It was a beautiful day on the prairie, with some good birds but no rarities that I could find. Lots of Vesper, Brewer's, and Chipping Sparrows on the move. Still a few Lark Buntings and McCown's Longspurs around.
Norma's Grove (CR 100/CR 57) Highlights: Cassin's Kingbird (1) Blue Grosbeak (family) Lazuli Bunting (1) Green-tailed Towhee (1 or 2) Sage Thrasher (1) White-crowned Sparrow (2 young birds, FOS at low elevation for me) Total of 20 species Crow Valley Campground and the town of Briggsdale: Red-breasted Nuthatch (1 or 2) Willow Flycatcher (1) Townsend's Solitaire (2-3, FOS at low elevation for me) Dusky Flycatcher (1 or 2) Bluebird sp. (H, probably Mountain) White-crowned Sparrow (3) Orange-crowned Warbler (2-3, FOS at low elevation for me) Red-headed Woodpecker (1 juv. in R-olives north of Mourning Dove Trail) Lincoln's Sparrow (2) "Solitary" Vireo (1, not Blue-headed, didn't get a very good look) Western Tanager (1m) Townsend's Warbler (2, south of Main Picnic Shelter) Rock Wren (1, in Briggsdale at southeast corner of HS football field on a manure spreader) (Most of the action at Crow Valley was at the few spots of water (under the R-olive just n of the entry gate to the Mourning Dove Trail, just north of the water fountain at the Group Picnic Area, and in the plastic wells at the base of newly planted trees near the southwest corner (between the campsites and the sw outhouse building)). Ran into two nice folks: Sue and Joe, from Minnesota. For bird security, too bad they couldn't have brought a few lakes from their homeland. Total of 37 species Dave Leatherman Fort Collins -- 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.com/group/cobirds?hl=en.
