While running this morning I heard a singing Fox Sparrow along the Stewart Ditch trail at the edge of town. I went back with camera and it had moved uphill but I was able to get a video in which you can hear it singing. I listened to recording on Xeno Canto and I think the song most closely matches the recording of Slate-colored subspecies. Any Fox Sparrow song experts out there?
Also heard two calling empids and a singing Orange-crowned Warbler. Evening Grosbeaks and Cassin's Finches have returned to town. Paonia seems to be a major "staging area" for both species before they head into the Mtns to breed. Yesterday evening I heard first Western Kingbird down the road. A few days earlier than I have had them around yard since moving here in 2005. -- Jason Beason Paonia - Delta Co. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
