Ron, sounds like a rock wren to me. Send me your email address and I'll send you good pictures of both birds. Bill bill_ ko...@msn.com
On Saturday, August 11, 2012 8:10:06 PM UTC-6, ronbco wrote: > Pueblo Nature Center, along the Arkansas river, along the trail east of > the Nature center.... > there is a hillside of 50 ft of crumbling limestone with a rock wall > running along the top (old road or something) > sage/scrub in general, but cottonwoods of course along the river > first spotted the bird on the hillside then it moved to the rock wall and > moved along it a few times > got a good look...but apparently not good enough for an id > > I think it was either a rock wren or sage thrasher. > Plumage looked worn dirty white with faint buff streaks on throat, > otherwise grey on wings & back, no yellow or brown. > I thought I detected some white above the eye. > Bill was fairly thin and a bit long. > Build was quite slender > It stopped on the wall, tilt head up like a meadowlark, and let out a > brief call of perhaps just a couple notes. > I did not notice any tail wagging like I would expect with a wren. > > Given location, habitat and behavior what is more likely? > One would be a lifer, the other not. > What do you think? > > Tx > Ron Bolton > Berthoud > > On Saturday, August 11, 2012 8:10:06 PM UTC-6, ronbco wrote: > > Pueblo Nature Center, along the Arkansas river, along the trail east of > the Nature center.... > there is a hillside of 50 ft of crumbling limestone with a rock wall > running along the top (old road or something) > sage/scrub in general, but cottonwoods of course along the river > first spotted the bird on the hillside then it moved to the rock wall and > moved along it a few times > got a good look...but apparently not good enough for an id > > I think it was either a rock wren or sage thrasher. > Plumage looked worn dirty white with faint buff streaks on throat, > otherwise grey on wings & back, no yellow or brown. > I thought I detected some white above the eye. > Bill was fairly thin and a bit long. > Build was quite slender > It stopped on the wall, tilt head up like a meadowlark, and let out a > brief call of perhaps just a couple notes. > I did not notice any tail wagging like I would expect with a wren. > > Given location, habitat and behavior what is more likely? > One would be a lifer, the other not. > What do you think? > > Tx > Ron Bolton > Berthoud > > On Saturday, August 11, 2012 8:10:06 PM UTC-6, ronbco wrote: > > Pueblo Nature Center, along the Arkansas river, along the trail east of > the Nature center.... > there is a hillside of 50 ft of crumbling limestone with a rock wall > running along the top (old road or something) > sage/scrub in general, but cottonwoods of course along the river > first spotted the bird on the hillside then it moved to the rock wall and > moved along it a few times > got a good look...but apparently not good enough for an id > > I think it was either a rock wren or sage thrasher. > Plumage looked worn dirty white with faint buff streaks on throat, > otherwise grey on wings & back, no yellow or brown. > I thought I detected some white above the eye. > Bill was fairly thin and a bit long. > Build was quite slender > It stopped on the wall, tilt head up like a meadowlark, and let out a > brief call of perhaps just a couple notes. > I did not notice any tail wagging like I would expect with a wren. > > Given location, habitat and behavior what is more likely? > One would be a lifer, the other not. > What do you think? > > Tx > Ron Bolton > Berthoud > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/cobirds/-/9srn5ipkfNAJ. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
