As per the ‘slam’, Red Rocks trading post back in Nov 2010 comes to mind. In one session there, my little brother and I observed all of the Zonos mentioned ( a nice Curve-billed Thrasher was the primary motivation for the visit ). I think we saw the WTSP in an adjacent field on the way out, so maybe doesn’t count as all in the same yard though. Good times then, that I appreciate even more in retrospect.
Dan Zmolek Gunbarrel On Tuesday, November 8, 2022 at 9:28:23 AM UTC-7 [email protected] wrote: > My breakfast on the front porch was spiced up by a Zono Hat Trick, as the > usual few White-crowned Sparrows were joined by a gorgeous adult > White-throated Sparrow and a spiffy hatch-year Harris's Sparrow. It was so > interesting to compare their relative sizes, shapes and colors as they fed > side by side on the lawn under the feeders. > > I don't know if a Zono Slam (WCSP, WTSP, HASP *and* Golden-crowned) has > ever been enjoyed in a Colorado yard, but I'm watching for that western > wanderer to appear to make it a party of four! Have all four of Colorado's > *Zonotrichia* sparrows ever been seen simultaneously in the state, or > even all on the same day? I'd guess some red hot birder has maybe pieced > all four into a single day, but maybe not all together. It is something to > dream about. > > Out on Monterey Bay the term Skua Slam was part of the birding lexicon > when South Polar Skua and all three jaegers were seen on the same boat > trip, but that was less rare than a Zono Slam would be. A Colorado Skua > Slam is something else to dream about. Dream on! Say, why are jaegers so > lacking this fall? eBird suggests just one Parasitic at Jackson Lake was > all there was. > > 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/8110fb7d-4b73-4db3-98fc-4f3b46d69080n%40googlegroups.com.
