Wednesday, 20 May 2015

[cobirds] Wood Thrush - Mourning Warbler - El Paso County

All,

 

A very cooperative Wood Thrush was at the Chico Basin Ranch/RMBO banding station (fee) for most of the morning and seen by at least John Drummond/Richard Bunn who slip/slided away in the mud to get there (the rest of the Chico roads not recommended). Also, of interest was a bird singing what I call the secondary song of a Mourning Warbler, responding to a tape of that species with both song and call notes.  But, this bird, banded on Monday, has a few white eye-area feathers, but they are only visible when the bird is in the hand.  Not ruling out a …. H… y…b…Can’t say that word.  My FOS Olive-sided Flycatcher and a young bobcat too, plus many Catharus thrushes.

 

At Big Johnson Reservoir (ELP) a few Red-necked Phalaropes and lots of Black Terns, plus a large mixed species Spizella sparrow flock and tons of swallows.

 

Bill Maynard

Colorado Springs

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