I hadn't seen a Lewis's woodpecker in the Boulder area for a few years and thus was pleased to find one working over a fence post along W. Coal Creek Dr. about 1/3 mi E of its intersection with 66th St. (This is in grassland between Marshall Lake and Superior.)
Other migrants out this morning included a Townsend's solitaire, 2 sage thrashers (the canal along CC Dr. is a surefire spot for these in Aug/Sept), a few Brewer's sparrows, and a lone clay-colored sparrow. Otherwise kind of quiet. Off-topic: I found a few piles of what looked a lot like fresh elk scat - the summer "patty" shape, not pellets. I have never heard of elk coming that far out on the plains from Coal Creek canyon, especially this early in the season. Will have to keep an eye out to see if that's really what it was! Peter Ruprecht Superior -- 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. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
