~36 species--started out solo hooked up with Bruce and Jonelle (Evergreen), Don from Cali (moving to Loveland in year) and ran into Bob and Bob (Spencer). Collectively, ~36 species seen. DOn on way in reported a Short- or Long-eared Owl flyover on Hwy 14 (his first assessment was Short-he's going took at both species)
Eurasian-collared Dove American Robin European Starling Eastern Bluejay Yellow-rumped Warber House Finch Barn Swallow Northern Rough-winged Swallow Brown Thrasher Horned Lark BLUE GRAY GNATCATCHER CEDAR WAXWING House Wren AMERICAN TREE SPARROW SHARP-SHINNED HAWK Turkey Vulture PLUMBEOUS VIREO BLACK-and-WHITE WARBLER (2) Red-tailed Hawk Western Meadowlark American Goldfinch WESTERN TANAGER WILSON'S WARBLER OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER TOWNSEND'SOLITAIRE EMPIDs (Quite a few) Northern Mockingbird American Kestrel UNKNOWN WARBLER (good views)--bright yellow underside bill to tail it seemed; brownish-green on top head to tail, no obvious wingbars-- scratched our collective heads on this one! Doesn't seem to fit any other "yellow-bellied" species. Mourning Dove Song Sparrow Downy Woodpecker ORCHARD ORIOLE Swainson's Hawk Lark Sparrow Lark Bunting BTW don't let anyone tell you need $2,500 Swarovski's to go birding; I purchased brand new $49 Tasco New Sierra 12X50 Roof Prism Binoculars TS1250D from eBay.com--took them out today (see what they produced above) and they were better than by $500 binos! :-) Thanks Gary Lefko, Nunn http://coloradobirder.ning.com/ -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en.
