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 [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
