As Nick Komar correctly pointed out, they were Gray-headed, not Pink-sided. I was just testing you all :-)
-Amber On Tuesday, July 14, 2015 at 9:28:35 AM UTC-6, Amber Carver wrote: > > I was up there Sunday too and did not find it to be "slow," but perhaps > that's because I wasn't expecting to see any birds at all. I was pleased > with the very cooperative Williamson's Sapsuckers (2+ pairs); family of > Mountain Bluebirds; White-breasted, Red-breasted, and Pygmy Nuthatches in > the same tree; Yellow-rumped Warblers and Pink-sided Juncos singing their > hearts out; Broad-tailed Hummingbirds buzzing with gusto; and a Chipping > Sparrow in his best breeding duds. I must add that I had my son with me so > I couldn't walk far, and all of these birds were on the short loop within > spitting distance of the visitor center. None of them was terribly > unusual, but I enjoyed seeing them nonetheless. I would have loved to see > or hear a Sora. Hopefully someone can go up there soon and confirm. > Thanks for the report. > > -Amber > Littleton, CO > > > > > On Monday, July 13, 2015 at 11:10:04 AM UTC-6, Michael Turisk wrote: >> >> Although the primary purpose of a Sunday visit to Florissant was to enjoy >> the impressive wildflower display, I always have eyes and ears trained for >> birds. While birding was admittedly slow, I did hear the distinctive call >> of a SORA while walking the Boulder Creek Trail which parallels a large, >> wet and grassy meadow for a portion of its length. >> >> I'm new to Colorado, so am just beginning to understand occurrence and >> distribution here. I realize Sora is a likely a common bird in appropriate >> habitat, but thought it rather unusual given the location (and elevation). >> Michael Turisk >> Woodland Park, CO >> > -- 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/35109b54-74b1-4e99-be75-c1ac4c65d4ca%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
