Hi cobirders, I've received a reputable report of a male Eastern Towhee, seen yesterday in the Marshall Mesa area by a visiting birder who is well-experienced with the species. He didn't get photos.
The bird's location was described as being just to the north of the Community Ditch trail, near a large rock outcrop and in the vicinity of an old fruit (apple?) tree. There was at least one male spotted towhee in the general area as well, which provided comparison. Parking for the Marshall Mesa area is south of Hwy 170 just a little bit east of Hwy 93 in far southern Boulder County. See https://bouldercolorado.gov/osmp/marshall-mesa-trailhead. It gets a lot of bike/runner/dog activity so very early mornings might be most conducive to finding active birds along the trails. (Off-trail access on parts of Marshall Mesa requires a Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks Habitat Conservation Area permit.) Peter RuprechtSuperior, 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/482659711.323120.1418684237086.JavaMail.yahoo%40jws10038.mail.ne1.yahoo.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
