Birders,
An immature male Ruby-throated Hummingbird has put in very sporadic
appearances at my feeders. I saw it twice this morning after a four-day
absence. If it becomes more regular, I will post again.
Van's Grove was good today. My best sighting was a Chestnut-sided
Warbler. I got lucky and spotted a motionless Yellow-billed Cuckoo. Also
present: lots of Wilson's Warblers, Black-headed Grosbeak and Western
Tanager.
While working, I observed a migrant Piping Plover with a handful of
Snowy Plovers on "Clayton Point". You can reach this point by driving in
from the Road 20 access Point on Road JJ, and working south and east to
the point. I've done some habitat work here but, since it's not the
nesting season, and campers claim this point on weekends, I figure "what
the heck" on reporting a bird here. We are working on a master plan to
protect sensitive habitat from campers, but the plan is not yet
implemented.
Hasty Campground was full of birds, but no great rarities. My best were
a Great-crested Flycatcher and Cassin's Vireo, but I only checked
hundreds of Wilson's and Yellow Warblers, and didn't get every single
bird present.
With all the birds near John Martin, I went to Tempel Grove. Curiously,
there was no wave of migrants here. However, west of County Road 35, and
south of the Ft. Lyon Canal, I had a Magnolia Warbler, very cooperative
in the under story along the small ditch 100 feet south of the big
cottonwoods with the huge fallen trunks of their dead comrades. If you
find a small patch of gourds within the under story, with small locust
trees nearby, you are in the right spot.
Oh, and I want to mention, we will be doing a habitat reclamation
project as part of /National Public Lands Day /on the morning of
Saturday, September 24th. We will be cutting emergent cottonwood and
tamarisk stumps in order to provide nesting habitat for Piping Plovers
and Least Terns. Last years efforts resulted directly in two successful
Piping Plover nests and three Least Tern nests, so it is a worthy way to
spend a day giving back to the birds we all care about.
Sincerely,
Duane Nelson, Las Animas CO
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