There seems to be a very tight timewindow for TS's moving down to the
foothills, based on these reports. On Nina Routh's DFO outing to Lair
o' the Bear on Saturday we counted over two dozen on the two-mile loop,
with quite a few in full song mode and others mixing in the winter
toots.
Norm Lewis
Lakewood
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From: Tom Wilberding Boulder CO <[email protected]>
To: Colorado Birds <[email protected]>
Sent: Tue, Oct 4, 2011 7:12 pm
Subject: [cobirds] Singing like spring
Hello birders,
Pretty quiet outside these autumn days. But today I heard a Townsend's
Solitaire singing its heart out at Cub Lake Trailhead at Rocky
Mountain National Park. Barb and I hiked the 7 mile loop, and about
every ½ mile heard another Townsend's Solitaire either singing or
tooting its metallic call note. Was it the same musical bird following
us? I hope not. You see, my theory is that these males were setting up
their winter territories, announcing to their neighbors, “All the
juniper berries in this area are mine, so back off.”
Or was something else going on? Anyway, it was nice to hear their
cheerful songs on a quiet fall hike. (The only other singers up there
today were bull elk.)
Tom Wilberding
Boulder, Colorado
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