[cobirds] Walden Ponds, Boulder County, Nov. 1, 2014

Hello, Birders.

Walden Ponds, Boulder County, yesterday afternoon, Sat., Nov. 1, was a nice venue for pondering subspecies and subspecies-groups. Come to think of it, anywhere and anytime in Colorado are great for pondering subspecies and subspecies-groups; that's one of the wonderful things about living and birding here.

My companions and I saw this Gambel's White-crowned Sparrow in formative plumage:

http://tinyurl.com/WCSp-BoCo-2014-11-01

We heard and glimpsed at least three Western Marsh Wrens. One of them was singing up a storm:

http://www.xeno-canto.org/200970

We also saw and heard the long-present Eastern White-breasted Nuthatch:

http://www.xeno-canto.org/200968

And, even though the calendar says November, we encountered insects in great variety and abundance. Reddish and orangish dragonflies were everywhere; where's Maynard when ya need 'im? Allard's ground-crickets and snowy tree-crickets were never out of earshot.

eBird checklist here:

http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S20411355

Ted Floyd

Lafayette, Boulder County, Colorado

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