A very biirdy day at Chico Basin Ranch ($15 per person to visit ranch, unless you've paid the Annual Birder Membership), in Pueblo and El Paso Counties.
Bill Maynard and I were able to see over 100 species of birds on the Ranch today. I ended up with 99 species on the Pueblo County side of the Ranch, pretty good for late April. Bill and I watched an female type *American Redstart* drop from the sky in the Headquarters area of Pueblo County. We also saw the female *Black-and-white Warbler *at the banding station. Also, Alan Ketchum spotted an *Eastern Kingbird*, which seemed early for here on the El Paso County side of the ranch. Shorebirds were good, a total of 15 species seen today, at Headquarters Pond and Rose Pond in Pueblo County. The shorebird highlight were three *Whimbrel* flying around between the HQ and Rose Pond. Swainson's Thrushes, Black-headed Grosbeak, Lark Bunting, Wilson's Phalarope, Western Sandpiper were some other year birds for me. There were Blue-gray Gnatcatchers everywhere, Yellow-rumped Warblers, with Orange-crowned, Yellow, and Common Yellowthroats. The sparrow list was pretty good, Chipping, White-crowned, Song, Lincoln's, Lark, Brewer's. Cassin's Kingbirds, Brown Thrasher, Bullock's Oriole, Mountain Bluebird, Townsend's Solitaire were around. A flock of American Pipits were hanging out in the cholla cactus grasslands, which seems odd. Other birders saw a Green-tailed Towhee and Marbled Godwit, which we didn't see. -- 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%2BXeEuV3mb82THybgzYyzrZeUc7RJVd-LmdoZ3Ss%3DVmyEEH%3D1Q%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
