After further review and input from the amazing birders of this state, I must update my sighting: probably a Townsend's Warbler. Looks like it's time for me to get glasses. :)
On Monday, September 8, 2014 8:11:20 PM UTC-6, Aaron D. wrote: > Once again, went out to Drennan Road to see if I could get any of the > reported birds that I haven't seen (Savannah Sparrow and McCown's Longspur). > Didn't see them tonight. > But....had a lifer! Just wish I could have got it on my memory card. > > I had started my trip at Squirrel Creek Road pond. > Went east on Squirrel Creek to Milne. > Turned north on Milne. > Turned west on Drennan. > About a half mile after I made my turn to head west from Milne, I spotted > a small bird on the fence wire. He was acting strange. Hopping down the > wire; dipping into the grass; hop back up to the wire; moving pretty fast. > Time of the sighting, around 7:15pm, so its already getting pretty dark. > Put my bino's on it - Yes!!!! I am 99% sure it was a Black-throated Green > Warbler. The green/olive marking were clearly visible; the white wing bars > visible. > So I'm on my camera just clicking away. > Said to myself, better check to make sure I'm in focus (my excitement had > shut off my brain and I had failed to get my basic readings set). > Hit my view pictures button - nothing. > Got this notice - "No memory card". > Almost threw the camera out the window. > > Raced home to look at the bird books. Yep, exactly what I saw. > I now have a dilemna - do I count it as a lifer or not? I always try to > get them on film to be 100% sure. I've doubted myself for the last hour. > I'm not gonna count it. Bad lighting could have played tricks on me. > Maybe I'll find it tomorrow. Doubt it, but I'm gonna look again. > > Aaron Driscoll > Colorado Springs > > > -- 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/3b7ba304-ec98-49b4-8c59-c211f692a00d%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
