Just after noon today I watched a *SORA *walk around on the ice of a frozen pond for about 15 minutes. Here is a description of what I saw:
Mogeson Ponds (on Hwy 330 to Collbran less than 1/2 mile from intersection with Hwy 65 to Grand Mesa). Watched a *SORA* walk around on the ice of a frozen pond for about 15 minutes. Had the best look I have ever had of a Sora (usually brief on the edge of a marsh). The white spectacled back, gray eyebrow & gray side of face and neck, short bill, and clear buffy undertail coverts were all very evident. The most striking feature was the greenish legs with such *large* feet for such a small bird. The Sora walked around on the ice placing one foot directly in front of the other (rails leave a single line of tracks), pecking at something on the surface of the ice ice or just below the surface. Not sure what the bird was picking up, but rails are opportunistic omnivores eating a wide variety of invertebrates and plant matter as well as small vertebrates and carrion. Finally the Sora walked back to the edge of the pond and slipped between the cattails disappearing like a puff of smoke. Mike Henwood Grand Junction Mesa County -- 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 cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/CAL4VespoxDq3Q%3D8fDEsWS9Nh5FOb3B1SbfoT49eA-9mBYscpGQ%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
