Folks- I spent the day fly-fishing the Arkansas (65-degrees!) below Pueblo Res today, and had a little time to bird. I saw the Greater Roadrunner (found on the CBC) multiple times without really looking, hanging around near Valco Bridge. I looked for the Northern Cardinal between the bridge and the Nature Center but I couldn't turn it up. No Rusty Blackbirds either, but I admit I was more focused on fish than birds. Above Valco bridge (38.261912, -104.696037) I found a WINTER WREN, which I ID'd by voice. I actually listened to it for a few minutes BEFORE I even looked at it, which seems to not really be all that helpful with these buggers. I'm starting to wonder about the call notes as well, which is why I performed this little experiment. This time at least, the bird sounded and looked like a Winter Wren...
The South Shore Marina tires were packed with gulls, and I likely missed something (Mew Gull?), but I managed to pick out everything reported earlier in the week: Thayer's Gull-- at least 7 adults Herring Gull-- more than I cared to count Ring-billed Gull-- ditto California Gull-- 2 Glaucous Gull-- 2 1st cycle Great Black-backed Gull-- 2.5 (2 adults) Lesser Black-backed Gull-- 4.5 (2 adults, 2 1st cycle) A note on fractions: The hybrid gull that Brandon found some time ago was still present, and I understand this has been called a Herring X Great Black-backed; and there was another hybrid thing which I'm pretty sure was at least part Lesser Black-backed, but since I am not afflicted with larophilia as some are...I left this bird's other part(s) unidentified. Enjoy, -- Daniel Maynard Boulder, 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.
