This is a day late, but just wanted to mention a few things seen during two sessions (in the a.m. north of Prospect with Larry Griffin) and the pm over in the Running Deer Natural Area) yesterday.
Warbling Vireo (2 different birds) each one this fall seems to look a little different than all the rest, but can't make them into anything other than Warbling American Pipit (2 flyovers) at Prospect Ponds NA Gray Catbird (1) a lingering or moving bird feasting on Virginia Creeper berries overgrowing a thicket of Russian-olive Cackling Goose (1) well-studied at the feedlot pond on Sharp Point - Larry and I wondered about the possibility of this being a bird that hung around all summer Lark Bunting (1 female? or imm. male) only second time I've ever seen in the Poudre River corridor thru Fort Collins Barn Swallow (flock of 250-300 birds perched in trees over cattails at Cottonwood Hollow) obviously a group on the move Sparrow assortment at Running Deer/Cottonwood Hollow that included: Lark, Brewer's, Vesper, Song, Chipping, and the Lark Bunting Rabbitbrush is under-rated and highly valuable to birds and pollen-seeking insects (bees, flies, moths, soldier beetles, etc.) Various "meadowhawk" dragonflies: western, white-faced, variegated, striped, and 1 either cherry-faced or autumn (= "yellow-legged"). Total of 43 species of birds Dave Leatherman Fort Collins --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Colorado Field Ornithologists: http://www.cfo-link.org/ Colorado County Birding: http://www.coloradocountybirding.com/ 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.as/group/cobirds?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
