Hello all! I was just about to report many of the same birds at the same places as Eric just did. Additions were two singing Virginia's Warblers and a singing MacGillivray's Warbler, 1 Gray Flycatcher, 1 Least Flycatcher and several empids that weren't talking or I just couldn't hear them over the roar of the river. Also, when I ran into Eric on the trail, he told me of the Northern Waterthrush that Joe had seen. At 2pm the Waterthrush was singing his head off just east of the professional building in the little ditch that runs next to the trail only about 100 yards from the parking lot.
Good birding all! Josh Bruening Fort Collins On May 9, 7:38 am, Eric DeFonso <[email protected]> wrote: > I treated myself to a couple hours of birding at Running Deer Natural > Area and along the Poudre River trail just north of Prospect Road in > Fort Collins this morning. Nothing especially rare, but lots of > species (60 total) and quite birdy overall. Highlights include > > 2 Broad-winged Hawks > 2 Forster's Terns > Western Grebes > Great-tailed Grackle > Yellow-headed Blackbirds > Bullock's Oriole > 4 Lincoln's Sparrows > 2 Clay-colored Sparrows > Swainson's Thrush > Northern Rough-winged Swallow > White-faced Ibis > Long-billed Curlew > nesting Osprey > Marsh Wrens galore > Green Heron > scads of Yellow-rumped Warblers > Virginia Rail (heard and seen) > Sora > Killdeer with an adorable scruffy chick in tow > Chimney Swifts > > I ran into Joe Mammoser on the Poudre Trail who told me of a Northern > Waterthrush hanging out in a brushy spot near the trail by the office > building just north of Prospect Road. He said it was singing and > calling when he arrived, but it was quiet by the time I got there > (late morning). This was where I saw the Killdeer chick. > > I so love this time of year. > > -- > Eric DeFonso > Fort Collins, CO > > -- > 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] > For more options, visit this group > athttp://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en?hl=en -- 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] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en?hl=en
