I found another singing Mexican Whip-poor-will while camping on an access-limited property south of Trinidad last night (read: no access, not chase-able). This was exactly 24 hrs after listening to the singing bird along Oak Creek Grade in Fremont County. I was settling into my sleeping bag when the thing started singing next to my car. I am still in the wilds so it will be a few days until my sound recordings are uploaded to eBird. One track includes a singing Saw-whet that was only a few meters away from me, almost duetting with the Whip. Pretty amazing.
Is this a trend unique to this year (drought causing dispersal?), or are they always here in low densities? This one, like the Fremont Co. bird, sang from about 8:20-8:45, then went quiet. The habitat “looked” perfect, so I have to wonder if they are regular in the oak woodlands throughout the southern counties. I’m setting up camp in another spot tonight hoping for round three! Christian Nunes 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 cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/CY4PR01MB27432FC4FF4EBC6A39D92F41BCBB0%40CY4PR01MB2743.prod.exchangelabs.com.
