A few returning migrants added some interest while checking some spots in the Deer Creek Canyon area this morning. At High Grade Road there were several singing Virginia's Warblers, 1 MacGillivray's Warbler and a Dusky Flycatcher. Some non-migrant Wild Turkeys were very responsive to my imitation. A Red Crossbill flew over. I haven't had any for months.
At Grizzly Drive there was a singing Gray Catbird and a Lazuli Bunting. A singing Eastern Phoebe was at Deer Creek at Cougar Road, and a Peregrine Falcon was perched atop its favored big rock, in view from the top of Cougar Road. I had a couple Bullock's Orioles singing here and there, too. I have not been seeing any Mountain Bluebirds at any of their usual breeding spots in the Deer Creek and Ken Caryl Valley area. This morning when I stopped at Deer Creek Canyon Park's parking lot there were two photographers loudly broadcasting Mountain Bluebird vocalizations from a speaker, as they waited near a nest box, super big lenses ready, bluebirds absent. At least as far as I could see. David Suddjian Ken Caryl Valley Littleton, CO -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en?hl=en * All posts should be signed with the poster's full name and city. Include bird species and location in the subject line when appropriate * Join Colorado Field Ornithologists https://cobirds.org/CFO/Membership/ --- 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/CAGj6RooyHmz9QT4%3DqnGdeYfeMhBhQeR9HpYUW1eQ2PHHujpQ9Q%40mail.gmail.com.
