Greetings All,
Today I went to TIMNATH RESERVOIR after birding Crow Valley (see below). Among the continuing throngs of A White Pelicans, DC Cormorants, Cal and RB Gulls, Snowy Egrets, Western Grebes, PB Grebes, and Canada Geese was a fair number of Franklin's Gulls (couple hundred) and one juv SABINE'S GULL. Though there is much tasty appearing shorebird habitat at Timnath, the place seems to repulse them, and I saw nary a shorebird upon its shores. CROW VALLEY did not have the rain-induced fallout I'd hoped for, possibly because clouds cleared in middle of night. I arrived at sunrise to watch > 100 robins depart to the se. in small groups and about 15 W Kingbirds do the same. The most interesting finds were- A goodly count of 5 Plumbeous Vireos A Cassin's Vireo A modestly early Mountain WC Sparrow Borderline late Orchard Orioles (4) and Blue Grosbeak (1) My first OC Warbler of the fall 3 Red-breasted Nuthatches There were only 3 Yellow Warblers and 12 Wilson's. Flycatchers, however, were present in good numbers OS Fly: 1 WW Pewee: 16 Willow Fly: 2, both dull western types with short primaries Alder/Willow Fly: 1 Least Fly: 3 Hammond's Fly: 3 Dusky Fly: 2 W Kingbird: 15 No E Kingbirds or Say's Phoebes, there, anyway. Empids very cooperative, often calling. Some of pewees were actually vocalizing with some frequency. Notably, though some of the migrants were in the campground during the first hour of light, thereafter nearly all warblers/flycatchers/vireos were in the Russian olives and willows to the north of the campground, often feeding quite low. WINDSOR LAKE is nearly birdless McINTOSH RESERVOIR in Longmont had 4 CATTLE EGRETS, but they flew off to the se. whilst I was there. Good Birding 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.
