Folks, Loch Kilpatrick, Kathy Mihm Dunning, Gene Rutherford and I had a great day birding Flagler SWA. The wind was stiff early on but relented some as the day elapsed and temperatures warmed. The number of warblers in eastern Colorado is clearly diminishing as only a few Yellow-rumped Warblers and a single Townsend's Warbler were found, but there are other goodies to admire. White-throated Sparrows are plentiful and were seen in numbers today, 5 or 6 for sure between Flagler and Lincoln County. White-crowned Sparrows are just about everywhere there is brushy habitat. 4 Grasshopper Sparrows were the only ammodramus sparrows today but posed well for pictures. Abundant Ruby-crowned Kinglets have been joined by a few Golden-crowned Kinglets. Hermit Thrushes are still well represented on the plains, however a single WOOD THRUSH bested the catharuses. A female EASTERN TOWHEE was photographed by Loch and ogled by all. Unlike yesterday 17 Sandhill Cranes were all we could muster.
Glenn Walbek Castle Rock, CO http://www.flickr.com/photos/lochkilpatrick http://www.pbase.com/gwalbek/2012_birds -- 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 https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
