Hi, I relocated the Indigo Bunting found by Aran Meyer yesterday in Fort Collins, just west of Lemay near the Poudre Trail. It was singing profusely near the road, and in fact I heard it singing even as I was getting out of my vehicle in the parking lot. As Aran said, this appears to be a young (first alternate) bird, with brown wings and lightish flanks. The underparts are largely blue, but with a bit of buff on the belly. The song sounds to me like half of an adult Indigo song, lacking the full flourish of the adult but with 3-4 recognizable distinct couplets.
I walked briefly eastward down the trail toward where the trail is submerged by the flooding river, and also heard a singing Swainson's Thrush. Oh, and I also found the mother lode of mosquitos. Since I was unprepared for that, I didn't stick around long. -- Eric DeFonso Fort Collins, CO -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send email to cobi...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en.
