Saturday, June 8, 2013

Summer Birds Field Trip

It was a beautiful morning, we had a great group of people, and we saw some wonderful birds – who could ask for more than that!  We started on Foster Road where rufous hummingbirds were glowing like fire.  Other highlights along the first stretch of the road were gray catbirds, willow flycatchers, black-headed grosbeaks, yellow-breasted chats, yellow warblers and house wrens.  Further along Foster Road just past the bridge over Cottonwood Creek we added western wood peewees, lazuli buntings and a black-chinned hummingbird to our list.   We ended the morning by walking part of South Fork Russell Creek Road where we watched a great horned owl and two fledglings, added warbling vireo and olive-sided flycatcher to the list, and ended the morning with crippling views of a veery.  Thanks everyone for a fun morning of birding!!  Ginger

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