CObirders, Julie and I, along with Gary Matthews, got reacquainted with the yellow-throated warbler today, in its sixth day at Lake Estes. We also found the northern parula.
We located the yellow-throated in a half-hour by finding the group of mountain chickadees it likes to hang with. It took another hour and a half in the cold wind to find the parula, basically on the ground at the end of Pine Point. It represents the third record for the lake and the second one I've seen, the last in 1999. Other birds of interest include two species with new late dates (each about a month later than the former), hermit thrush and cedar waxwing; two making their first fall appearance, long-billed dowitcher and Williamson's sapsucker; and a dipper in the lake (albeit in the current from the power plant inlet). Killdeer, greater yellowlegs, and mourning dove were also fairly late dates. The first buffleheads of the winter season also showed up today. Lake Estes, the Fish Creek Arm, Stanley Park, and the residential area near the lake is a very special place for birders here. And the group of ten or so ardent birders are pretty special, too, calling each other, radioing, and generally making sure everyone has a chance to see every bird. In all, we've found 286 species in this area over the years, and it's not unusual for a local to have a year list of 150-170 species from the lake. We appreciate it when outlanders come up to see our birds and find new ones along the way, especially when we get to find them later. I'm not sure who first found the northern parula, but thanks! Scott Roederer Estes Park --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Colorado Field Ornithologists: http://www.cfo-link.org/ 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 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
