would love to see the photos, Bob, but tried the link and did not find them there. Joe
On Mon, May 1, 2017 at 11:34 AM, W. Robert Shade III <[email protected]> wrote: > My friend Greg and I sneaked in two hours cruising Chatfield State Park > yesterday afternoon. Many birds were on wet grass and on snow free > roadsides. Most numerous were dozens of Western Bluebirds followed > by Western Meadowlark, Vesper Sparrow, Mountain Bluebird, and Chipping > Sparrow. One Savannah Sparrow. A dozen or more out of place White-throated > Swifts foraging over the first gravel pond on the right just before > Kingfisher Bridge. A soaring immature Golden Eagle in the same location. > Two perched Swainson's Hawks, not common in Chatfield. > > NOW for my *mystery sparrow*. *I would appreciate ID help on this one*. > It seems to be an Ammodramus sparrow because of a complete eyeing, stout > bill and flat forehead and pink legs. I am guessing Grasshopper Sparrow but > the richness of chestnut on the face does not fit any GRSP I have ever seen > or can find in the field guides. You can see three photos on > WRShade3flickr. Any suggestions? > > Bob Shade > Lakewood > > -- > 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/CAFwvYHpJ4nquqXdMWkL3u4dnvN75Y-8FAQT-b166JtCgWhKrcg%40mail. > gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/CAFwvYHpJ4nquqXdMWkL3u4dnvN75Y-8FAQT-b166JtCgWhKrcg%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- 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/CAJpZcUBuSEwChUM08RYDnueAOn2gErph3vo3TmfNU3%2Bppvsphg%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
