Greetings All
I birded Lake Estes for just over an hour this morning, with about 3 or so inches of snow on the ground. I couldn't cover all that I wanted to, or usually do... ran out of time. Birds were scattered in brush, and did not want to come out. However, they were also feeding in clear grass beneath conifers on the golf course, which required much running about on my part. The biggest highlight was a Russet-backed Thrush (w. coastal form of Swainson's Thrush) on golf course, near westernmost end. Next was Brown Thrasher and my FOY Western Flycatcher, presumably a Cordilleran. A partial list is 10 A White Pelicans (my first up here, though probably totally expected) 16 Spotted Sands (my max for the park) 1 Western Fly (presumably Cordilleran, no?) 1 Tree Swallows (did the Barnies and others that had started breeding die? Move? Sitting quietly?) 1 House Wren 12 OB Thrush 1 RB Thrush 1 Hermit Thrush 22 Western BB 14 Mountain BB -- both of these bluebird totals are not exceptional for up here in general, but about double my prior max for the park 12+ Gray Catbirds 1 Brown Thrasher 1 Cedar Waxwing 8 American Pipits 4 Audubon's Warblers 2 AUWA x MYWA 1 C Yellowthroat 1 GH Junco 1 GT Towhee 6 Chipping Sparrows 4 Savannah Sparrows 18 Vesper Sparrows 8 Lincoln's Sparrows 8 Song Sparrows 4 Mountain WCSP 1 Gambel's WCSP 1 SC Fox Sparrow Best Wishes Steven Mlodinow Longmont, 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]. 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.
