Katrina Stowasser and I did a big trip to south west Colorado the past 3 days.
It was a very long and very successful trip. We had lots of exciting birds, but
not many that we didn't expect in these areas. By far the best bird was an
Arctic Tern in Costilla County. Some of the highlights include:
WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILL - 6/18 (Lake) A pair flying around and eye level and
calling in a campground just below Mount Evans Forbay.
- 6/20 (Hinsdale) A female sitting in the top of a tree and calling on the top
of Slumgullion Pass.
Red Crossbill - 6/18 around a hundred around Lake County with most of them
being
in the town of Leadville and Turquoise Lake. We had them in a number of other
spots on the trip also, but in small numbers.
Gray Vireo - 6/19 (Ouray) 1 singing about a mile west of the town of Colona,
also present at this location was a Gray Flycatcher and Ash-throated Flycatcher.
Band-tailed Pigeon - 6/19 (Ouray) At least 5 at Lake Lenore
- 6/19 (La Plata) 1 sitting in a tree at Wildcat Canyon (same tree as Acorn
Woodpecker).
Acorn Woodpecker - 6/19 (La Plata) 2 in the usual trees at Wildcat Canyon.
Lewis's Woodpecker - 6/19 (La Plata) 1 on out way out of Wildcat Canyon.
- 6/20 (Archuleta) 3 in the town of Pagosa Springs (I don't think I have
ever missed them in this town)
Lucy's Warbler - 6/19 (Montezuma) 4 (1 pair and 2 other birds singing) at Lower
Yellow Jacket Canyon.
Lesser Nighthawk - 6/19 (Montrose) At least 3 birds (2 males and 1 female) at
the usual spot at Nucla Sewage Ponds at dusk with well of 100 Common
Nighthawks.
Lesser Goldfinch - 6/20 (Hinsdale) 1 singing and calling in the town of Lake
City. We had several others, but in more expected areas.
Orange-crowned Warbler - 6/20 (Hinsdale) 1 male consistently singing on our way
up to Slumgullion Pass from Lake City.
American Three-toed Woodpecker - 6/20 (Rio Grande) 1 at Million Reservoir just
west of South Fork in an old burn area.
Williamson's Sapsucker - 6/20 (Conejos) 1 male flew accross the road in front
of
us on the east side of La Manga Pass.
American Bittern - 6/20 (Alamosa) 4 birds (3 flying around together and 1
standing on the road) at Alamosa National Wildlife Refuge.
ARCTIC TERN - 6/20 (Costilla) 1 first year bird at Smith Lake. Seen well in
flight and sitting.
Forster's Tern - 6/20 (Costilla) 3 (2 adults, 1 first year) at Smith Lake.
Black Tern - 6/20 (Costilla) 1 at Smith Lake.
Hepatic Tanager - 6/20 (Huerfano) 1 male at the usual spot south of Walsenburg.
Cole Wild
Loveland
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