Monday, January 7, 2013

Search for an Eastern Towhee, Adams County

January 7, 2013

Richard Stevens:

Got bored doing computer chores today until we heard about a possible Eastern Towhee near Barr Lake (Adams County).  We were not far from home and drove over to 160th avenue.  The weather was better today.  Highs reached into the 50s; winds were mild.

During the two hours, we sat watching the feeders and beneath, the only birds to appear were a pair of Dark-eyed Juncos.  Gave it a try anyway, it would have been better if the bird had been reported four days earlier when it was first found.

I walked from the railroad tracks to the creek east of the yard with the reported towhee.  A flock of five or six White-crowned Sparrows along the creek was accompanied by a White-throated Sparrow!  The name of the creek is really "Beebe Seep Canal".

Afterwards we drove 160th avenue to its eastern end.  Highlight was a Prairie Falcon and mouse standing on a wooden fence just 10 feet from the road.

Twenty Great-tailed Grackles were along the main road into the town of Barr!

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