I did see again, at Marston reservoir, [today] the Red-throated Loon. The bird was seen from Bow Mar Dr. I did not see the breeding plumage Common Loon, but I am sure this bird is still at Marston[Denver County]. 4, Snowy Egrets were seen also. I have seen up to 6 Snowy Egrets at the Reservoir, about 3 weeks ago.
My yard got demolished from the hail storm. It was quite a shock. No plants remained in my Whiskey Barrels after the hail storm. Many blooming plants were smashed down or broken, etc. SORRY, my yd. does not look as well as it could, particularly for viewers. The day after the hail, the yd.was very quiet, with few Hummingbirds. But the next day hummers continued to migrate through, including an imm. Black-chinned Hummingbird. I've had 1, ad. m. Calliope Hummingbird every day for the last week, along with 1-2, ad. f. Calliope Hummingbirds. As of today, I had 2 , different GORGEOUS ad. m. Calliopes. I also saw 1, ad. m. Rufous, 1, ad. m. Broad-tailed Hummingbird, and many females. Male, adult Calliope can be seen in my yd.through about, 7/29 [according to my records]. It is still a good time to stop by to look for these males. The yd. is open 5:30-noon, with viewing in the morning. Strangely, so far, I have had numberwise, the most amount of ad. m. Calliopes stop in my yd, than any other summer. I think I have seen at least 8 different ad. m. Calliopes so far, with many ad. females also. Although, general hummingbird #'s in my yard are down, compared to other summers, at this time. Most likely, because the wildflower bloom is so good in the mountains! I do have alot of plants which have not bloomed yet. At this point, if I was a hummer looking down at my yd., I would not see too much color, but this does not seem to be stopping the Calliope, Rufous, Black-chinned, and Broad-tailed. I just hope we don't get another hail storm. I'm in Jefferson County. Happy Birding! Tina Jones Littleton, Jefferson County, CO. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Colorado County Birding: http://www.coloradocountybirding.com/ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
