Totally fine to post from the Wyoming Hereford Ranch, but please note that that site is legitimately claimed by Boulder County, not Larimer County:
http://tinyurl.com/Okay-to-count-WHR Andrew Floyd and I were at the Wyoming Hereford Ranch the day before Dave was there. We found some of the same birds he did. And we found a few different ones. Figures. Here's our trip report, with pictures, audio, and some insects: http://tinyurl.com/WHR-2016-09-03 On a Colorado note, on the drive back down from the Wyoming Hereford Ranch, Andrew and I stopped off at Union Reservoir, Weld County[*], where we saw a *sanderling.* [*]also claimed by Boulder County; see link above Ted Floyd Lafayette, Boulder County On Sunday, September 4, 2016 at 7:54:28 PM UTC-6, Dave Leatherman wrote: > > Hopefully it is OK to post to COBIRDS about the Wyoming Hereford Ranch > just east of Cheyenne, WY off Campstool Road Exit of I-80, as this > definitely informs events at Crow Valley Campground (Weld) and other point > south in CO. It is practically a Larimer County Colorado "Annex". > > > I usually bird the ranch itself, then check the WHR Reservoir #2 to the > east and then work back west on Campstool Road past the Visitor Entrance > Road to WHR to the unnamed road that connects Campstool Road (SR209) with > S. Industrial Road to the west, then follow S. Industrial Road northwest to > WHR Reservoir #1. Google WHR and check the map to make sense of this. > > > At the WHR itself, including the long, cottonwood topped lane leading to > the visitor check-in bldg (first structure on the left as you come north on > the entry road, and which has a guestbook and clean restroom), the various > barns and ranch buildings, and the riparian area along Crow Creek to the > north, I had 40 species, with the best being American Redstart male, > Northern Waterthrush, Red-eyed Vireo, probable Calliope Hummingbird, a > zillion (30+) Wilson's Warblers, 3-4 MacGillivray's Warblers, 2 > Orange-crowned Warblers, a FOS at low elevation Ruby-crowned Kinglet, two > "western" Warbling Vireos, Olive-sided Flycatcher, Least Flycatcher, 2 > Dusky Flycatchers, 2 buntings that were probably Lazuli, a heard only > grosbeak, Gray Catbird and 5 lingering Yellow Warblers. The habitat looks > outstanding and I actually expected a rarity or two but it was not to be. > Like Crow Valley Campground, the area has had high water earlier in the > summer but is OK now. There is a wonderful boggy area just down the bank > north of the Sale Barn that seems crafted for a Prothonotary, waterthrush > (yes, that where the one was), Wood Thrush, stub-tailed wren, woodcock or > rare Oporornis. Surprisingly, very few mosquitoes. > > > WHR Reservoir #2 had several common waterfowl species plus Snowy Egret. > > > The unnamed road connecting Campstool Road with S. Industrial Road had a > Blue Grosbeak, a few Savannah Sparrows, a few Vesper Sparrows, and about > half a dozen kingbirds, both Eastern and Western. > > > WHR Reservoir #1 usually has good shoreline habitat but was pretty full > today. Solitary Sandpiper and lingering Bank Swallows, plus an early > Yellow-rumped Warbler were probably the best birds here. > > > Total species for the entire WHR complex: 68 > > > On the way home I got off I-25 at the Carr Exit, drove west on Larimer > CR92 and then south along CR5 to Buckeye Road. Best bird was a Cassin's > Kingbird in the Round Butte Valley Ranch yard. In general, however, very > few birds on the fenceline or elsewhere on CR5. > > > Dave Leatherman > > Fort Collins > -- 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/847dfa36-e4a0-4f51-bbef-4b4124d5d436%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
