Work has really interfered with birding this summer, but today I escaped and went to Chico Basin Ranch (El Paso Co, Pueblo Co) (fee area). Kind of summer-ey, kind of fall-ish based on what I saw.
Highlights on the El Paso Co side were Scaled Quail, Sora, Sage thrasher, Brown Thrasher (no Curve-billed), Spotted Sandpiper, Wilson's Snipe, Red-headed Woodpecker, Common Nighthawk, Olive-sided Flycatcher, Ash-throated Flycatcher consuming a dragonfly, Marsh Wren, Yellow Warbler, about 12 Wilson's Warblers, Common Yellowthroat, Lark Bunting. On the Pueblo Co side highlights were many of the same plus Northern Harrier, Barn Owl, Prairie Falcon, another Red-headed Woodpecker, and a single Bank Swallow. I went the back way (Burrowing Owl, Peyton Highway) up to Ramah Reservoir (El Paso Co) and among other things saw White-faced Ibis, Lesser Yellowlegs, Solitary Sandpiper, Baird's Sandpiper, Wilson's Phalarope, Black Tern, and a Peregrine Falcon ripping up the sky harassing everything in sight. Dan Stringer Larkspur, 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/14736a07-a4b2-4440-af19-a97363b31c38%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
