I looked for the Northern Parula yesterday that was reported by Rich Miller on Tuesday on the Canon City Riverwalk by Sell's parking area with no success. That said, due to the residual smoke from the wildfire just west of Canon City I only looked within a few hundred feet of the location he noted due to having asthma. I did bird a larger area today but did not hear one singing.
I did, however, hear an American Redstart singing vociferously in the heavily vegetated area by the river nearby the half mile marker. It turned out to be a 1st spring male. I got a two photos of him that I have uploaded to my Birds and Nature blog <http://birdsandnature.blogspot.com/>(with photos I took of the wildfire that came within about a mile of residences in Canon City directly below). I also heard at least 4 Warbling Vireos singing in just over a linear mile of trail. Remarkable today was the absence of mosquitoes on the bluff trail that I walked for a half mile. At this time of year and with recent hot temps there are usually lots of them on the bluff trail since water runs down the bluff and tends to pool at the bottom making great mosquito habitat. It is exceedingly dry here with continuing severe drought. There are few other insects such as butterflies or flies so little bird food so expect reduced nesting. I did run into mosquitoes right by the water in the river but few enough I could keep them from biting by swatting or sweeping them off my arms. SeEtta Moss Canon City Personal blog @ http://BirdsAndNature.blogspot.com Blogging for Birds an Blooms Magazine @ http://BirdsAndBloomsBlog.com -- 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/CAAUvckpiRFtfR8qWK%3DZ_fhxvjCoqeDNO%2BLJT3giSfiKnr_dmRw%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
