Yesterday mid-morning we walked the Overlook trail at Lory State Park and just where a small spring crosses the trail was a mixed flock. There were about 6-8 golden-crowned kinglets right in front of us, all hovering around a few scraggly junipers above the water. We first heard the high-pitched notes and then saw the flock. They were like moving Christmas ornaments, lighting up the space in the forest. There was also a brown creeper moving upside-down on the juniper branches and several black-capped chickadees. Along the same trail were 3 hairy woodpeckers chasing each other off their feeding posts. While contouring, a red-tailed hawk landed a few feet from us at the stop of a small ponderosa, not seeing us. A Townsend's Solitaire greeted us around the next corner and we spotted 2 scrub jays down the hill.
A memorable walk on a chilly December morning. Libby Edwards Fort Collins Larimer 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 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/CABwznz%2BHv6AKXZbC9vfu7BREavYVXmTu%2Br-oWiEhj6gtg28cCw%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
