Greetings - This morning I got an early start and headed up to Crow Valley CG. The campground was teeming with migrant birds, undoubtedly shoved out of the sky by the rains to the north last evening in combination with the strong north winds later last night. The strong winds kept the birds closer to the ground allowing for better viewing overall.
Most notable birds: Veery - 1, south of the picnic area Hooded Warbler - 1 female, south of the picnic area American Redstart - 1 female in SW corner Common Poorwill - at least one, possibly two, moving about Gray Flycatcher - 1 near education center Long-eared Owls - 2, very cooperative Birds noted in the dozens: Spotted Towhee - perhaps more common than the White-crowned Sparrows, easily 100 in the CG Green-tailed Towhee - often saw two or three at once Blue-gray gnatcatcher - frequently could see five at once Lincoln's and Chipping Sparrows - many many many Orange-crowned Warbler - scads Yellow-rumped Warbler - mostly Audubon's House Wren - everywhere I looked Empids - largly silent Good birding, Kathy Mihm Dunning Denver --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Join us at the 2009 Convention in Alamosa: http://cfo-link.org/convention/index.php You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.as/group/cobirds?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
