Yesterday, while checking and repairing bluebird boxes on my trail at Cherokee Ranch, Michael Kiessig and I spotted a dusty colored bird in the oak scrub. It was a canyon towhee scratching in the leaf litter. It wasn't the least bit frightened and we got really close looks at it. I eventually got in my car and it continued foraging around and under the car. After about 10 minutes it flew to a perch and started singing.
Rattlesnake Road, Cherokee Ranch, 6000' elevation.
Kate Frost
Centennial, CO