Hello, Birders. Lots of birds this sunny Saturday morning, May 30, along the generally north-to-south transect from Gun Barrel Hill to Teller Farms, Boulder County, including:
2 *black-chinned hummingbirds* and 1 *gray flycatcher* in an intriguing patch of scrubby, rocky habitat near the southeast corner of Gun Barrel Hill. Looked like something out of Southeast Colorado. Thought I heard a distant canyon towhee in there, too, but hard to hear over all the spotted towhees. 1 *orchard oriole* and a territorial *willow flycatcher* near Boulder Creek. Audio of the song of the flycatcher: http://www.xeno-canto.org/246747 1 singing *Brewer sparrow* and 3 *grasshopper sparrows* near the southeast corner of Gun Barrel Hill. Audio of the grappers: http://www.xeno-canto.org/246743 and http://www.xeno-canto.org/246744 3 *bobolinks* and 1 *savannah sparrow* in the wet hayfields south of Teller Lake No. 5. Audio of the sparrow: http://www.xeno-canto.org/246745 2 territorial *eastern warbling vireos.* Audio: http://www.xeno-canto.org/246741 and http://www.xeno-canto.org/246742 singing *blue grosbeaks* and displaying *Wilson snipes* widely scattered as to migrants, a weakly singing *western tanager* and a lustily singing *Swainson thrush,* both near Teller Lake No. 5 *Western meadowlarks* galore. In this recording, you can hear four vocalization types: http://www.xeno-canto.org/246746 In the totally random department, a *Franklin gull* flying past. Here's the eBird checklist: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S23707057 Ted Floyd Lafayette, 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/d8c7d6d5-2213-45e6-879b-7d2e36bf2991%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
