120 BIRDS OF THE ROCKIES 



birds' tunes, however, have the character of being 

 whistled. 



Glenwood is a charming summer resort in Colorado 

 on the western side of the Rocky Mountain range, and 

 can be reached by both the Denver & Rio Grande and 

 the Colorado Midland Railways. Beautifully situated 

 in an open mountain valley, it possesses many attrac- 

 tions in the way of natural scenery, while the cool 

 breezes blow down from the snow-mantled ranges gleam- 

 ing in the distance, and the medicinal springs draw 

 many tourists in search of health and recuperation. 



My purpose, however, in visiting this idyllic spot 

 I went there from Red Cliff was not primarily to 

 view the scenery, nor to make use of the healing waters, 

 but to gratify my thirst for bird-lore. Having spent 

 some weeks in observing the avi-fauna east of the 

 range, I had a curiosity to know something of bird lite- 

 west of the great chain of alpine heights, and therefore 

 I selected Glenwood as a fertile field in which to carry 

 on some investigations. While my stay at this resort 

 was all too short, it was of sufficient length to put me 

 in possession of a number of facts that may prove to be 

 of general interest. 



For one thing I learned, somewhat to my surprise, 

 that the avian fauna on both sides of the Divide is 

 much the same. Indeed, with one exception to be 

 noted more at length hereafter I found no birds on 



