<https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-g6jfik1a__k/WU21fY2KGYI/AAAAAAAAAIs/3CMfDSfOj5wg9amHqQT98OliDVodEZh8QCLcBGAs/s1600/Mystery%2BBird%2B2.jpg>
<https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-leCCfg7eFGM/WU21dG8NWkI/AAAAAAAAAIo/kZPigbGgU5kQBv9DWyHfoZLUOcO8qGmpACLcBGAs/s1600/Mystery%2BBird%2B1.jpg> Well, it wasn't raining, so I thought I would go and see what was lurking at White Rocks Trail this afternoon. Things started off pretty well, there were LOTS of swallows all over the place, a lot of Cliff Swallows, but some VG and Barn as well. The trees along the trail had House Wrens, Song Sparrows, a pair of Red-Tailed Hawks, some Bullock's Orioles and a few Flickers. The fields had lots of swallows along with some Kingbirds, mostly Eastern but a couple of Western. I scanned the marshy areas to the north of the RR tracks, and found a Great Blue Heron, some Canada Geese, a few Mallards and a Greater Yellowlegs? I couldn't tell for sure with the binoculars, it was around 200 yards out, but it looked like one to me. There were a few Spotted Sandpipers flitting around the marsh as well, and all of a sudden, an Osprey dropped in out of nowhere, and started taking a bath. The wading birds disappeared quickly, but popped back out after ten or fifteen minutes. I continued down the trail towards the creek, and found some Yellow Warblers, Black Capped Chickadees, and a few Robins chirping away. Close to the bridge, I saw Lots of Swallows again, including some Tree and a few Northern Rough Wing. In a tree not too far from the bridge, a mystery bird sat near the top, mostly yellow underneath, with some black under the beak somewhat like an Oriole. After looking through Sibley, I thought maybe an Orchard Oriole, but it had a grey head. I managed to take a couple of quick pictures in between looks through the binoculars. I tried to take a couple of steps so I could get a better picture, but I spooked it, and it quickly disappeared behind the trees. I didn't get a look at the upper side of the wing, so I only saw what is in the pictures. It was not quite as big as a Bullock's Oriole, I thought it might be a warbler, but didn't see anything in Sibley that looked quite like this. So, any thoughts on what this might be? Is it an Oriole? Or something else? Jeff Parks Boulder -- 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/1dcf0871-ccfd-46f1-83b5-0d28407a906b%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
