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We spent today birding the Brighton area, from Silver Lake to
Lake Solitude to Twin Lakes to Lake Mary and back to Silver Lake.
We found a singing Winter Wren in the summer cabin area accessible
from the Silver Lake parking lot. It was at the bottom end of the paved
road at the gate, in the wet bushy area to the right (north?). It was
singing quite lustily at 7:30 in the morning, but a late afternoon attempt at
relocating the bird was unsuccessful.
Other notable sightings included 2 pairs of Williamson's Sapsuckers (both
feeding young at their respective nest holes), a pair of vigilant Northern
Goshawks with at least two nearly full grown nestlings, a Three-toed Woodpecker,
and a very large mixed flock of Red Crossbills, Pine Siskins, Red-breasted and
White-breasted Nuthatches (no White-winged Crossbills, darn it!), and many Pine
Grosbeaks.
Joel and Kathy Beyer
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