In Pueblo West this morning, I saw a Swainson's Hawk, which (a pair) have been around since 3 April.
Along the Frisbee Golf Course creek in Pueblo City Park early this morning, there were singing Myrtle and Aububon's Yellow-rumped Warblers, along singing Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Mountain Chickadee, Pygmy and Red-breasted Nuthatches, Cedar Waxwings, "Gray-headed" Dark-eyed Junco. This portion of Pueblo City Park was good last spring for migrant passerines, so I think Pueblo birders will want to check this area later on in April and during all of May. Below Pueblo City Park, along the Arkansas River, at the footbridge that crosses the river, there was an Eastern Phoebe. This bird has been around for at least a week. There were quite a few Turkey Vultures roosting in trees along the Arkansas River, and in Pueblo City Park. There was also a Lincoln's Sparrow in this area along the River. Chris Knight and I then birded all of the Valco Ponds side of the River, below Pueblo Reservoir dam. The best birds were: a Harris's Sparrow (first found yesterday), a Great Egret, and an Eastern Phoebe (east of Valco Ponds parking lot, we didn't see the any west of Valco Ponds parking lot this morning). Other stuff: two Hooded Mergansers, a male Brown-headed Cowbird, a Yellow-headed Blackbird, Tree, Barn and Cliff Swallows, a Sage Thrasher, an adult Black-crowned Night-Heron, two Marsh Wrens, two Mountain Chickadees, "Gray-headed" Dark-eyed Junco, a Ruby-crowned Kinglet, both a Cooper's and a Sharp-shinned Hawk, and Ospreys. For unknown reasons, there are still no Black Phoebes in Pueblo this spring, as far I as I know. If you hear one around here, make sure to see it, as the Eastern Phoebes calls can sound exactly like Black Phoebes. Brandon Percival Pueblo West, 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 [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/1397330230.78261.YahooMailNeo%40web142505.mail.bf1.yahoo.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
