After the rain let up, I decided to see what was hiding at Walden Ponds this afternoon.
Cottonwood Marsh had a bunch of Pelicans, some Lesser Yellowlegs, some Avocet, a couple of Long-Billed Dowitchers, four Least Sandpipers and a Wilson's Phalarope. Someone mentioned that there were some good birds on Duck Pond, so I wandered back there after awhile. Sure enough, six White-Faced Ibis. Working around the south end, I found some White-Crowned Sparrows and a lone Orange-Crowned Warbler. Moving over to Sawhill Pond #2, there was a Snowy Egret along with a couple Cinnamon Teal. I got back to Cottonwood Marsh with some daylight left. Reaching the top of the boardwalk, I ran into Bill Kaempfer, who was looking for the Pharlarope. We found it again, and also spotted a small flock of sandpipers, they turned out to be seven Semipalmated and a Western. Bill also found a Semipalmated Plover and a Pipit that were hopping around on the dryer spots. We saw two Long-Billed Dowitchers as well, but just as we were getting ready to leave, there were suddenly four of them. The sunset wasn't out of the ordinary, but was a nice end to a decent afternoon. Good Birding - Jeff Parks Boulder -- 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/2e521c06-dfab-4b24-b83a-7c65488d7a19%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
