The EASTERN MEADOWLARK reported yesterday by Christian Nunes and also seen early
this morning (June 11) continues to be seen later in the day at the Beech Open Space off Neva Road and just west of US36, but it is moving about over a considerable area. Between 8:10 and 9:15 AM I and three other birders searched diligently over the Beech Open Space area leading down to the picnic area and a fair way east of there down nearer the lake. We heard several Western Meadowlarks but nothing sounding like an Eastern. Suddenly at 9:15, the Eastern Meadowlark was singing loudly from the top of a wooden power pole (roughly 3 poles west of the picnic area and directly above the dirt access road). The bird sang continuously for 2-3 minutes and then flew south and perched on the only small pine bush on the ridge line to the south. It sang there for a couple of minutes and then flew further south into the next small drainage. During all this time it sang ONLY Eastern Meadowlark song and when it flew from the pole it gave a small piece of Eastern call. Alex Brown Boulder, CO -- 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/1370970321.77380.YahooMailNeo%40web161205.mail.bf1.yahoo.com?hl=en-US. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
