Nina Routh, Paul Slingsby, and I made a trip to some spots in Weld County today.
Windsor Lake
Barn Swallow (large number (100s) over the water getting midges, seems late,
looked hard for Cliff Swallows, none seen, we did see plenty of square-tailed
young Barn Swallows without streamers)
Woods Lake
Great Egret (2)
Barn Swallow (still good numbers present, no Cliff Swallows)
Eaton Cemetery
Rock Wren (2, enjoying the squared rocks)
Green-tailed Towhee (1)
Spotted Towhee (1)
Warblers (Y-r, Wilson, and Oc) getting psyllids in hackberry
Dark-eyed Junco (amid many pink-sides was one Oregon, my FOS)
Along SR14 east of Ault
Snow Goose (1) in corn field with several Canada Geese, seemed a bit early
Barn Swallow (at multiple sites, saw sizable frenzied flocks attending corn
silage cutting operations - like gulls over tractors plowing fields, the
swallows centered right over the shaft of the harvesting machine that was
shooting sileage into attendant hauling trucks, do not know the insect or
insects that was/were the attraction but am asking my agricultural entomology
buddies what would be their guess)
Rough-legged Hawk (1, early, seen by Paul from the backseat of the vehicle, not
present when we circled back for further scrutiny)
Crow Valley Campground
Red-naped Sapsucker (1m, 1f, both seen at times in Russian-olive getting
fruits, lots of recently-made sap wells in Siberian Elm)
Red-bellied Woodpecker (1m, seen on multiple occasions going to Russian-olive
southeast of Main Picnic Shelter, will be interesting to see if this individual
winters at CVCG)
White-throated Sparrow (1a tan-striped southeast of Main Picnic Shelter)
White Pelican (7, not your normal CVCG species, apparently getting minnows and
perhaps other fish from pools still present along Crow Creek north of the Group
Area in the nw corner)
Belted Kingfisher (1, ditto)
Eastern Screech-Owl (1 gray)
Hermit Thrush (1)
Gray Catbird (at least 2, somewhat late)
Cooper's Hawk (at least 3 different individuals, mostly harassing flickers)
Northern Flicker (many individuals, including at least one that appeared to be
pure yellow-shafted, most birds were in Russian-olive)
[did NOT see Eastern Phoebe(s), Swamp Sparrow, or Broad-winged Hawk reported
recently, no Sandhill Cranes heard overhead yet]
Western Chorus Frog (a few giving feeble farewells to summer)
Dave Leatherman
Fort Collins
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