On the way out of the woods after a turkey hunt this morning, I heard an unfamiliar but melodic bird song; I was able to quickly locate the owner of the vocals and noticed a Tanager-sized passerine accompanied by an unidentifiable hummingbird near the top of a dead ponderosa pine. The former bird flashed a lot of red but I didn't have my binoculars handy and was hesitant in approaching closer than the 40 yards that separated us. I tried my best to imprint his song into my memory and returned to the truck to retrieve binoculars; unfortunately, after returning to the spot, I was unable to locate the handsome fella. After listening to recordings of a Summer Tanager and going through the possibilities of what else this bird could be, I'm as certain as I can be that this was a Summer Tanager. For those interested in the location of this bird this morning, take Kiowa Rd north out of Pinewood Springs (off US36) approx 3 miles (go over the bridge and up the road approx .5 miles - the bird was spotted near the road on the north side within Roosevelt Natl Forest).
All the best, Matt Rodgers Centennial, 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/1dfe241c-4935-4c2a-8d16-b74d60b123b1%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
