Apologies... I re-read my message and realized it wasn't clear. This bird was about 100 yds north of the ELC parking lot, on the bike path (not a foot trail), across from that little bench, between the bike path and the creek.
On Sun, May 12, 2013 at 2:04 PM, John Shenot <[email protected]> wrote: > I saw a "solitary" vireo that had full white spectacles (stripe+eye ring), > a tinge of faint yellow on the sides, a very white throat, a greenish back, > a grayish head, and two distinct white or buffy wingbars. the bird was > silent the entire time I observed it. It was just north of the CSU > Environmental Learning Center, maybe 100 yards(?), about where there is a > little bench on the west side of the trail. It was next to the bike trail > on the east side of the trail, opposite that bench, less than 20 yards away > from the trail, working the trees at eye level. > > I have never seen a Cassin's Vireo and can't rule out that species. I have > seen Blue-headed Vireos back east that seemed to have very obviously gray > (not grayish) heads than the bird I saw today. I am pretty confident this > was NOT a Plumbeous Vireo. > > Would love it if someone better than me could find it and ID it! > > John Shenot > Fort Collins > -- 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.
