Chris Rurik and I camped last night at Two Buttes SWA, hearing a Great Horned Owl and various unidentified critters during the night. Today, we birded from Baca to Kiowa Counties. Our reports of what is passing through the region are consistent with Dave Leatherman's. Orange-crowned Warblers, Ruby-crowned Kinglets, and White-crowned Sparrows are particularly easy to find.
Two Buttes SWA (Baca Co.) was moderately birdy today. Some of the highlights included: 1 Blue-headed Vireo 1 Blue-headed / Cassin's Vireo 4 Osprey 2 Field Sparrows 4+ White-throated Sparrows 1 Red-naped Sapsucker 2 Eastern Phoebes 1 Blue Grosbeak lots of Spotted Towhees A Parks and Wildlife official advised us to start wearing orange already because muzzle deer and turkey season began today in southeast Colorado. At Fairmount Cemetery in southeast Lamar (Prowers Co.), some noisy Blue Jays helped us find a Barn Owl. Tempel Grove (Bent Co.) was quiet indeed. We did observe two late Swainson's Hawks. At the now surprisingly large Neenoshe Reservoir (Kiowa Co.), we observed a Red / Red-necked Phalarope. We favored Red based on color and structure but can't be sure owing to distance. Other highlights included Scaled Quail and Sandhill Cranes. At Upper Queens / Neeskah Reservoir (Kiowa Co.), we found a very cooperative Short-billed Dowitcher. It seemed to like the west shore, about 50-100 yards south of the parking area / former boat ramp on the west side. David Dowell Longmont, CO -- 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/7da4287b-0c3a-4b8b-b43b-65dbe9742ac3%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
