Category Archives: Birding Colorado

Rocky Mountain High

Posted on July 2, 2018 by Bob

Forty six years ago, John Denver celebrated the state of Colorado with a mostly incoherent song called ‘Rocky Mountain High’.  The lyrics stumble around the mountains, singing about getting crazy, trying to touch the sun and watching fire rain from … Continue reading →

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Restless Aerialists–Summit County Swallows

Posted on August 8, 2015 by Bob

Summit County, Colorado isn’t Capistrano, but summer visitors here in the rarified air of our high mountains might identify with that song about birds and spring on the California coast.  The song’s lyrics lament a lover’s departure the day migrating … Continue reading →

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The Sapsucker, a Hummingbird’s Best Friend?

Posted on September 14, 2012 by Bob

If you think ‘woodpecker’ is a funny name for a bird, how would you like to be called a ‘sapsucker’?  Like Rodney Dangerfield, the Picidae family just gets no respect.  There are 22 members of this family in North America, … Continue reading →

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Camp Robber: The Gray Jay

Posted on August 20, 2012 by Bob

If you want to get to know the Gray Jay, plan a picnic in one of Summit County’s high forests.  Find a suitable spot, open your lunch bag, sit back and relax.  You won’t have to wait long, since they … Continue reading →

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