I wasn't able to find any Bohemian Waxwings either. I did see a Rusty Blackbird and a couple of Eastern Bluebirds while I was there.
Robb Hinds Colorado Springs On Fri, Mar 8, 2013 at 7:03 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > Hey, cobirders. > > > > For some unexplainable reason we ventured down to Holcim Wetlands in > Fremont County thinking we might acutally see one of the Bohemian Waxwings > reported by Brandon Percival and SeEtta Moss. > > > > It is to laugh! > > > > We ran into SeEtta when we first arrived and searched for over > 2-and-a-half hours. While we did see 20 or more waxwings, no amount of > wishin' and hopin' could make one a BOWA. Further proof of their mythical > status is that in both the NatGeo and Sibley guides the BOWAs are drawings. > I figure most "photos" are just Photoshop Phonies. > > > > We also got to meet Robb Hinds who was still there when we left. I hope he > got to see the target birds. > > > > On the bright side, the area was quite birdy. Here is the list: > > > > Common Mergansers > > Mallard > > Canada Geese > > American Coots > > American Robins (abundant) > > Red-shafted Flickers (abundant) > > Belted Kingfishers > > Northern Shrike > > Bald Eagles (one adult, one mangy looking juvenile) > > Golden Eagles > > Killdeer > > White-breasted Nuthatches > > Blue Jays > > Red-winged Blackbirds > > Great Blue Heron > > Cedar Waxwings > > European Starlings > > Eurasian Collared Doves > > Song Sparrows > > Dark-eyed Juncos > > > > > > Good birding, everyone! > > > > Mel Goff > > -- > 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. > > > -- 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.
