Thanks Ben! I wasn’t really thinking about it (originally) as a “Big Day” — mostly just a way to spend a whole day in one location, albeit with a variety of habitats.
I’ve had a couple of other suggestions very similar to yours — in terms of where to start. I’ll post more as we get closer. Gary Brower Unincorporated Arapahoe County > On Aug 9, 2020, at 8:48 PM, Ben S <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi Gary, > I don't know if you are trying for a big day type of thing but I think > hitting the trees around the picnic shelter at the smoky hill area would be > worth it for Townsend's Warbler and maybe other warblers (Orange-crowned, > possibly eastern ones). I don't know if the picnic area at 12 mile parking > lot is near your planned route but it may be worth a shot for migrants, as > well as rails in the cattails nearby. Keep an out for Cassin's Vireo - very > nice bird that will be coming through by then. As for where to start, the > only owls I've had around this time of year there are Great Horned, which > could be seen at any part of the park. I think starting at the east side may > be better because migrating warblers seem to be more sensitive to time of day > than waterbirds (which marina is good for). Anyway, good luck! > > Ben Sampson > Centennial/Boulder, 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] > <mailto:[email protected]>. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/22a3e406-0e47-49e4-ab87-e246415c3935o%40googlegroups.com > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/22a3e406-0e47-49e4-ab87-e246415c3935o%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer>. -- 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/F247A85F-CA27-4F12-8B32-863A36CCB992%40gmail.com.
