted as a wild bird at that time. I wonder how it would be counted now! Or what about the Groove-billed Ani seen on the CU campus in Boulder by Allen Crockett (later seen in Ft. Collins)?
The Red-faced Warbler really doesn't have that far to fly to reach the Wheat Ridge Greenbelt (north from so. NM or AZ), and it is migratory. I don't recall that it was questioned at the time it appeared. There was no CObirds in the 1960s, but there were a few very dedicated, excellent birders. Warbler woods below the CU campus was the place where many rarities were sighted (it was the main area birded, too) during migrations. Unfortunately, none of us has been able to find lists/records of what was seen during that pre-PC decade, for we saw some "good" ones! Paula Hansley Louisville -- 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.
