This past Monday I birded Red Canyon Park about 10 miles north of Canon City where I stumbled upon some very young fledgling Gray Flycatchers. There was definitely one parent in attendance that I observed feeding one or more of the young birds, and I believe the other parent was nearby. They were in thick vegetation and I was unable to get a photo in focus and also the parent(s) quickly moved the young away. Yesterday (Saturday) I returned and looked for the family. I found a family of Gray Flycatchers just 75 feet from where I saw the family earlier in the week so believe it is likely the same family group. I got good photos of a parent and at least one fledgling that I have uploaded to my Birds and Nature blog <http://birdsandnature.blogspot.com/>.
In addition to this family of about 4 I saw an additional 3 Gray Flycatchers yesterday as well as Juniper Titmice, Black-headed Grosbeak, Chipping Sparrows, Western Shrub Jays, a fast moving shrike, a flock of Pinyon Jays (heard only) and a singing Virginia's Warbler. I don't why anyone would think that summer is not a birdy time of year in Colorado. SeEtta Moss Canon City http://BirdsAndNature.blogspot.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 cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/CAAUvcko9ZivuiUokDUBWZfLKew1wrxH3bg96w4X3Z4a3BySEXQ%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
