This time at Westlake Elementary southwest of 17th Ave and Airport Rd in
Longmont. The bird was calling infrequently and actively foraging while
chasing and being chased by Say's Phoebes. Seen on the northwest side of
the school next to the kid's wildlife habitat. Time observed: 11:47 to just
past
There appears to be a dark morph Reddish Egret at Lake Cheraw today. This
sighting was submitted to e-bird by people I don't know, with a good photo.
Since this is a Colorado Review Species, hopefully the observers submit the
photo and details to the CBRC. If there are any birders around out
A melanistic swallow (Northern Rough-Winged?) was present along Clear Creek
about 150 yards west of I-70 today. I saw it feeding in flight over the
creek several times but not landed. The bird appeared uniformly dark all
over.
In addition to lots of Cliff, N. Rough-Winged, and Barn Swallows,
Earlier I posted that I thought American Kestrels were nesting in a
cottonwood tree grove where Lewis's Woodpeckers were nesting and where I
found the first nesting of Eastern Bluebirds in Fremont County. Today I
found a young American Kestrel literally clinging to one of the large
cottonwood
