As Nick Komar correctly pointed out, they were Gray-headed, not Pink-sided. I was just testing you all :-)
-Amber On Tuesday, July 14, 2015 at 9:28:35 AM UTC-6, Amber Carver wrote: > > I was up there Sunday too and did not find it to be "slow," but perhaps > that's because I wasn't expecting to see any birds at all. I was pleased > with the very cooperative Williamson's Sapsuckers (2+ pairs); family of > Mountain Bluebirds; White-breasted, Red-breasted, and Pygmy Nuthatches in > the same tree; Yellow-rumped Warblers and Pink-sided Juncos singing their > hearts out; Broad-tailed Hummingbirds buzzing with gusto; and a Chipping > Sparrow in his best breeding duds. I must add that I had my son with me so > I couldn't walk far, and all of these birds were on the short loop within > spitting distance of the visitor center. None of them was terribly > unusual, but I enjoyed seeing them nonetheless. I would have loved to see > or hear a Sora. Hopefully someone can go up there soon and confirm. > Thanks for the report. > > -Amber > Littleton, CO > > > > > On Monday, July 13, 2015 at 11:10:04 AM UTC-6, Michael Turisk wrote: >> >> Although the primary purpose of a Sunday visit to Florissant was to enjoy >> the impressive wildflower display, I always have eyes and ears trained for >> birds. While birding was admittedly slow, I did hear the distinctive call >> of a SORA while walking the Boulder Creek Trail which parallels a large, >> wet and grassy meadow for a portion of its length. >> >> I'm new to Colorado, so am just beginning to understand occurrence and >> distribution here. I realize Sora is a likely a common bird in appropriate >> habitat, but thought it rather unusual given the location (and elevation). >> Michael Turisk >> Woodland Park, 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. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/35109b54-74b1-4e99-be75-c1ac4c65d4ca%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
