My husband and I set out to camp at Morraine Park in RMNP today and decided to check out the Prothonotary action at Estes Lake as mentioned yesterday ( and today ). The rain started just as we got out of the car at 1pm, but lifted enough for us to walk around the western end and get some nice close-ups of a flock of at least a dozen Wilson's Warblers, a few Orange Crowned and several Yellow Rumps ( Audubon ) and Mountain Chickadees,and a single Lincoln's Sparrow all in a loose group in the shrubs along the golf course. Also around the west-side lake area : a Belted Kingfisher, a flock of about 15 Cedar Waxwings overhead; Barn Swallows, a Peregrine Falcon, a Red-Tailed Hawk, a Turkey Vulture and 3 Red-Shafted Flickers. The big surprise was a Hummingbird ( sp unknown ) harassing an unidentifiable peep over the lake until the poor peep dropped onto the water to try and escape ! The hummer kept at it until the peep flew back up, hit the beach and ran into the grasses ! The rain drove us back to the car and we called off the camping trip....the temperature had dropped down to the upper 40's, with more rain on the way. Oh, and we didnt get the Prothonotary Warbler ! Dale Ball
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