A few of us saw the Worm-eating Warbler and a singing Northern Waterthrush at the banding station at Chico Basin Ranch (fee area), El Paso County this morning. Not much else going on there, few thrushes and catbirds, not many warblers. At the Headquarter Willows at Chico Basin Ranch, Pueblo County, we saw a female Blackpoll Warbler (seemed to have dropped in a 9am), a singing Veery, and a singing male Rose-breasted Grosbeak. At Rose Pond, Pueblo County, there was a Stilt Sandpiper, four Long-billed Dowitchers, one Red-necked Phalarope with the Wilson's Phalaropes, two Willets, and three Least Sandpipers. There seems to be some empidonax flycatchers around out there now.
Since it was a slow migration day at Chico, Kara and Dan Carragher, Gene Rutherford, Robb Hines, and I went over to Hanson Nature Area in Fountain, El Paso County, around noon, and had no problem hearing, and then seeing the White-eyed Vireo (that Robb Hines found yesterday). We also saw a couple of Chimney Swifts and a Green Heron at the south Rice's Ponds at Fountain Creek Regional Park, El Paso County. Hopefully some of the goodies recently in SE Colorado, will make their way this way soon! Brandon Percival Pueblo West, CO -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en.
