Bird Conservancy of the Rockies (nee RMBO) held its 30th Birthday Celebration at Barr Lake today. On the guided bird walks there were several first of the season species, but my favorite was a Swainson's Thrush, seen along path to the banding station. I checked eBird to see where else in the state they were showing up so far this year in April but saw NO reports, although some will likely occur today.
Bird was seen well nearby with several observers noting the prominent eyeing, buffy cheek patch and pattern of breast spots. Hermit Thrush, the usual early thrush, was ruled out by the above features and lack of reddish tones in the "non-dipping" tail. Loads of swallows, a Yellow Warbler, many other migrants seen by others. Joe Roller, Denver -- 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/CAJpZcUCx_JLKFVGOJoBTdFJD3Dj4nr2Zd03mMWCmn%3DB-byAGPQ%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
