A short visit to Dixon Reservoir/Pineridge Natural Area in west Fort Collins this morning yielded very few birds, but among them was a single Fox Sparrow (Red subspecies). I first heard the bird calling (alarm chipping?) with a high-pitched, clear "tseet" or such at about 9:30. The bird came up into view in a now-leafless bush, where I was able to get some unfortunately blurry photos (link below to the "best" of these). The heavy, red streaking on the breast/sides, red and gray on the head, and red on the tail were clear. The bird was in the tangles just north of the dam.
https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/LYr4U1YDtdPKsMZe65b3xNMTjNZETYmyPJy0liipFm0?feat=directlink Brad Biggerstaff 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]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/59aaa17c-acc1-4f95-ac54-6b1c5e570770%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
