It was another mild night so I went to Holcim Wetlands again to see if the Least Bittern might still be around. The time came and went from the time I last saw and photographed the Least Bittern. As I was leaving at 8pm I heard a distant call and saw a small dark bird that I thought at first might be a Plegadis ibis that had come in earlier being 'escorted' by some blackbirds. It landed on the very large beaver lodge on the northeast side of the pond and when I looked through my binoculars I saw that this was a much smaller bird and that it was the Least Bittern. After the blackbirds flew off it slowly walked into the nearby reeds. Though I had my camcorder with me, it was too dark and far to get any video. So the only photos/video are the photos I got on Aug 6<http://birdsandnature.blogspot.com/search?q=least+bittern&updated-max=2011-08-06T22%3A11%3A00-06%3A00&max-results=20>
Beside the Plegadis ibis that flew in to spend the night in the cattails, a flock of 4 Common Nighthawks flew over twice (or maybe two flocks of 4 each) at the Holcim Wetlands. This afternoon several Cedar Waxwings visited my yard to feast on fruit on shrubs. This morning I went to several locations along the Arkansas River where landbird migration had been hot for past 5 days but, as if someone slammed the door shut, the only likely migrants were a few Yellow Warblers at each location. SeEtta Moss Canon City http://BirdsAndNature.blogspot.com <http://birdsandnature.blogspot.com/> Now blogging for *Birds and Blooms *magazine @Birds and Blooms blog/southcentral region<http://birdsandbloomsblog.com/category/southcentral/> -- 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.
