Migration is slowly unfolding in the area I call "Lamar", which extends 6-7 miles in all directions from the downtown movie theater. Currently downtown is being engulfed by highway construction. Will there be a viable downtown business when it's done?
Highlights: Lamar Community College Woods *Northern Cardinal (only one male heard in Russian-olive thicket east of south end of road behind LCC) *Not much else except expected migrants like Orange-crowned Warblers, Western Kingbirds. The woods, like everything else down here, is very dry. Willow Creek Subdivision *Black-chinned Hummingbird *Northern Cardinal female *White-winged Doves *Red-breasted Nuthatches Fairmount Cemetery *Red Crossbills (about 15, most sound like 2s, a few sound like 4s) *Golden-crowned Kinglet *Black-and-white Warbler (1 male on 4/25 on the move traveling se to nw) *Red-bellied Woodpecker (clearly heard, could never see) *lots of Chipping Sparrows, some Lark Sparrows North Gateway Park (east of Holiday Inn Express at north end of town s of Arkansas River) *Tundra Swan first found weeks ago by Claudia Gill continues. It is usually in east most pond or hay field east of that. *Shorebirds usually on small spit on west side of middle pond. Of late this has been Western , Semipalmated, Least and Baird's Sandpipers. *Red-breasted Merganser female has been on western fishing pond for weeks but I did not see it yesterday. So far, 101 species in "Lamar". since 4/22 (Highlights of trip to Two Buttes below the dam on cold, windy 4/23 (Baca) were Ash-throated Flycatcher and 30+ Orange-crowned Warblers). Touring the 70,000 acre fire area from Walsh e to Kansas line was the lowlight. This area needs rain in the worst way.) Dave Leatherman Fort Collins Sent from my iPhone -- 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/CY4PR0601MB3603BD4F4ABD20E477C17C12C18E0%40CY4PR0601MB3603.namprd06.prod.outlook.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
