COBirders, After reading Ted Floyd's post about early morning migration in El Paso County I changed my plans and headed to Chico Basin Ranch in Pueblo and El Paso County (fee). There were bird migrants. In decreasing order of abundance: Lark Sparrow, Chipping Sparrow, Brewer's Sparrow, Lark Bunting, Yellow Warbler, Savannah Sparrow and a currently unidentified, silent Empid.
Just as enjoyable were the Aztec and Paiute dancers, damselflies not people. Bill Maynard Colorado Springs -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Ted Floyd Sent: Thursday, August 16, 2012 7:23 AM To: cobirds Subject: [cobirds] El Paso County fallout under way right now Hello, Birders. This message will perhaps prompt the following question: "He was doing *what*?" The rest of the story: I slept outside near Dry Creek, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, this past night, Wed.-Thurs., Aug. 15-16. After the front passed and winds calmed, sometime overnight, there was a good flight of nocturnal migrants: mainly Yellow Warblers and Chipping Sparrows, and lower numbers of Lark Sparrows and Brewer's/Clay-colored Sparrows. Then, as I prowled the mean streets of nw. Colorado at sunrise ("He was doing *what*?"), I heard migrants' flight calls everywhere. Right near I-25: Chipping and Lark sparrows galore; a Western Tanager here, a Black-headed Grosbeak there; the little "electric buzzer" flight calls of Yellow Warblers; more Chippies and Larks; and a smattering of Brewer's/Clay-coloreds. I'm sure they're all headed for Chico Basin Ranch... Ted Floyd [email protected] Lafayette, Boulder County, Colorado -- 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 https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- 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 https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
