I really messed up the dates on here. Everything I labeled 6/18 is meant to be 6/16, everything labeled 6/19 is meant to be 6/17, and everything labeled 6/20 is meant to be 6/18. Sorry about the mistake. Cole Wild Loveland
________________________________ From: Cole Wild <[email protected]> To: Cobirds <[email protected]>; WSBN <[email protected]> Sent: Sun, June 19, 2011 8:20:47 AM Subject: [cobirds] South West Colorado and San Luis Valley 6/16-6/18 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 -- 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. -- 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.
