Greetings, Jeff and I spent Thursday wandering some of the back-roads of the northeastern portion of the state. We enjoyed the cool cloudy weather and light winds. The birding was outstanding with few real surprises, but a good number of the standard breeders.
Some highlights: At Tamarack Ranch we found good numbers of Cassin’s and Grasshopper Sparrows in the sandhills south of I-76. At parking area 8, we had two Red-eyed Vireo (seen together), but saw no further evidence of breeding. We also had at least two Yellow-billed Cuckoos and a pair of Great-crested Flycatchers amongst the Tamarack Ranch specialties. Jumbo Reservoir was fairly quiet, but at least one basic plumaged Common Loon was still present, seen from the east side of the reservoir. A lone Clark’s Grebe was seen swimming in the inlet canal. But, the surprise bird of the day was a single Piping Plover seen in the SE corner of the reservoir (photos of the bird were obtained, if needed for documentation purposes). It was a great day to be out (and not at work). Good birding, Kathy Mihm Dunning Denver PS: Joe – sorry, no Wood Stork at Haxtun’s sewage ponds ;-). -- 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.
