For CFOers headed to Cortez for the convention, here's a heads-up about some birds seen this weekend at the fantastic Ute Mountain / Mesa Verde Birding Festival in Cortez. This may be the only festival on the planet with a list that includes Lucy's warbler, whimbrel, northern saw-whet owl, and the inimitable Brenda Wright.
I was part of a Big (Half) Day on Saturday that saw 94 species, though not a single shorebird. We started at Bradfield Bridge across the Dolores River and ended 10 miles away on the rim of the canyon at Ferris Reservoir. Best local specialties were at least two Grace's warblers, four Lewis's woodpeckers, nesting black phoebes, nesting peregrine falcon, plus a finch-a-palooza of evening grosbeaks, black-headed grosbeaks, and red crossbills. On my drive to Cortez, I saw two acorn woodpeckers on the dead ponderosa at the staked-out site between two mobile homes west of Durango. Thanks to Joe Roller for directions. Good birding. Mark Obmascik Denver, CO -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
