My warbler class, which I teach for the Boulder County Nature Association, hit the jackpot today on our first field trip! Quite a few common breeding and migrating birds arrived in the foothills at the end of the week, including Virginia's Warblers, several Orange-crowned Warblers, Yellow-breasted Chats, a Western Tanager, Black-headed Grosbeaks, Blue-gray Gnatcatchers, Green-tailed Towhees, Ruby-crowned Kinglets and an Epidonax sp. without an eye ring that flicked its tail.
The highlight of the warbler species was a loudly singing Hooded Warbler almost up to the junction of the Skunk Canyon Trail with the Mesa Trail. We never did see it. I think I inadvertently scared it away when I was trying to play the song softly to the 13 people with me (we were surrounded by sound) and my iPhone blared out the distinctive song of the Hooded. It became silent. I also heard a song, which sounded very much like a Black-throated Gray Warbler, on the mesa to the south of Skunk Canyon. I could be wrong on the species, but it was definitely a warbler. Paula Hansley Louisville Boulder County -- 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/CANF-7hocenaxs7hKWz-Y3rX4hLv4AyUajD4HCVmAed6_UF9shQ%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
