Thanks to Peter for the tip on Sage Thrashers-- we saw several, as previously described, as well as the man himself- nice to meet you. Also one Adult and one juvenile Golden Eagle, sitting on power poles, in the same area. Came up empty on the Clay-colored sparrow, though we did find plenty of Brewer's, Vesper, and Chipping, as well as a juv white-crowned. 27 species in all, in a half mile walk along Coal Creek road. Good spot. Dave Cameron Denver
On Monday, September 3, 2012 8:46:34 AM UTC-6, Peter Ruprecht wrote: > I hadn't seen a Lewis's woodpecker in the Boulder area for a few years and > thus was pleased to find one working over a fence post along W. Coal Creek > Dr. about 1/3 mi E of its intersection with 66th St. (This is in grassland > between Marshall Lake and Superior.) > > Other migrants out this morning included a Townsend's solitaire, 2 sage > thrashers (the canal along CC Dr. is a surefire spot for these in > Aug/Sept), a few Brewer's sparrows, and a lone clay-colored sparrow. > Otherwise kind of quiet. > > Off-topic: I found a few piles of what looked a lot like fresh elk scat - > the summer "patty" shape, not pellets. I have never heard of elk coming > that far out on the plains from Coal Creek canyon, especially this early in > the season. Will have to keep an eye out to see if that's really what it > was! > > Peter Ruprecht > Superior > -- 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]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/cobirds/-/6ixyv7AHqsgJ. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
