Cobirders, As Mike indicated, the Brambling is still being seen this morning. After you park in the parking lot to the south side of the road, walk back up the entrance road to the parking lot, keep walking north across the paved main road that you drove in on, and then up the hill about thirty yards to where the big brown metal gate blocks the road. The main dirt road veers to the left and there is a smaller dirt road going right to the northeast. There is a small wooden footbridge that is just the decking with no side rails passing between the willows. This is where the bird is coming to the seed that has been scattered.
It is best to stand behind the gate and wait for the bird to appear. It is skittish at times and you may have to wait 20 minutes or so for it to come in to feed. There is no need to get any closer than the gate or start beating about the vegetation. Buy a bigger camera lens if you cannot get that perfect frame filling shot from behind the gate. A bag of seed was left by the gate. If you come later today you may want to consider replenishing the seed on the ground if it appears that it all has been consumed. This bird will likely stick around if the food source remains. There are a lot of people that are hoping to see the bird later today or tomorrow. Thanks again to Mike for reporting the bird. Remember; park down in the parking lot and not on the side of the road or on the dirt road leading up to the gate. Good birding, Steve Stachowiak Highlands Ranch, 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 https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
