Ted- I'm intrigued by your comment about "molting grounds on the
Eastern Plains." I enjoy comments about molt by those who (unlike
myself) actually know something about it. Care to enlighten us about
this subject? Are you suggesting that the birds migrate-molt-migrate?
Sounds a bit like the fall routine of the Bullock's Orioles.
Thanks,
Norm Lewis
Lakewood
-----Original Message-----
From: Ted Floyd <[email protected]>
To: cobirds <[email protected]>
Sent: Mon, Jul 18, 2011 3:54 pm
Subject: [cobirds] They're baa-ack . . .
Hello, Birders.
Just a quick note here to let folks know that I heard 7 Chipping
Sparrow flight
calls during 15 minutes of listening around 4:00 a.m. this morning,
Monday, July
18th. Location was Greenlee Preserve (Boulder County), where the
species does
not breed; these birds were nocturnal migrants heading to their molting
grounds
on the Eastern Plains.
"seen?"
Love that sound. So evocative. So, hm, autumnal. Skies perfectly clear,
bright
moon, no wind at all.
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