Hi all, I visited Chico Basin Ranch (fee area) this morning. I was hoping that the female Northern Parula found at the Headquarters area yesterday would still be there today, though I couldn't find it. I also was hoping that the Mountain Plover(s) found there last Sunday would still be there, though I couldn't find that species either (usually they breed here, so I'm guessing they are around still). I did find 51 species of birds, mostly in Pueblo County at the Headquarters area and Rose Pond. I did find some birds I hadn't seen yet this spring: 4 Blue-winged Teal at Rose Pond (Pueblo County) 2 Burrowing Owl (El Paso County) 1 Chipping Sparrow at the Headquarters Willows (Pueblo County) few Great-tailed Grackles at Rose Pond (Pueblo County) Other things: Two migrant Ruby-crowned Kinglets, and three Yellow-rumped Warblers (including a singing male Audubon's) were at the Headquarters area, and another Yellow-rumped Warbler was at Rose Pond. There was a singing Ruby-crowned Kinglet at the Holmes Grove, a.k.a. RMBO banding station (El Paso County), also Cedar Waxwings, and many cows wandering around. There was a Brown-headed Cowbird, a flyover Bank Swallow, and a singing Marsh Wren at Rose Pond. A Greater Yellowlegs, several Cinnamon Teal, and a Double-crested Cormorant were at the Headquarters Lake, along with many other ducks. There seems to be a pair of Ladder-backed Woodpeckers at the Headquarter Willows, and I got a photo of the male. There were singing single Curve-billed Thrashers at both Rose Pond and the Holmes Grove. Good birding, Brandon K. Percival Pueblo West, Colorado
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