I followed up on Dave Leatherman's post from yesterday and walked along the Poudre River north of Prospect Rd in Ft Collins (Larimer) this morning in the mist and gray.
Most interesting bird was a singing WINTER WREN just north of the Spring Creek/Poudre River Trail confluence. There is a marker signed "PE 16" on the west side of the trail and a small stand of trees just north of it; the wren was hopping around on the fence and low in the tree. It had a pale chest and throat and sounded like the Winter Wrens I've heard before - sweet, and not as long as a Pacific Wren. I have pictures and a recording of the song if anyone is interested. It seems like an unusual time of year for it but I don't have a good concept of the species' distribution in Colorado. Other birds included two Ovenbirds (singing; photos) and a female or immature American Redstart east of the Cattail Chorus pond area. A just-fledged Great Horned Owl was being watched over by a parent, and a Plumbeous Vireo was singing. There were more Swainson's Thrushes than I could count (almost as many as there were robins). An interesting buteo flew off to the west when I first arrived; can't say it was the Red-shouldered but it certainly could have been. Thanks to Dave for his post! Good birding- Andrew - Andrew Core Tucson, AZ > -- 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.
