The general opinion is that the bird in question is an Eastern Phoebe. A good lesson for anyone carrying a camera is to take the picture, even when you think there is no chance it will be helpful. In this instance, I managed just enough of a shot to pin down an ID. Thanks for everyones help. John
On Sunday, October 14, 2012 6:05:27 PM UTC-6, JBreitsch - Denver wrote: > I went to Barr to search for the Magnolia Warbler. I missed that bird but > picked up one of the American Redstarts, many Sandhill Cranes, a couple of > Brown Creepers and more of the usual assortment. > > On my way back to the car, while still on the lake side of the canal, I > spotted flycatcher/phoebe type bird. It started off in the picnic area and > made its way north past the Praire Welcome Trail sign. If it wasn't a > juvenile Eastern Phoebe, it was most likely a Traill's Flycatcher; I'm not > sure whether it was an Alder or Willow. Willow would seem to be the more > likely suspect. A visiting birder from California believed it to be one of > the Traill's type. I have three distant photos on my flickr site if you > want to join in the frustration. > > If anyone was out at Barr and happened to see this bird, I would welcome > ID thoughts. > > John Breitsch > Denver, Colorado > http://www.flickr.com/photos/breitschbirding/ > -- 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. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/cobirds/-/-7wUFYA8DD0J. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
