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 [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/ae376d4a-466c-4f48-81cc-b94696ea9f23%40googlegroups.com.
