I joined Ted Cooper today for a run up to Summit County to check out the feeders on Elk Thistle, among other things. They didn't disappoint- and the birds were strangely segregated. The single feeder at the end of the cul-de-sac was populated exclusively by redpolls- not as many as Todd reported, but around a dozen or so. The house with the multiple feeders just up the hill (is this the one featuring the owner who is tired of birders?) was Corvid Central, with gray and Steller's jays, nutcrackers and crows. A couple of houses back toward the main row had two feeders with all three rosy-finches. There were a few mountain chickadees mixed in here and there, but otherwise the species were keeping to themselves.
After a fairly quiet circle around Green Mountain Reservioir, we headed back over Loveland Pass (not much there) and down to Genesee, which was also very quiet. We decided to take a crack at Lair o' the Bear Park. There were only a few birds around, but a stub-tailed (presumably winter) wren made a nice highlight. The bird was hanging out along Bear Creek about 30-40 yards west of the eastern footbridge. I can't say for certain that this was not a Pacific wren, but it was pale by comparison with the Pacifics that I have seen, and responded very aggressively to a winter wren call. Norm Lakewood Norm Lewis [email protected] -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
