Given the research showing that large numbers of birds collide with windows in tall buildings like the Barclay Towers (listed at 32 stories high), it is quite possible that this bird may be a survivor of such a collision. Anyone who has viewed a bird after a window collision has seen that they may confused for a period of time, which might account for it's walking with people beside it. It may also be injured. I hope that Mr. Miller can look for the bird in the morning and, if it's still there, contact a rehabber about rescuing it.
Here is one link with information on the problem of bird collisions with windows in tall buildings: lightsouttoronto<http://www.flap.org/lightsouttoronto.htm> SeEtta Moss Canon City On Sun, Nov 8, 2009 at 10:09 PM, <markcha...@comcast.net> wrote: > My friend Steve Miller called me on Tuesday about a bird he saw as he > pulled into the Barclay Towers (between 16th & 17th and Larimer downtown). > He said the bird was walking on the sidewalk as most people walked beside it > without noticing. After parking the vehicle, he refound the bird in a > protected area next to the Barclay, and a passerby thought this strange bird > was a woodpecker. He sent the photos to me for confirmation, and to my > surprise, it was a Virginia Rail. Who would guess such a secretive bird > would be in the middle of downtown. The great thing about birding is that > you never know what you will see! If anyone is interested in these photos > let me know. > > Mark Chavez > Lakewood-Green Mtn > http://www.pbase.com/mark2929c > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Colorado Field Ornithologists: http://www.cfo-link.org/ Colorado County Birding: http://www.coloradocountybirding.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.as/group/cobirds?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
