I think the second bird is a Spizella sparrow, like Chipping or Brewer's.
Note the unmarked breast and belly, and the dark line through the eye.
Spizellas have fairly long tails with distinct notches. I think the notch is
just exaggerated in this case by the way the bird is holding its
The second bird could be a Brewer’s Sparrow, timberline race (?). I saw
several yesterday in the foothills of Boulder County.
Paula Hansley
Louisville
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> On Aug 23, 2020, at 10:34 PM, 'DEBORAH CARSTENSEN' via Colorado Birds
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> The first bird looks like a
The first bird looks like a house rent me.
The second bird is really interesting and I don’t know what it is. That heavily
forked tail is very intriguing!
Deb Carstensen, Arapahoe county
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> On Aug 23, 2020, at 9:46 PM, julieama...@gmail.com
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> Good evening!
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Good evening!
Yesterday morning I hiked around Turquoise Lake, near Leadville, and
observed two birds I'm not positive in identifying.
The first looked like a House Wren, but I wasn't positive since this was
around 10,000ft. I know it's possible for them to reside at this elevation,
and it
