Birders,
The warbler fallout at Tempel Grove in NE Bent County was, simply, fantastic today. I met Janeal Thompson and Jane Stulp around noon today, and we located ten warbler species this afternoon. We had multiples of some species you don't ordinarily think you will see one of in a day. Our list included: two Orange-crowned Warblers, one Tennessee Warbler, two Ovenbirds, one Yellow Warbler, 30 Wilson's Warblers, one Black-and-White Warbler, four American Redstarts, two Black-throated Green Warblers (together!), one Yellow-breasted Chat, one MacGillivray's Warbler. We converged there because I had a male Townsend's Warbler and six other warbler species there yesterday. Yesterday was marked with numerous individuals of multiple species of Empidonax flycatchers and Contopus flycatchers. Today, the flycatchers were down in numbers, but we did see one male Baltimore Oriole, Plumbeous and Cassin's Vireos, and three Great-crested Flycatchers. Other more expected species were around, too. Most of the action was west of County Road 35, although the flock moved to the bridge by the end of our visit at 3:45 p.m. Many of you know I work to keep endangered Piping Plovers and Least Terns from disappearing as Colorado nesting bird species. For those interested, the US Army Corps of Engineers (Albuquerque District) is one of my employers. Every year, on the last Saturday in September, we take part in National Public Lands Day. We try to do manual labor on the most critical point at John Martin Reservoir to reclaim essential beach habitat from invasive vegetation, and almost every year, Piping Plovers nest on exactly the habitat we work on in September. If you are interested in helping, please notify me in advance. We can provide you with a free campsite, and some perks including water and snacks, possibly a lunch or a free one-day entrance pass to a federal fee area (National Forest, Park or Monument). I hope to hear from you. Duane Nelson Las Animas, Bent County, CO --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.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/000601cfc96d%24031c2c70%2409548550%24%40net. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
