Dragged my lazy rear-end out of bed early today to head out to Rouse Rd. with Colette Campbell to look for the Scott's Oriole (my third attempt and still not seen or heard) and Hepatic Tanager. Hepatic led us on a merry chase calling and calling for a full 10 minutes before we finally located it. Was seen well...albeit briefly.
Also seen in the vicinity were: Indigo Bunting Bullock's Oriole first of the season Lesser Goldfinch Black-headed Grosbeaks Rock Wren Western Wood-Peewee Western Kingbird Lazuli Bunting As I walked into my house a first of the season, for our yard, Lesser Goldfinch landed on our birdbath. On the dining room table was a note from my husband Paul: "The Cuckoos have landed!" I quickly phoned him and he said he had heard one, possibly two calling while he had breakfast on the side porch! I have not been able to leave the windows for longer than 5 minutes all day hoping to hear it! Yard bird # 137 is Yellow-breasted Chat...calling and calling and calling with a brief appearance to prove my suspicions correct! Juvenile Black Phoebe at Cuchara River crossing on Virginia St. All in all not a bad birding day! Polly Wren Neldner La Veta, CO -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@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.
