On March 1,6 I observed 2 maybe 3 Pacific Wrens along Upper Williams Canyon Trail near Manitou Springs and Rampart Range Road. They were heard calling about 1 mile down the trail from Rampart Range Road and another at about 1.5 miles. The first bird was under a log and I got very close and froze hoping for a better look then a Pine Squirrel started chattering away which I thought would ruin things. But it stimulated the wren to jump to the top of the log where it bobbed up and down, showing its tiny tail, and I thought wouldn't it be great if it sang for me...then it belted out a few series of songs! Kind of subdued versions of its songs in a bit of a back and forth with the squirrel, but it was so wonderful to hear this song in Colorado On the return hike up the canyon another was heard calling in between the first two sightings, so possibly a third individual. The observations were at about 7500 feet. Also about 2 miles down the trail a Peregrine Falcon was calling and also had my FOS Mountain Bluebirds.
The trail is difficult to access esp. this time of year as Rampart Range Road is closed to vehicles from Garden of the Gods until April 1. I rode my mountain bike from Garden of the Gods up Rampart Range Road about 6 miles to "trailhead" then hiked from there. The obscure unmarked trail in the Pike National Forest is on the left/western side of the road, about 50 yards past a large radio tower and large green water tank. Joe LaFleur Woodland Park, Teller County -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/24e6aa9a-c04b-4299-a627-7d0a8e1e060b%40googlegroups.com.
