Greetings All,
I awoke not to the partly cloudy skies that had been predicted, but to a light chilly rain. Indeed, it made me feel like I was back in Seattle, where this month is called Juneuary, and like Seattle, I could not see the mountains, even though they were close. This might be true in Pasadena, CA, as well... but that would be smog, not drizzle in the way. But I digress... So, thinking of how late this spring has been, I headed off to Crow Valley instead of attending to errands. Bad Boy. Crow Valley was far from packed with either migrants or campers, but there was a nice diversity of later-than-expected migrants. As for the campers, the diversity seemed low. Migrant (or likely migrant) list from Crow Valley includes: Willow Flycatcher (1) Red-eyed Vireo (1) Plumbeous Vireo (1) Red-breasted Nuthatch (migrant, whatever? -- 1) Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (1) Swainson's Thrush (Olive-backed, 2) Gray Catbird (2) American Redstart (female, 1) Wilson's Warbler (1) Yellow-breasted Chat (1) Common Yellowthroat (1, well out-of-habitat) Green-tailed Towhee (1) Spotted Towhee (Rocky Mtn type- 1) Lincoln's Sparrow (3) Western Tanager (1) Rose-breasted Grosbeak (1- female) At Norma's Grove, just e. of roads 57 and 100: 4 Western Wood-Pewees (traveling as a group, working a fence line together, nothing to suggest very early family group) Willow Flycatcher (1) Swainson's Thrush (1, Olive-backed) Hermit Thrush (2, Interior Mountain.. that is usual.. type) As for shorebirds, A Stilt Sandpiper at Weld CR 59 ponds A Whimbrel at Lower Latham (e. end of road running along s. side) Female RN Phalarope (near Whimbrel) A pretty interesting day. Also, the various ponds visited se of Greeley yielded 57 BN Stilts!!! Best Wishes and Good Cheer 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.
