I had a male Rose-breasted Grosbeak singing in a tree on the other side of fence at my home this afternoon. The Gray Catbird visited again today to sing.
I was surprised to find a MacGillivray's Warbler on a dry gambel's oak and juniper hillside on private property near Canon City this morning. I spotted two small birds fly down the hill into a shrub oak, the other bird was a Virginia's Warbler. They both fed on the sparse green leaves (only partially leafed out) which is not close to any water. Also found an apparent pair of Plumbeous Vireos in same area and habitat--he was singing and appeared to be showing the female various properties that might be good for nesting. Also saw several Ash-throated Flycatchers, a species that also nests in this location and habitat. I checked on a Red-tailed Hawk nest that is located in a cave on a cliff and saw her two nestlings when she returned with food. I got photos of them and have uploaded them to my Birds and Nature blog<http://birdsandnature.blogspot.com/> . At dusk I found 2 Snowy Egrets at Sell's Lake next to the Canon City Riverwalk. I also saw several (3-5) large bats flying at dusk and got photos that I think can identify them. If anyone is skilled at identifying flying bats I would appreciate assistance so will have the photos on my Birds and Nature blog soon. SeEtta Moss Canon City Personal blog @ http://BirdsAndNature.blogspot.com Blogging for Birds an Blooms Magazine @ http://BirdsAndBloomsBlog.com -- 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/CAAUvckoCZQtoy9xm3rR%2BYJWUmk5jOOomffOK57Xnj3K1QhRVuQ%40mail.gmail.com?hl=en-US. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
