I'll add that I'm also happy to be corrected in my identification, if someone does relocate the bird. Whether Ash-throated or Great Crested, this bird would be a state (and, so, local bird) for me.
- Jared Del Rosso Centennial, CO On Thursday, September 15, 2022 at 1:52:29 PM UTC-6 Jared Del Rosso wrote: > While birding the muggy High Line Canal Trail (along Orchard Rd.) this > morning in Centennial, I spotted a flycatcher that I believe was a Great > Crested Flycatcher. I had rather brief looks at the bird, which had the > appropriately reddishness in its tail and, to my eyes, far too much > brightness and yellow in its chest and belly -- and far too much grayness > in its face and throat -- to be an Ash-throated Flycatcher, (though I > initially reported it on eBird as such, since the app didn't pull up Great > Crested as an option and I was without a field guide and internet access to > check photos). > > I also believe I heard the bird vocalize once -- which is what initially > caught my attention. > > No photos, unfortunately, because of all days to do this, I brought my > camera but without its SD card. > > I'd lost the bird before I'd even reported it. An effort at relocating it > failed. I'm pessimistic about the possibility of relocating this bird. The > Canal Trail here is dense and the riparian corridor rather endless. It's > also bisected by the Little Dry Creek, which is even denser in places and > inaccessible in many places. But if one were interested in looking for it, > I'd recommend exploring the High Line from E. Long Road to E. Orchard, and > the Little Dry Creek from where it crosses the canal to Colorado. (This a > rather confusing portion of street crossing and trails, so good luck.) > > If someone does find it, please let me know by email. I'd love to see this > bird again. > > - Jared Del Rosso > Centennial, 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/dd2f004c-749e-48ce-87cc-22a6560788edn%40googlegroups.com.
