Usually one would not think that Brown Thrasher, MacGillivray's Warbler and Green-tailed Towhee had much in common but yesterday I saw all three in my yard in Canon City within a 10 minute period. I first spotted the Brown Thrasher on the ground between my feeders and the water tray I put out. A few minutes later I saw the MacGillivray's Warbler in a shrub near my feeders. Then the Green-tailed Towhee arrived, also in the same area. All three hung around for 45 min to an hour; and they are all new to my yard. The MacGillivray's continued flitting around shrubs and trees presumably feeding on the insects it found. The Brown Thrasher would hide then dash quickly between hiding places. The Green-tailed Towhee came out in the open to bath--actually it had 3 baths. Since it came out in the open I did get photos of it at the water tray and have uploaded these to my Birds And Nature <http://BirdsAndNature.blogspot.com>
This is the first Brown Thrasher I have seen in not only Canon City but in Fremont County--they are rare here. I see MacGillivray's migrating through on the Canon City Riverwalk and had seen several there yesterday morning. I had also seen a Green-tailed Towhee on the Canon City Riverwalk that morning. I do live only about 350 feet from the bluff edge of the Canon City Riverwalk but I am in a residential area and they would have gone through (or over) several other residences to get to my yard so I cannot fathom this triple crown of unusual visitors. Certainly with the continuing severe drought, the water I provide may be a draw (and clearly was for the the Green-tailed Towhee). Maybe the other two also visited the water tray before I spotted them. I do try to keep my yard as a habitat for birds, bees and butterflies including thick shrubs for skulkers (which is why I have Gray Catbirds every year)--since all three of these are secretive/skulkers that would also be a draw. But all of that is available on the Riverwalk also and certainly more habitat as well as water. It was certainly fun to have these visitors. 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.
