Hi, cobirders. I had the good fortune to see two great birds today. Late this morning as the WIND died down at Big Johnson Reservoir, I finally saw the Sabine’s Gull that has been reported there over the past week or two. Not a lot happening at Big Johnson, but I did not walk around to the east side, so...
This afternoon I decided to give another try for the Three-toed Woodpecker at Black Forest Regional Park, also here in El Paso County. I had walked out to the east edge of the park from the main playground/picnic area where others had seen it before. Nothing happening there, so I headed north along the main path on the east side. After several hundred yards I saw a bird with the typical woodpecker flight pattern, so I followed it only to find it was a Red-shafted Northern Flicker. At that point I ran into a young birder and his mother who are here from Oregon. He had just found the elusive (at least for me) Three-toed and got me on it. He is a home-schooled kid and a real delight. His mom said that was their eighth woodpecker species in Colorado. Thanks to Mark and Michele for their help!! Good birding! Mel Goff 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/864E34753B5F4DAD88F6B78D2D268EBA%40MelDesktop. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
