COBirders, I thought I would relate a funny experience I had yesterday on the North Trail at Teller Farms. When I reached the point where the trail turns away from the river -- just before the dogleg that brings you to the lake -- I heard a Sora call. I paused to confirm and heard the bird call twice more. I'm very familiar with this species, and since they can be tough to get an eye on, I felt confident in the ID.
Still, it seems a bit early for Sora, and the habitat there is not too Sora-like. So I waited a bit more. Long story short, the Sora turned out to be a European Starling -- the quality of the Starling's imitation was uncanny, very impressive. I also heard an excellent imitation of a Killdeer's flight call, and a decent version of Eastern Screech Owl. I don't think I've every heard such impressive mimicking from a Starling before... The only interesting sighting of the day was a juv. Harlan's Hawk across the road by Teller Lake #5. Good birding, Peter Burke Boulder, CO -- http://www.linkedin.com/pub/peter-burke/5/788/a62 -- 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 cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
