Four birders had close up looks at the first winter female Chestnut-sided Warbler that has been reported by others at Fountain Creek Regional Park in Colorado Springs (11:30 AM). The bird was foraging in leaves on the ground near Mile Marker 18 (between the trail and Fountain Creek). After the bird flew in, it continued to forage on the ground and approached within 4 feet or so of where we were standing not seeming to have any fear of people. The bird paused in foraging to rest in the sun for about 2-3 minutes with its eyes closed with feathers puffed up causing us to wonder if it was not too healthy. But then it perked up again and continued to forage energetically and we saw it eat an insect.
The winter wren was also present at the same time and location. Good birding, Dale & Joel Adams Fremont 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/9822112a-cb4b-4256-bef0-3e3d8ebb4bd8%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
