Greetings All
Thanks to Sire Leatherman for his informative post. The WB Nuthatch that I heard on Sunday at Crow Valley sounded rather odd for an Eastern bird (as compared with those heard recently at Prewitt, and a week ago at Crow Valley). However, after listening on-line, I must say the bird was more Eastern-like. The cadence was peculiar, to be sure, and the tone not quite as nasally as normal, but all considered, more like an Eastern than a Interior. My photos show it to be an Eastern, and so there you go, and Bob's Your Uncle. As for the hybrid Eastern x Spotted Towhee. It was a menace. It hid in a dense willow patch beyond the pond/Russian Olives just n. of the campground. It was with two Spotted Towhees, and though those towhees exposed themselves (no entendres intended) frequently (maybe there were more than two?), the hybrid bird came out into the clear only twice, giving nice views, but for only about 15 seconds each time. I almost had my heart stop the first time, as I really thought it was an Eastern. The WT Sparrows, by the way, when I saw them were only loosely (or not at all) associated with the WC Sparrows, and the Russian Olive trees were birdless, for whatever reason, excepting the mockingbirds David mentioned. A week ago, Tim Smart and I had an immature RN Sapsucker at Crow Valley, in rather delayed molt for that species, but within range. Best Wishes Steven Mlodinow Longmont CO -- 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.
