Early Wednesday afternoon there was a flock of a dozen or so Purple Finches feeding at the top of a Ponderosa Pine on the Bitterbrush Trail at Hall Ranch. They were very willing to stay put while they were atop the tree (thought it was remarkably hard to see them).
There are some pictures of a male on the eBird checklist: https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S52980199 A flock of 50 or so small birds passed overhead while I was watching the Purple Finches. I really couldn't tell what the other birds were, but it's possible they were additional Purple Finches. On eBird I see that someone also spotted Purple Finches in the town of Lyons 2 weeks ago, so apparently they are hanging around the area. -chris ---- <mailto:[email protected]> [email protected] | Skype: <callto:chrispetrizzo> chrispetrizzo "Cooperate with the unseen. Soften around your edges. Surrender to the spaciousness. Feel your heart. Notice what's real. Amuse yourself." - Penny Peirce, "The Intuitive Way" -- 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/014f01d4c983%240b516750%2421f435f0%24%40yahoo.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
