Happily, the birds that were at Chatfield yesterday seemed to have survived what must have been a very cold night. I arrived about 8:15 am and left about noon. Much changed during that time. On my arrival, Mountain Bluebirds and Vesper Sparrows were still present in large numbers but many less than yesterday. I estimated this morning about 250 Mt Bluebirds and 300 Vesper Sparrows. Over 100 Western Bluebirds were seen and 3 Eastern Bluebirds near the Swim Beach. Large numbers of Robins were everywhere. White-crowned Sparrows were few with maybe 100 Chipping Sparrows. A few Lincoln Sparrows and Savannah Sparrows were around. Robins and sparrows were along the roadsides along with Bluebirds. I made it over to the road to Plum Creek via the road that is flooded at the end about 9:15 am. Things were starting to change already. I saw my first Yellow-rumped Warblers at the end of the road. Fewer sparrows were along the road. In the flooded area were 2 Willet, 1 Solitary Sandpiper and 3 Lesser Yellowlegs. I then went to the Sand Spit where there were 40-50 Yellow-rumped Warblers, 26 Willets, 3 Semipalmated Plovers, 1 Marbled Godwit, 2 Sanderlings, 1 Baird's Sandpiper and a Glenn, Loch, Lisa and Allison. By then it was almost noon and I was running out of time. I left through the west entrance and noticed that almost all the sparrows and bluebirds were gone. Good spring birding. Hope that it continues.
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