Earlier this morning before I went hiking outside of town, I birded around Canon City a bit. I stopped by Lakeside Cemetery where I found 4 male and 1 female Williamson's Sapsuckers (almost all car birding). Of significance were 5 or 6 Townsend's Solitaires, the first I have seen them this here this season. I subsequently found a number of more Townsend's Solitaires in other parts of Canon City.
I was also pleased to find a flock of 8 Eastern Bluebirds and a nearby male Cassin's Finch, a species that move down into Canon City occasionally (possibly related to the drought). I also enjoyed watching a small flock of Scaled Quail that were using a juniper tree for shelter. I will post some photos of some of these birds to my BirdsAndNature<htttp://BirdsAndNature.blogspot.com>blog tomorrow. It was a productive birding day, but I'm tired. 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 cobi...@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.
