As others have posted, the story so far at Crow Valley is minimal landbird
migration and lots of water in the creek.
I managed to muster 36 species today with the highlights being:
Sora (heard in the wetland off to the north of the Group Area in the nw corner)
Eastern Screech-Owl (one gray-phase being pestered by a robin and jay south of
the embarrassing sign depicting a red-phase individual)
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (at least 4)
Clay-colored Sparrow (3)
Orange-crowned Warbler (1)
Common Yellowthroat (1 in creek willows south of Main Picnic Shelter)
White-crowned Sparrow (at least 5, all Gambel's race)
Brown Thrasher (1)
Blue-winged Teal (1 pair in the Crow River)
NO Northern Caridinal
Lots of Lark Buntings back on the grasslands between Ault and Briggsdale. Few
Western Kingbirds, several Lark Sparrows, several Brewer's Sparrows, few
Vesper, few Chipping, no Grasshopper Sparrows that I saw but they are reported
as being back.
Crom Lake w of Pierce on CR31 had one Wilson's Phalarope, about 6 American
Avocets, 4 Least Sandpipers, assorted common ducks, and a couple Western
Kingbirds (one of which went to the ground and came up with a piece of
earthworm jerky (hits the spot on a cold, rainy day)).
Dave Leatherman
Fort Collins
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