I liked that thought-provoking post. Among the more unique days I've had, I was fortunate one spring day to see the three Phoebes in Canyon City, over a wide area with many stops. On another trip there I saw Rock, Canyon, and Bewick's Wrens at Tunnel Drive (no House Wren). John Breitsch and I once saw the six swallow species over Hasty Lake. The only other thing I can remember is on a dawn to late-afternoon visit to Chico Basin Ranch I saw the four falcon species. All of those were one-timers over a lot of years, it seems to me that the more often I hit the trail and the more different places I go, the higher my chances to are to eventually have an interesting accumulation of related species.
Dan Stringer Larkspur, CO On Sunday, April 12, 2020 at 1:04:00 PM UTC-6, Curt Brown --- Boulder, CO wrote: > > Seeing an Eastern Phoebe this morning (Boulder Creek at 75th St.) got me > thinking about Trifectas or Hat Tricks. It is getting more likely each > year that someone could see the Black, Eastern, and Say’s Phoebes all from > the same spot. There are several other Hat Tricks possible, at varying > levels of difficulty. I’m sure many of us have seen three Jay species > together. Swallows (several possible combinations). Nuthatches (red, > white, pygmy)? Bluebirds (east, west, mountain)? Rosy-finches? Wrens > (house, rock, canyon)? Longspurs??? > > > We live in an area that makes several Trifectas possible that would be > inconceivable in most parts of the country. I’m sure there are many > additional with varying degrees of complexity. -Curt Brown > -- 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/6c7a4247-2944-4867-b9f9-8db260e63f5c%40googlegroups.com.
