Birders, Today after leaving Westcliffe (we did the fieldtrip that Brandon already reported on) Tammy and I stopped by Holcim Wetlands near Florence (Thank you for the directions to the spot to Rich Miller and others). We arrived about 9:50 am and ran into Mr. Maynard and Mr. Drummond as they were leaving and they gave us detailed advice on where to stand. The directions were perfect as within 1 min of arriving at the spot on the south side of the wetlands, the first Least Bittern flew from west to east giving very good looks. Within a few more minutes, one flew from east to west and landed where I thought we had a chance to find it. We moved a little to the east and located the bird fairly close to the south side giving almost unobstructed views as it moved thru the reeds. I got some photos almost as good as SeEtta's. Fortunately Nikon has diagnosed what was wrong with our camera and I believe our recent photos are better than what we were getting over the last 2 years. Within a few more minutes one flew again from west to east and I got some poor flight shots. That was the last time we saw them though we stayed for another hour walking around the south and west sides.
We may have heard the Green Heron but didn't see it and didn't' find the Black Phoebes. We did get the Rock Wren. There was an Osprey hanging around the marsh and I got some shots of it. The great views of the bittern made up for missing some birds. Ira Sanders Golden, 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.
