I got to the campground around 11am and stayed until 2:30pm. 90 degrees and
felt hotter. Probably some things present early had flown on by the time I
arrived. Water in Crow Creek pretty much dried up along the south side, with
stagnant stretches and pools recently pounded by cows along the west and
northwest corner. Things were birdy with the following highlights:
Townsend's Warbler (at least 5) - mostly in Siberian Elms presumably taking
advantage of adult Elm Leaf Beetles
Plumbeous Vireo (4) - also mostly in elms, the items I could figure out were
Rough Stinkbugs. One had extensive white in the outer tail feathers, making it
strongly resemble a White-winged Junco when viewed from behind in flight.
Cassin's Vireo (only 1)
EASTERN PHOEBE (1) - in southwest corner over pool of water left in the creek
EASTERN WOOD-PEWEE (1) - responded to eastern imitation, pale, extensive yellow
in lower mandible, bright white throat and wingbars, in the tree crowns along
the west side apart from other pewees. I think Steve M. or somebody reported
this bird previously.
Cassin's Kingbird (at least 2) - northwest corner over the cattle pond by the
big Russian-olive (flycatching repeatedly over the pond for something honey bee
sized but I could never confirm the prey)
Ruby-crowned Kinglet (1) - my FOS at low elevation on the plains
Dark-eyed Junco (1 pink-sided) - my FOS at low elevation
Townsend's Solitaire (3, including one in spotted juvenile plumage) - FOS at
low elevation
Western Tanager (2) - in Russian-olives
Green-tailed Towhee (2)
Hammond's Flycatcher (at least 1, maybe 2) - FOS at low elevation
Hermit Thrush (5) - in Russian-olives
Swainson's Thrush (3) - one was eating Russian-olives
Wilson's Warbler (many)
MacGillivray's Warbler (1m, 2f)
Yellow-rumped Warbler (2) - only the third and fourth I've seen on plains this
fall so far
no sapsuckers
no eastern warblers
very few empids
Total of 41 species (including the town of Briggsdale)
*Still a fair number of common shorebirds on A &B #1 on Weld CR124 about 2
miles w of CR77 (the main mission today was to get leeches (observed being
eaten the other day by yellowlegs) but nobody was home to ask for permission to
sample -drat).
*Crom Lake on Weld CR31 w of 90 is full to the brim and only had Canada Geese
Dave Leatherman
Fort Collins
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