On the way home from the CFO Convention and SE Colorado birding fun, I stopped by Rocky Ford State Wildlife Area, Otero County, this morning. There were a few warblers near the first parking lot, including a male *Tennessee Warbler*, my first for Otero County! At Lake Holbrook, also in Otero County, the Great Egret that some reported yesterday, was still present. I didn't see the Laughing Gull.
In Bent County, after visiting Hasty Campground, Jim Newell and I stopped by Van's Grove on Road JJ, between 17 and 18, on N side of road, and saw a Cassin's Vireo, male Indigo Bunting, and a singing male Nashville Warbler (I assume this wasn't the same one that I saw on 5/3). At the Fort Lyon Wildlife Easement at Roads HH and 16, seemed birdy. We saw a hybrid Indigo x Lazuli Bunting, also my first Virginia's Warbler for the spring. I ended up with 19 species of warblers in SE Colorado for 4-10 May. I saw nine species of warblers this morning, I think there seems to be more birds in Bent County today, then I've seen in Prowers/Baca/Kiowa Counties over the past few days. Yesterday, Jim and I went over to the grove of trees at Upper Queens Reservoir in Kiowa County, looking for a Magnolia Warbler, that Joey Kellner found earlier in the day, and instead we found a *Prairie Rattlesnake* in the Grove, so be careful if birding there. I ended up with 5 Northern Parulas, 5 Summer Tanagers, 3 American Redstarts, 2 Nashville Warblers, 2 Northern Waterthrush, 2 Broad-winged Hawks while I was in SE Colorado over the six days. I saw one of each of quite a few warblers, this included: Golden-winged, Magnolia, Black-throated Blue, Black-throated Green, Black-and-white, Tennessee, and Townsend's. I never saw Ovenbird, Chestnut-sided, Blackpoll, Palm, among others that I usually see this time of year. Great to see you all at the CFO Convention in Lamar, it was a lot of fun! -- Brandon Percival Pueblo West, 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/CA%2BXeEuVZYGHr8iX_U4k_Zr%3DGxQ05%3DRsMFd4AYe6vu2iR%3DHU7Tg%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
