Hi Everyone-- I spent last night 6/11 at the Bent's Fort Inn in Las Animas, and did an early morning (as in 4am 6/12) listen at the corner of BCR HH and BCR 16. I heard lots of noise, including two Virginia Rails, but no other rails. Back at the hotel, I heard a Carolina Wren singing, and located it in a brushpile on the property just west of there (listen for it from the west end of the dike trail in the sanctuary). I then went south on CO-101 and veered off at BCR P to drive through Setchfield SWA. The tamarisks near the first bridge as you pass the entrance sign were busy with orioles and kingbirds, and four Ladder-backed Woodpeckers seemed like a lot for one spot. I stayed on BCR 10 until it hit the Las Animas County line. On the Bent County side of the line, a Curve-billed Thrasher sang from a utility pole. In Las Animas County, I took Road 209.0 to Road 76.8. I stopped on Road 76.8 about a mile east of CO-109 in some thick junipers. As I got out of the car, I heard a Gray Vireo singing, and found it in the junipers just south of the road. That was quite a surprise! Family groups of Juniper Titmice and Bushtits were also there. I made brief mid-afternoon stops at Two Buttes Reservoir (Red-headed Woodpecker and Eastern Phoebe) and Lamar Community College (singing American Redstart, Red-bellied Woodpecker, Mississippi Kite) before heading home.
Mark Miller 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.
