At Barr, the Spizellas had moved on (I forgot to mention yesterday that
most of those we caught had good amounts of fat; they almost certainly came
down because of the rainstorm, not because they needed to refuel) and the
Warblers were back in force. 80 new birds today, of which 66 were
Hi all,
This morning, an active flock of migrants at the west end of the Cottonwood
Marsh boardwalk at Walden Ponds included a first-winter female
Chestnut-sided Warbler, as well as a Green-tailed Towhee and a bunch of
other more common species. The snipe count at the marsh was 88.
Nathan
Cobirders
I will be leading a half day DFO field trip to Timnath Reservoir on Tuesday
morning September 11. The shorebirds and terns have been great there so far
this year. Maybe an unusual gull or goose will show. Nick Komar has
graciously agreed to lead us around the area at sunrise. Signup for
Date: September 6, 2018
Compiler: Joyce Takamine
e-mail: RBA AT cobirds.org
This is the Rare Bird Alert for Thursday, September 6 sponsored by Denver
Field Ornithologists and the Bird Conservancy of the Rockies.
Note that the RBA is using the new AOU checklist.
Rare and out of range species for
