Forgot to mention that I did not see the race of the Junco delivering the song this morning. I still have slate-colored, pink-sided, gray-headed, and hooded daily at my feeder. So it could have been any of those. And, did want to mention that this was a full song; and what sounded like an experienced, well-practice song - unlike many of the first year males that I hear starting up wherein the song sounds very rusty and not well-practiced.
Also, had an adult bald eagle yesterday in the Hayman Burn area in Douglas County atop a dead snag; sticking out like a sore thumb along Hwy 67 north of the Teller County line, but south of West Creek. Jeff J Jones ( <mailto:[email protected]> [email protected]) Teller County - 8500' - Montane Woodlands From: Christian Nunes [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, March 01, 2011 10:21 AM To: [email protected]; CObirds List Subject: RE: [cobirds] First singing Junco of the season... Jeff, I had my first Pink-sided Junco singing on 2/5/11. However, it was performing a sub-song, or whisper song, which in juncos is a jumbled mess of notes, not the organized trill of the full song. Some other songsters getting revved up these past few weeks: Great Horned Owl Eurasian Collared-Dove House Finch House Sparrow European Starling Red-winged Blackbird Black-capped Chickadee Mountain Chickadee Townsend's Solitaire American Robin Song Sparrow Steller's Jay (whisper song) Common Raven Northern Flicker Birds like Red-tailed Hawks and Golden Eagles are on territory, displaying away. Bald Eagles are on eggs in Boulder Co. I have a second-hand report of a Canyon Wren singing. And then just take a few minutes to watch things like Common Goldeneye and you will know that love is most definitely in the air. Christian Nunes Boulder, CO [email protected] http://www.flickr.com/photos/christian_nunes/ _____ From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Subject: [cobirds] First singing Junco of the season... Date: Tue, 1 Mar 2011 09:02:38 -0700 Ahhhh. my reminder of spring-on-the-way up here in Teller County. first singing Junco of the season this morning. Sunny and warm. My earliest over the years appears to be 2/21 in 1999; with the majority of first songs delivered at my home from the 10th through the 17th of March. Jeff J Jones ( <mailto:[email protected]> [email protected]) Teller County - 8500' - Montane Woodlands -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en.
