Rufous-crowned Sparrows and fly-over Sandhill Cranes at Tunnel Drive in Canon City

[SeEttaM .]

I drove over to Tunnel Drive at the far west end of Canon City today looking for Rufous-crowned Sparrows and found 2.  They were in the company of Canyon Towhees, an association I frequently observe in this location.  I got some reasonably good pics of them that I have uploaded to my Birds and Nature blog.  A Canyon Wren called and finally sang it's song one time.  Lot of Lesser Goldfinch in that location-I suspect some are migrating and stopped over due to weather. 

Also a flock of about 65 Sandhill Cranes circled a number of times at fairly low altitude (due to overcast conditions?) then headed up into the Royal Gorge canyon--I never can figure out why birds migrating fly the directions they do.

SeEtta Moss

Canon City

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