I forgot to mention that the general location of the bird is off Cottonwood Pass Rd (CR 306) leading west from Buena Vista, about 13 miles west of town. I hiked up USFS Rd 346 to approach the area in question.
On Sun, Jul 7, 2013 at 1:54 PM, Eric DeFonso <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi all, > > While doing RMBO work on a high-elevation transect today, I was shocked to > hear the song of a Black-throated Green Warbler at just under 12,000 feet > in spruce-fir forest. I heard the very distinct song 3 times at a distance > of about 100 meters, but unfortunately the nature of my work does not allow > me to spend time investigating such phenomena freely. Still, the song stood > out so prominently from all the other sounds I usually here up there that I > am very confident in the ID of this bird. This is a species that likes > spruce forests up in the far north and back east, so thinking that one (or > perhaps a pair?) found a home in our Engelmann spruces forests here isn't > really that much of a stretch. > > I'd be happy to provide precise directions on request as to where to find > this bird, but it's safe to say that it's not easy to get to the location. > It's on public land, but it's a serious hike. But, if you like > high-elevation birding in Colorado, then you'd be well-rewarded I'm sure. > The area has White-tailed Ptarmigan, Pine Grosbeak, Evening Grosbeak, > Cassin's Finch, American Three-toed Woodpecker, and Red Crossbills galore, > among other nice birds. > > -- > Eric DeFonso > Boulder, CO (currently in Bewna Vista) > -- Eric DeFonso 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/CAFjVA_aD7%2BBivmj%2BTZC6aashEOGwT_WaE346yt%3Dr7FbKEOxHCA%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
