Hi all, On my way home from RMBO training this morning, I found a Lucy's Warbler in Rabbit Valley. I originally heard a warbler singing that I didn't recognize (I am rusty on my warbler songs, so I cannot confirm whether it was a nearby Virginia's or the Lucy's) and saw a warbler fly from the cottonwoods, joining another *Vermivora* and a pair of Blue-gray Gnatcatchers. I then got my initial look at the bird with a Virginia's Warbler, and, upon pishing, had the Lucy's land three feet away from me! I believe the bird is a male, as it had a very noticeable chestnut/rusty crown, and bright (same color) rump patch as well.
DIRECTIONS: From exit 2 on I-70, head south, crossing the cattle guard into rabbit valley. Take the first right to the southwest (should be a wide, two level dirt road that narrows shortly thereafter). Stay on this road and turn off on the second road to the south. This is a rough road on which high clearance is recommended, as denoted by a sign at the turn off. This is the last turn before the Rabbit Valley Campground. Take the road south past a sheep trailer, through a wash, through a canyon, and stop at the first parking area with an outhouse. From here, hike down the canyon until you find a gigantic pothole about ten feet deep with water in the bottom. About ten feet downstream from here is a small patch of 4-6 cottonwoods, where the bird was found. This location is .5-1 miles from the parking area. Good birding, -- Jacob Cooper Mesa County --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Join us at the 2009 Convention in Alamosa: http://cfo-link.org/convention/index.php 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.as/group/cobirds?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
