Hello, Birders. Well, it's (almost) the summer solstice, so time to look for Cassin's Sparrows in Boulder County. Sure enough, this morning, Tuesday, June 19th, I saw two Cassin's Sparrows (and audio-recorded one of them) in the Coalton Open Space of far southeastern Boulder County. According to Google Maps, I was on the Meadowlark Trail. The birds were at 39.9379 N, 105.1721 W in entirely looking appropriate habitat: grass, various other forbs, and a nice patch of yucca.
At the trailhead at the intersection of McCaslin and Coalton, I saw 4 Lesser Goldfinches. One of the males had a nearly all-black back, with just a few small flecks of dark green. Great viewing of Venus before sunrise. It's low in the eastern sky, and its crescent shape is easily discerned through binoculars. Also, Andrew and I have been keeping tabs on Mercury, now visible in the evening sky. Superb viewing on the 21st: http://tinyurl.com/d6ghjv8 Ted Floyd [email protected] Lafayette, Boulder County, Colorado -- 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.
