It was a great birding day in Huerfano County. Starting with the Yellow-billed Cuckoo returning to be photographed. After a quick breakfast we headed up to Spring Creek Trail head just above Cuchara, to search for our nemesis bird of the moment...Golden-crowned Kinglet. While on the way up we spotted a lone Lewis's Woodpecker...the first we have seen is 6 weeks. Quite a change from seeing 6 or 7 daily! We listened to the recordings we have of Golden-crowned Kinglet all the way up. Once we arrived we headed up and soon heard our target. We located it and suddenly found ourselves with Golden-crowned Kinglets on both sides of the trail! Further up we found 6 Band-tailed Pigeons, Hermit Thrushes and a Williamson's Sapsucker. There were Warbling Vireos everywhere, House Wrens, Western Wood-Pewees, Cordilleron Flycatchers and Dusky Flycatchers. On the way back down we found ourselves surrounded, once again, by Golden-crowned Kinglets...only this time there were Ruby-crowned Kinglets with them! All in all a great birding morning! The day ended the way it started with the Yellow-billed Cuckoo calling.
Photos may be seen at the following link: A great birding day in Huerfano County<http://coloradobirder.ning.com/photo/photo/listForContributor?screenName=323pffwhqn2iy> Polly Wren and Paul Neldner La Veta Huerfano County -- 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.
