Hi All,
Have made several stops at the Red Rocks feeders over the weekend (as
part of the Backyard Bird Count) with sporadic results as far as
seeing all the specialities and saw only one lonely Gray-crowned Rosy
Finch. Knowing it was going to be cold last night and possibly cloudy
this morning, I was at Red Rocks early and between 7:00 and 7:30 A.M.
all the specialities showed up. A good-sized flock of Rosy-Finches
circled, landed on their normal rocky area, and then came in and fed
in hordes. I would guess the flock to be about 75 birds with all 3 sub-
species plus Hepburn's represented. It will be nice to include the
Rosy-Finches in the Count. Since they were there early this morning,
I believe they are still using Red Rocks to roost.
The Golden-crowned showed up early as did the first year Harris's
Sparrow and one White-throated Sparrow ( I believe there are still 2),
and the Curve-billed Thrasher came in after the Rosy's had left. All
in all, a very nice and productive half hour.
Mike Henwood
Morrison
Jefferson County
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