The Rusty Blackbirds were in the same location posted by Bill Schmoker yesterday, as of at 9-10am this morning. The birds are hard to locate, since they’re hanging out in the Plum Creek delta thickets, and moving around that general area. Two of the birds were spotted, one of which is a beautiful, bright male. Other birds of interest in the area included 16 American White Pelicans, an aerobatic pair of adult Bald Eagles, about 25 Horned Larks on the sandbar, and one lonely, late Least Sandpiper; the sandpiper walked within about 10 feet of my son, Kyle, who was furiously snapping photos of the friendly, little lingerer.
As of around 11am today, the bright male Varied Thrush was still moving around the same location posted the past couple days in Aurora. While it visited the bare crabapple tree in the backyard at 3904 South Idalia St., it seemed to be more focused on the the birdbath water source in the backyard of the property approximately north of that address, and across a small strip of the open area; the birdbath is next to the small shed in the yard. The property owner with the birdbath came out to chat with myself, Kyle, and Dave Leatherman; she was very nice, quite excited about the rare bird in her yard, and she even shared some enviable photos of the bird! Good Birding, Kirk Huffstater Castle Rock, CO http://www.flickr.com/photos/kirkh1/sets/ -- 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.
