It was a cold, windy, drizzly day but enduring this for seven hours paid
off. We saw eight species of warblers around Lake Estes. In addition to our
normal Yellow-rumps, Wilson's, Yellows, Orange-crowned and Common
Yellowthroats collectively we saw a Black-and-white Warbler (feeding on the
ground near the pond in the bird sanctuary) and a Blackpoll Warbler and a
Palm Warbler along the Big Thompson River below the dam. Finding the
Blackpoll was particularly rewarding for me as I understand that when Julie
Roederer found a Blackpoll many years ago it a key event in coalescing the
Estes Park birding community. I have been here nine years now and this is
the first time that I've seen a Blackpoll in Estes.
Other less common sightings included a Semipalmated Sandpiper, a Wilson's
Phalarope, a Brown Thrasher, a Veery and a Lazuli Bunting. Scott Rashid
also reported seeing a small flock of Lark Buntings along Dry Gulch Road.
Gary Matthews
Estes Park
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