Like Kevin I dropped by Lee Martinez in mid-afternoon too, and by mere quirk of fate and wonderful luck I did manage to refind the Worm-eating Warbler. I last saw it along with a pair of Parulas (Northern), male and female, in the gallery trees along the river a couple hundred yards upstream from the Cherry Street parking area. I also saw one of the Northern Waterthrushes, one time calling and another time singing, near that same parking lot. I had never heard this species vocalize 'live' before, and I was very impressed by how loud they are.
I have a few photos of all these warblers, including the Parula bathing, which I hope to have up shortly. I also saw the Broad-winged Hawk as well, and was also impressed that it was calling repeatedly, every 30 seconds to a minute, for the better part of an hour. As others have mentioned, it was a very amazing day for Spizellas. I have never seen so many Chipping, Brewer's and Clay-colored Sparrows, especially in town, as I did today. I'm sure that if I had spent more time searching, well, anywhere in town, I might have found all sorts of interesting stuff. These are exciting days to be birding. (And I didn't even mention the thrushes and the towhees!) -- Eric DeFonso Fort Collins, CO --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 cobirds@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.as/group/cobirds?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
