I erred in typing Common Grackle, when it should have been 4 GREAT-TAILED GRACKLES flying over St. Mary Church. Common is, of course, common.
David Suddjian Littleton Co On Thu, May 22, 2014 at 5:13 PM, David Suddjian <[email protected]> wrote: > This afternoon a male CHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLER was singing for about 5 min. > from some tall cottonwoods near my Ken Caryl Valley yard. I had only a > short far off view but enjoyed hearing him well. Strong winds and some rain > have put a damper on things since. This morning a male SUMMER TANAGER was > at Lee Gulch near St. Mary Church in Littleton, singing occasionally over > about 30 minutes, but then quiet and likely moved on. The trees near the > St. Mary office has a Western Wood-Pewee, and singing Western Tanager and > Lazuli Bunting. > > Yesterday 4 COMMON GRACKLES flew east over the St. Mary parking lot; this > was just my 2nd encounter with that species in Littleton. > > Tardy reporting of a few other highlights... > > May 16. Massey Draw beside my home in KCV had Least Flycatcher singing, > more Clay-colored Sparrows, Gray Catbird arrived there. Deer Creek inlet at > Chatfield Reservoir had a NOR. WATERTHRUSH. > > May 17. Birding early along the South Platte upstream of Kingfisher Bridge > in Chatfield - 5 of 6 Warbling Vireos that I heard well sang like the > Eastern form. 1 male American Redstart, 1 Nor. Waterthrush, 1 female > Rose-breasted Grosbeak, Least Flycatcher was numerous (about 12-14), 1 > Red-eyed Vireo, 1 Eastern Phoebe. A Solitary Sandpiper flew over Hildebrand > Ranch. > > Ketring Lake in Littleton had an Ovenbird that sang 2x and remained > hidden, and a pair of Hairy Woodpeckers. The latter seemed rare for > Littleton proper and the general urban setting. eBird had just two prior > May reports from the city (one from Ketring a few years back) and not too > many more in the non-breeding season. > > May 18. A BLACKPOLL WARBLER was in my neighbor's yard in Ken Caryl Valley. > > David Suddjian > Littleton > -- 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/CAGj6RopnfijeWLgP8L9E3tiFC4RyKEjvNcz56Cgx0%3DFRKOffVQ%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
