This evening I found a first year female Vermilion Flycatcher on private property in the Canon City area. I first Fremont County Vermilion, which I also found, was also a first year female. When I first spotted the bird it was pumping it's tail phoebe-like--that and it's light coloration were indicators of it's identification. I was able to get some photos at about 90 feet but it was 6:30 pm so the light wasn't great. I uploaded them to myBirdsAndNature<http://BirdsAndNature.blogspot.com>blog. When I tried to get 20 feet closer, this very shy bird flew further away and I was subsequently unable to refind it. I will look again tomorrow but the first Vermilion I found here was only stayed for another day or two.
While I was trying to photograph the Vermilion I saw first a very large flock of 200-300 Plegadis ibis fly from the Canon City area towards Florence, then several more smaller flocks of these ibis for a total of around 400-500 birds--though the Vermilion was a fun rarity, the ibis overflights were pretty awesome and distracting. Other interesting birds around the area but it's late and I have to get up early tomorrow so will report later. SeEtta Moss Canon City http://BirdsAndNature.blogspot.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en.
