The first sighting of a Brown Thrasher in Ouray County happened when this bird decided to take residence at Chris Lanceâs house in Ridgway. The only other record of this bird in the area is from 1952 in Montrose. Photo courtesy Don Marsh
A new bird species for Ouray County
Nature awaits
many surprises
For thee
— Enos Mills
A surprise came to me Friday, Nov. 6, when my friend Chris Lance of Ridgway notified me that she had a Brown Thrasher on her property and she thought this was a rare occurrence. Indeed, I agreed with her as I had no reports or people ever seeing this species in Ouray County.
This bird is listed in my “Colorado Breeding Bird Atlas,” as well as other books that I checked that the species is an Eastern and Southern bird, and usually only found Eas...
