This morning at about 7:00 I had a quick glance at a presumed Eastern Meadowlark, then heard a bird sing the eastern song repeatedly. This was shortly before David Waltman's visit to the spot produced better views. Then just past noon, John Vanderpoel called with news that Christian Nunes had discovered a Least Bittern at Sawhill Ponds. I rushed over, arriving at about 12:45 to join John and David Dowell in viewing the bird.
The Least was along the southeast bank of the pond in the NE Corner of the Sawhill part of Walden/Sawhill off 75th St. in Boulder just south of Boulder Creek. Although right out in the open and mostly standing still in typical bittern fashion, the bird was actively foraging and caught at least one fish while we watched. To get to the right pond either start in the Sawhill parking lot, follow around the south edge of the first pond until a fork in the trail. Then take the path to the right to the area of the duck blind. From the Walden parking lot at Cottonwood Marsh, walk on the road west and bear left once you've gotten beyond Duck Pond to enter into Sawhill. Follow along the east bank of that first pond in Sawhill. The irony of these two observations is that I just returned from an extended weekend back east to Ohio and Florida. While I wasn't allowed much time to bird, two species I actively sought out, but failed to find, were Eastern Meadowlark and Least Bittern. Bill Kaempfer Boulder -- 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 [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/F90B1155A81D474890D22EEFFFA7CAE503BF1C350F%40EXC4.ad.colorado.edu. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
