With CFO just a week away I thought I would do a little scouting in some of my regular haunts. Started at Lathrop State Park this morning...walking from North Martin Inlet clockwise around the Martin Lake. The lake is quite full, so not much shoreline for shorebirds.
Yellow Warblers Yellow-rumped Warblers one Black-and-white Warbler Spotted Towhees Clarks and Western Grebes (just a few) Common Yellowthroats one lone American White Pelican one Chipping Sparrow singing his little heart out! Osprey Canada Geese and goslings By the group campsite across from the visitor center there was a good deal of action at the small pond it had me wondering just how many species could fit in that small space: Green-winged, Cinnamon and Blue-winged Teals 25-30 White-faced Ibis Great Yellowlegs Red-headed Blackbirds Yellow-headed Blackbirds Spotted Sandpipers Killdeer one Brewer's Blackbird Great-tailed and Common Grackles Drove around Horseshoe Lake...not much happening there...just a few Pied-billed Grebes, some coots At the little pond just west of Lathrop...just blackbirds and grackles La Veta Town Lakes were also pretty quiet...except for Common Yellowthroat. Just wanted to let people know (in case you don't already) that although the signs at the lake says "MEMBERS ONLY"...THAT IS JUST FOR FISHING...YOU CAN ENTER AND BIRD THERE. Went to check for Bobolinks...none yet...but again...lots of Common Yellowthroat Meanwhile...back at home we have a pair of Rose-breasted Grosbeaks (1 male, 1 female) Black-headed Grosbeaks 25-30 Evening Grosbeaks Pine Siskins (just a few) Yellow warblers are back in the yard 4 Pinyon Jays came in late this afternoon...a first since we got home. Black-chinned and Broad-tailed Hummingbirds Bullock's Oriole (1 male, 1 female) It is with a heavy heart that we have decided we cannot leave our feeders up while we are at the convention. We tried leaving them up when we left for Africa and a bear got to them. Just the evening I came across a fresh pile of scat down by the creek...we just do not dare leave them up. In checking our records...it seems all the really good sightings we have had over the years - Baltimore and Hooded Oriole, Painted Bunting, etc. have all occurred around the 17th of May! Gad...hope we do not miss anything while in Trinidad! Polly Wren Neldner Huerfano County La Veta -- 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.
