Hey, all. Andrew Floyd and I were in Routt County for the 6th annual Yampa Valley Crane Festival <http://www.steamboatchamber.com/annual-events/yampa-valley-crane-festival> the past four days, Sept. 1-4, 2017. A quick summary:
Yampa River Preserve, Sept. 1. *Pinyon jay, Bewick wren, Virginia's warbler,* lots of *gray catbirds* still hanging on, and a nice mix of expected western migrants. (Yep on Bewick-no-s, Virginia-yes-s.) Yampa River Botanic Park, Sept. 1. *Willow flycatcher,* several *evening grosbeaks,* and *broad-tailed hummingbirds* and white-lined sphinx moths tending the same flowers. Rehder Ranch (private), Sept. 2. *Black-chinned hummingbird, American dipper,* and more *green-tailed towhees* than you could shake a stick at. Catamount Lake (private), Sept. 2. 25 *white-faced eye-bye* (new AOS-sanctioned plural) and 2 *Franklin gulls.* Carpenter Ranch (private), Sept. 3. Lots of migrants, including an *American redstart.* Also 17 *Woodhouse scrub-jays* emptying out of a narrowleaf cottonwood. Yampavian Ranch (private), Sept. 3. Swallows galore, including 100+ *violet-green swallows* and a couple of tardy *bank swallows.* Morgan Bottoms Road, Sept. 4. Ungodly numbers of *Brewer blackbirds* and a divine plenitude of *sandhill cranes.* Also pronghorn, alk (per local pronunciation), mule deer, and a *peregrine falcon.* Definitely got some of that "American Serengeti" thing going there. West Rabbit Ears Pass, Sept. 4. A serious infestation of *golden-crowned kinglets.* Also *gray jay, brown creeper, *that sort of thing... *Cedar waxwings* were absolutely everywhere, even out on the sagebrush flats, the whole time we were in Routt County. <https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-prAE-xmTIx8/Wa4ip-dJSJI/AAAAAAAAWLg/n9Y5xfJ2bQIcxhDO63vWxyvsIcp2ceadACLcBGAs/s1600/Sandhill%2BCrane.jpg> Ted Floyd Lafayette, Boulder County -- 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/70d1cfc8-4c21-4824-a92d-f349b853d314%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
