Our wild tour of northern Colorado is coming to a close. Arrived here at Estes on Thursday but flew to San Francisco over weekend and returned Monday night. Spring is coming along, but still a dearth of passerines in the mountains. On hike today to Fern Lake in RMNP found Yellow-rumped Warbler, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Dipper, and one Black-headed Grosbeak singing.
That is fine because last evening we went with local expert to catch a long view of a Northern Pigmy Owl (our host has asked that we not disclose location). My wife and son heard faint hoots of Flammulated Owl, but this hard of hearing birder could not make out the calls coming from the opposite side of Cow Creek Canyon. We will try again tomorrow night for better results there or elsewhere. In summary, we found four of the five tough birds we came to find during the Colorado mud season. The going was tough (and bitterly cold at times) but nobody says that it is easy to find Black Rail, Boreal Owl, Flammulated Owl, Pigmy Owl, and Gunnison Sage-grouse, especially during one three-week visit. Thanks for those of you who helped us locate birds. We will long have memories of this visit to the Rocky Mountain State. -- 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]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/999614d5-a96b-4f32-bad4-fd4eb8d508d3%40googlegroups.com?hl=en-US. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
