Bairds sparrows continue in Larimer county

[Nick Komar]

About a dozen birders heard at least two Baird's sparrows in the same location as previously reported this morning between 6 AM and 9 AM. Songs were heard most consistently between 7:00 and 7:20 AM. several of us got brief glimpses of one or the other of these birds through telescopes. An unexpected bonus was an Upland Sandpiper that flew by twice calling.

Nick Komar
Fort Collins CO

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[Randy Siebert]

Conditions were not ideal at the location this morning as it was quite breezy. Bird activity was not high as even the Lark Buntings were not terribly busy. Around 7:30 I believe that I saw the 2nd bird that Dan Durda posted photos of. It was just south of the RR tracks, near where he saw it. around 8:25 the wind had calmed a bit and I heard one Baird's sing intermittently for about five minutes. But I could never find it in my scope. Several other birders were out there but none of them were having any luck. I guess my experience doing plains BBS routes in the wind helped me hear the bird. Very glad I wasn't going for my life bird, as I got that in 2009 up in North Dakota where they are a bit easier - but the wind doesn't stop up their either!

Are there any opinions on the id on Dan's second bird?

Randy Siebert, Lafayette

[arvind panjabi]

the bird perched on a thistle in Dan's photo is definitely a Baird's Sparrow.

 

Arvind Panjabi
5700' feet, Larimer County, CO
On the north slope of Milner Mtn
Mountain mahogany shrubland and grassland

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From: Randy Siebert <rlsie...@gmail.com>
To: Colorado Birds <cob...@googlegroups.com>
Sent: Tuesday, August 4, 2015 2:39 PM
Subject: [cobirds] Bairds sparrows continue in Larimer county

Conditions were not ideal at the location this morning as it was quite breezy. Bird activity was not high as even the Lark Buntings were not terribly busy. Around 7:30 I believe that I saw the 2nd bird that Dan Durda posted photos of. It was just south of the RR tracks, near where he saw it. around 8:25 the wind had calmed a bit and I heard one Baird's sing intermittently for about five minutes. But I could never find it in my scope. Several other birders were out there but none of them were having any luck. I guess my experience doing plains BBS routes in the wind helped me hear the bird. Very glad I wasn't going for my life bird, as I got that in 2009 up in North Dakota where they are a bit easier - but the wind doesn't stop up their either!

Are there any opinions on the id on Dan's second bird?

Randy Siebert, Lafayette

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