Mark Peterson, Kara Carragher, and I birded SE Colorado 6 and 7 May. Our highlights follow (thanks to many people who kept us updated on things they were seeing):
Snow Goose - 4 at Neenoshe Reservoir, Kiowa Co. (getting late) on 5/7 American Bittern - 2 calling at Thurston Reservoir, Prowers Co. on 5/6 Great Egret - 1 at Lake Holbrook, Otero Co. on 5/6 Cattle Egret - 4-5 on Road JJ, w. of Van's Grove, Bent Co. on 5/6-7 Mississippi Kite - 13 in Lamar, Prowers Co. on 5/6 (our first ones of the trip) Broad-winged Hawk - 1 in Ordway, Crowley Co. on 5/6 Broad-winged Hawk - 1 at Lamar Community College, Prowers Co. on 5/7 Black Rail - 1 calling in Prowers County, on 5/6 (my first for this county) 22 species of shorebird during the two days Whimbrel - 1 at Neenoshe Reservoir, Kiowa Co. on 5/6 White-rumped Sandpiper - seen at Neenoshe Reservoir, Kiowa Co., on 5/6-7 (23 counted today) Bonaparte's Gull - 1 at Neenoshe Reservoir, Kiowa Co. on 5/6 Black-chinned Hummingbird - 1 at Olney Springs SWA, Crowley Co. on 5/6 (my first for Crowley Co. Western Wood-Pewee - first of the season for us on 5/6. a single bird at Hasty Campground, Bent Co., and another on 5/7 at Melody Tempel Grove, Bent Co. Least Flycatcher - 1 at Hasty Campground on 5/6 and one in Prowers Co. on 5/7 Plumbeous Vireo - 1 singing and seen well at Olney Springs SWA, Crowley Co. on 5/6 PHILADELPHIA VIREO - 1 at Hasty Campground, Bent Co. on 5/6 (thanks to other birders who found this bird, and helped us see it) -- certainly the rarest bird of the trip for us 10 species of warblers was lower than expected for this time of year. Northern Waterthrush - 1 at Ordway Reservoir, Crowley Co. on 5/6 American Redstart - 1 young male in Prowers Co. on 5/7 Townsend's Warbler - 1 at Melody Tempel Grove, Bent Co. on 5/7 Harris's Sparrow - 1 at Van's Grove, Bent Co., on 5/6 Northern Cardinal - 2 at Lamar Community College, Prowers Co. on 5/7 Dickcissel - 2 singing near Thurston Reservoir, Prowers Co. on 5/6 Lesser Goldfinch - 1 at Lamar Community College, Prowers Co. on 5/7 We had no rattlesnake encounters over the weekend. I hear a group did find a couple of rattlesnakes, while looking for migrant land birds at Flagler SWA today! It was nice to see a lot of birding friends from around Colorado, this past weekend in SE Colorado. -- 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%2BXeEuXozd7OApvE5KSEB%2BNO1vp1k7yb7VAF_u9%2BzALCjpGiSg%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
