Hi Folks Well it was a cold one here in the early morning, then the north wind abated the sun came out and it was beautiful for a couple hours. This evening the clouds are back with a cold north wind. Birds were abundant today, I saw about 100 species without trying. On the headquarters pond I saw lots of shorebirds. Killdeer 6, Semipalmated Plover, Black-bellied Plover, American Avocet 2, Willet 7, Lesser Yellowlegs 5, Stilt Sandpiper 1, Western Sandpiper 1, Least Sandpiper 4, Spotted Sandpiper 25, Long-billed Dowitcher 10, Wilson's Phalarope 20. Entertaining was a Great Blue trying for many minutes to eat a huge bullfrog. I think it got it down. Also on the pond were Hooded Merganser, American White Pelican and 6 Snowy Egrets. Around the banding station the continuing Broad-winged Hawk was keeping the robins on edge. Best bird there was a beautiful breeding plumaged Harris's Sparrow. White-throated Sparrow and White-crowned Sparrows made for a Zonotrichia hat-trick. Olive-sided Flycatcher and Lesser Goldfinch were at Holmes too.
Birds Banded: Least Flycatcher 3 Dusky Flycatcher 1 Plumbeous Vireo 3 Cassin's Vireo 1 Red-breasted Nuthatch 1 House Wren 2 Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1 Swainson's Thrush 3 Hermit Thrush 3 Gray Catbird 1 Brown Thrasher 1 Yellow Warbler 15 Myrtle Warbler 6 Audubon's Warbler 20 Black-throated Gray Warbler 1 Northern Waterthrush 1 Common Yellowthroat 7 Wilson's Warbler 2 Yellow-breasted Chat 4 Western Tanager 1 Spotted Towhee 1 Lark Sparrow 4 Lincoln's Sparrow 18 White-throated Sparrow 1 Gambell's White-crowned-Sparrow 2 Mtn White-crowned Sparrow 1 Black-headed Grosbeak 2 Lazuli Bunting 2 Common Grackle 1 American Goldfinch 1 Good birding Brian from Chico Basin Ranch Brian Gibbons www.nikonbirding.com www.ventbird.com ____________________________________________________________ Penny Stock Jumping 2000% Sign up to the #1 voted penny stock newsletter for free today! http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3141/4beb638e8b2684a6571st02vuc -- 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
