Hi all,
My brother and I birded around Summit County this weekend and observed a
few birds of note. Townsend's Warblers seem to be moving through in good
numbers, with at least seven seen yesterday on the trail to Mohawk Lake and
several more today in the forests near Frisco. Also present around
Hi all,
Today, my brother and I birded Dillon Reservoir and a few other spots
around Summit County with much success. Stopping at the Blue River Inlet,
we found *Killdeer,* a flyover *American Pipit*, and a slightly early
*Lincoln's
Sparrow* along the river. Soda Creek Inlet didn't yield much
While skiing at Keystone this morning as well as some dedicated birding in the
afternoon, I had a nice “Corvid” day seeing 6 species: Am. Crow, Common Raven,
Clark’s Nutcracker, Gray Jay, Stellar’s Jay and Black-billed Magpie. In the
Wildernest area, there were good numbers of Pine Grosbeak,
Below are eBird reports from 2 of the several areas in Summit County that I
visited today. Weather conditions were less than optimal! For part of the
morning, I was joined by Susan Fortenberry from Houston, TX.
Highlight were 2 flocks of Rosy-Finches one of which is detailed below. I
could only
Even though it was primarily a ski day today, I did manage to get in ~2 hours
of birding. Highlight was the bird activity at Keystone's North Peak where
there was a flock of Brown-capped Rosy-Finches, a "Hepburn's" Gray-crowned
Rosy-Finch, and several Pine Grosbeaks. At the Silverthorne B