Can someone post "helpful cheat sheet" ... :-) ... Fall identification tips for our "common", not singing empids?
Nick K did nice job here for one of them: http://coloradobirder.ning.com/photo/id-help-3 Thanks Gary Lefko, Nunn http://coloradobirder.ning.com/ Mobile: http://coloradobirder.ning.com/m On Wednesday, August 22, 2012 12:58:53 PM UTC-6, Steve wrote: > > Hi COBirders, > > I was at Chico Basin Ranch - the Holmes Grove, this morning doing some > preliminary clearing before the banding station opens up after Labor Day. I > got pretty good looks at several migrants including: > > 15 Com Nighthawks, all together, about 1100 > Black-chinned Hummingbird female > Empid Flycatcher - probably Dusky based on long tail > Warbling Vireo > Wilson's Warbler - several females > Yellow Warbler probably hatch-year male > Yellow-breasted Chat > Red-breasted Nuthatch - male > Western Tanager male > and a few Chipping, Lark, and Vesper Sparrows > > also an adult Brown Thrasher - maybe not a migrant. > Western Kingbirds > Blue Jay > Am Robins > > It wasn't THICK with birds, but a good variety anyway. It is dry. The > only things that appear to be growing well are the unwelcome Russian > Olives. > > Good birding, > Steve Brown > Colorado Springs (Mountain Shadows) > > -- 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]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/cobirds/-/62PQpfGx188J. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
