I had a neat surprise while hiking with my dogs this morning. We hiked from Green Mountain Falls up to South Catamount Reservoir. Shortly after I turned around and headed back, I noticed about 10 birds flying in/out of the rocks below the dam on the north side of South Catamount Res. I assumed Rosy Finches, so I walked back up the trail and onto the dam to get a better look. The birds were very hard to see below the damn among the rocks. I was only able to positively id 2 Brown-capped and one Black before the flock got spooked and started taking off. I would never have guessed how many birds were among the rocks - they kept coming and coming and coming. Almost magical. I recorded 400, but that's a conservative count.
Next time I go, I'll bring my scope and stay below the damn. The birds will be easier to see and less likely to get spooked. I was hoping this was going to be El Paso County, but it's just inside Teller. Kevin Ash Colorado Springs, CO -- 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/CAFfnf8hdN_%2B9kpVGDtPdJX1TSDUZ9Oh2a0rf07eKrM01c4d5SA%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
