Several expert birders have said that a Swainson’s thrush should still be in Columbia. Unfortunately, I did not get a photo nor did the bird sing. When I first saw it before putting the binoculars on it, I thought briefly of a thrasher. However, the beak, the tail, everything was wrong for a thrasher. I pondered long and hard about a hermit thrush, but the tail was not reddish; it just blended into a grayish brown back. Still, that’s a distinct possibility. It might have been a drab hermit. I spent some time staring at Cornell’s look-alikes, and Swainson’s seemed to be the best match. I’ll defer to the experts and qualify the id as possibly a hermit thrush.
It was on the spur road leading to the Marshall Lake barricade off Road 66 (which is south of the Marshall road) in Boulder County if anyone wants to look for it. There’s an extra treat in that area—many meadowlarks were madly and merrily making music. Carol Cushman Boulder -- -- 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/9D0AEE74-D2D4-489B-AC54-0F6C751BC719%40colorado.edu.
