While it seemed a majority of those actively birding today were previously reported birds, I enjoyed the opportunity to get out to some spots in hopes of coming across an eastern vagrant of my own.
I started the day down at *Chatfield *with a quick walk along the swim beach in hopes of finding some late shorebirds. The beach was empty but I came across a calling *NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH *as the sun was peaking over the horizon. Stopped by the *Audubon Center *for a walk along the river after that, but it was very quiet. There were a couple calling Least Flycatchers, a few calling Chats and very few warblers. After that I made a quick stop at *Robert A. Easton* where there is still a decent sized flock of warblers working the trees around the tennis courts. The flock consisted of 95% yellow-rumped with a few Orange-crowned. I followed that up with a stop at *Harriman Lake *where I had a male *BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER. *The yellow-rumps at this location seem to be turning over into Orange-crowned and Yellows. I also had two male and one female Common Yellowthroat working the ditch. A little later in the day I did a short hike along *Bear Creek *and came across a male *BLACKPOLL WARBLER *feeding among a group of Yellow-rumps. As is typical this time of year, there are quite a few eastern warblers showing up scattered around the county. Although the warbler flocks are hanging out in the same locations, the birds are definitely changing over, so if you have a warbler flock in your local patch it's worth checking in on it over the next few weeks to see what might join the birds for a day or two! Kevin DeBoer, Littleton -- 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 cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/ae376d4a-466c-4f48-81cc-b94696ea9f23%40googlegroups.com.
