At Joe Roller's urging, I am updating our post from earlier this
afternoon. Bob Andrews, Michael Kiessig, and myself found what we
believe to be a Pacific Wren in the same area as a Winter Wren was
reported last winter. In fact, where we saw today's bird was on and
under the same log where I observed last year's bird. We are calling
it a Pacific Wren because of the dark color and rapid higher pitched
call notes. All three of us agreed we had a Pacific Wren, but because
we had only brief glimpses as the bird moved quickly in mouselike
fashion from the shrub to the top of the log to underneath the log and
then disappeared, we can't be 100% certain it was a Pacific Wren.
I'll bet $10 it was a Pacific Wren, but not $100.
Directions:
Enter the Wheat Ridge Greenbelt at Prospect Lake off W. 44th Ave.
From the parking lot south of Prospect Lake, cross to the south side
of Clear Creek at the bridge directly to the east.
After you have crossed the bridge, start west on the trail. After a
short ways leave the main trail and follow the trail along the chain
link fence. The trail heads west and then turns south.
You will cross a small footbridge spanning a small stream. After
crossing the footbridge, keep your eyes and ears alert as the probable
Pacific Wren was seen in the downed logs at the edge of the stream a
short distance ahead.
The exact spot is where the trail forks and there is a sign on the
west fork indicating the trail is closed.
Mike Henwood
Morrison
Jefferson County
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