Christian Nunes just called to say that he had been able to find the
Vermillion Flycatcher seen yesterday at Sawhill Ponds again this
morning. It was on the strip of land between the two ponds just to the
west of the gate leading from Walden to Sawhill.
Bill Kaempfer
Boulder
Folks- My dad Jim I found a Glossy Ibis with a few dozen White-faced
Ibis about 1/4 mile upstream from the Plum Creek Nature Center parking
area at Chatfield SP. Note that this is not the Plum Creek Delta
parking area, instead the next road above it (its end is flooded by a
beaver
Birding by Bike (43 species) 9am-1100am; 4.m r/t; Island Grove to 35th
Ave)
Hermit Thrush (between Island Grove and 25th Ave)
Snowy Egret
Yellow-rumped Warbler - lots
Wood Duck - 2
Cliff, Barn and Bank Swallows
White-crowned Sparrow - lots singing up and down the trail
Black-crowned Night Heron
Missed a few spring arrivals ... in Latham area
Western Kingbird
Borwn-headed Cowbird
Wilson's Phalarope - dozen or so
Thanks
Gary Lefko, Nunn/CO
http://ColoradoBirder.ning.com/ -- Home of NunnCAM
On Apr 19, 1:35 pm, \Nunn Guy\ lefk...@coloradobirder.info
wrote:
Birding by Bike (43 species)
After being stranded in the mountains for a day I was able to get out
to Bear Creek Lake Park this morning. FOS birds included:
Osprey
Sage Thrasher
Chipping Sparrows
Vesper Sparrows
Yellow-rumped Warbler - beautiful Audubon male
Yellow-headed Blackbirds
Burrowing Owl was reported on 4-18, but
I too have been enjoying the storm birding phenomenon yesterday and today. Many
unusual sights and many first of the season birds for me. A very special treat
was the Vermilion Flycatcher refound this morning by Christian Nunes, who a
couple of us were lucky enough to be walking with when he
Quite the raptor show going on right now in our yard--Sharp-shinned
Hawk swooped through our backyard and grabbed a House Sparrow; Red-
tailed Hawk gave chase to a ground squirrel (who barely made it to its
hole; at least four different Northern Harriers have buzzed through
our front and back
Ramah SWA in extreme NW corner of El Paso County is showing good shorebird
habitat currently.
Present today were the following:
Killdeer (many)
Lesser Yellowlegs 12
Greater Yellowlegs 5
Marbled Godwit 1
Baird's Sandpiper 3
Western Sandpiper 1
Semipalmated Sandpiper 1
Least Sandpiper 7
WIlson's
Today Nick Van Lanen, Michelle and I hiked up Bobcat Ridge a Fort
Collins Natural Area. We tallied the following raptors;
Broad-winged Hawk 1
Sharp-shinned Hawk 10
Cooper's Hawk 8
Turkey Volture 15
Red-tailed Hawk 12 ( a couple were residents)
American Kestrel 7 (most were residents)
Golden
Mark Peterson and I found an adult male Vermilion Flycatcher today (4/19) in
Fremont County. To get to the location take the first right after crossing the
Arkansas River on Highway 115 if you are heading towards Florence, there will
be a sewage plant on your right (east side of the road) and
CObirders,
We rounded out our storm birds this morning with a McCown's longspur
spotted by Scott Rashid, the third record for Lake Estes, and a high-
flying solo American white pelican, seen first by Ann Reichhardt, an
early-date record by four days. Vesper sparrows also made their first
Kountze Lake was productive this afternoon. Must have come up at
least a foot during the day. Gorgeous Wood Ducks - two males, one
female. Great pictures. Quite a few Audubon's Warblers around the
inlet, as well as one Myrtle male. One-eyed male W. Bluebird between
lake and city hall. Lots
Hi all,
I did a little bit of birding at Last Chance, [intersection of hwy. 71 and hwy
36, in Washington cty], on 4/19. Not much was out there to my surprise. The
following was seen although I wasn't there long.
1, ad., m., alternate plumage Black-throated Gray Warbler, a little out his
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